In order to analyse climate change or provide information on natural hazards, for example, it is important for researchers to gather knowledge about rain. Better knowledge of precipitation and its distribution could, for ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2018
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Communities recovering from natural disasters often see an increase in the number of businesses and non-profits that develop in the wake of the cleanup, but that apparent growth doesn't necessarily counterweigh the accompanying ...
Environment
Nov 16, 2018
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A University of Cincinnati geologist is studying one of the lesser-known hazards of life in the West: landslides.
Earth Sciences
Nov 6, 2018
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In a warming world, the dangers from natural disasters are changing. In a recent commentary, we identified a number of costly and deadly catastrophes that point to an increase in the risk of "cascading" events – ones that ...
Environment
Oct 22, 2018
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After an earthquake, hurricane, tornado or other natural hazard, it's considered a win if no one gets hurt and buildings stay standing. But an even bigger victory is possible: keeping those structures operational. This outcome ...
Engineering
Aug 21, 2018
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Wildfire has been an integral part of California ecosystems for centuries. Now, however, nearly a third of homes in California are in wildland urban interface areas where houses intermingling with wildlands and fire is a ...
Environment
Aug 14, 2018
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Scientists have identified 22 key research questions surrounding the risks associated with chemicals in the environment in Europe.
Environment
Jul 20, 2018
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A team of researchers at Delft University has found that while the number of floods across Europe over the past century and a half has increased, the number of resulting deaths has decreased, as have financial losses. In ...
With a death toll of more than 250,000 people, the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 was one of the most devastating disasters of recent history.
Earth Sciences
May 23, 2018
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A Dutch-Texan team found that most Houston-area drowning deaths from Hurricane Harvey occurred outside the zones designated by government as being at higher risk of flooding: the 100- and 500-year floodplains. Harvey, one ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 19, 2018
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