Some islands have such low elevation, that mere inches of sea-level rise will flood them, but higher, larger islands will also be affected by changes in climate and an understanding of ancient practices in times of climate ...
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What if Sandy had dealt New Jersey a glancing blow in 2012 instead of hitting it nearly head on? Or if the historic storm had made landfall farther south or north? What if the storm was smaller, slower, or more intense? How ...
Environment
Mar 31, 2020
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Andros Island, the largest island of the Bahamas, is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. This image was processed in a way that included the near-infrared channel, which highlights ...
Environment
Feb 28, 2020
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The U.S. East and Gulf Coasts differ in how ocean and atmospheric circulation and sea level interact to produce storm surges, and both regions will experience greater storm surges as global warming progresses, according to ...
Environment
Feb 11, 2020
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One of the greatest challenges facing coastal communities during extreme storms is to predict where, and when, coastal flooding might occur.
Environment
Feb 10, 2020
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When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean on Feb. 7, it gathered water vapor data that provided information about the intensity of Tropical Cyclone Damien.
Environment
Feb 07, 2020
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The answer to a hurricane's power isn't in the wind.
Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2020
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More than 30 percent of the trees on Big Pine Key died in the months following Hurricane Irma.
Plants & Animals
Jan 09, 2020
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Sometimes to understand the present, it takes looking to the past. That's the approach University of Central Florida coastal researchers are taking to pinpoint the causes of extreme sea level changes.
Environment
Dec 18, 2019
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For more than two decades, Patricia Manuel has watched the waters rise around her.
Environment
Dec 13, 2019
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