For years, Rutgers ecologist Brooke Maslo has studied how to redesign flood-prone landscapes so they can best protect the communities they border from the ravages of swollen brooks and rivers and rising seas.
Environment
Nov 16, 2023
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Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancers in humans. It is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the western world. The early stages of the disease often progress without symptoms, so diagnosis ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 15, 2023
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New research reveals millions of people around the world living in poverty have been experiencing a "climate hazard flip" since the turn of the century.
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2023
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NASA high-end computing plays a key role in taking many agency missions from concept to application in the real world. From increasing accuracy of global weather forecasts for forecast entities (like NOAA) to warn of severe ...
Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2023
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According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the average national rainfall for March in 2023 measured a mere 28.7 mm, which is only half of the usual amount.
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2023
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We are still getting used to a "new normal" of devastating summer heat waves. But the effects of a warming climate are being felt throughout the year, and recent autumn months have been further off the charts than ever.
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2023
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This October was the hottest on record globally, 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the pre-industrial average for the month—and the fifth straight month with such a mark in what will now almost certainly ...
Environment
Nov 8, 2023
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Three people have died and thousands have had to leave their homes due to heavy rains and flooding in southern South America this week, according to officials who pointed to the El Niño weather phenomenon.
Environment
Nov 4, 2023
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Heavy precipitation, wind storms, heat waves—when severe weather events such as these occur they are frequently attributed to a wavy jet stream. The jet stream is a powerful air current in the upper troposphere that balances ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 1, 2023
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Beaches are dynamic. They change from week to week and month to month. Have you ever wondered what causes these changes? Or how beaches might fare as sea levels rise and if storms increase in frequency and severity?
Earth Sciences
Nov 1, 2023
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