Report: Most dams in Hawaii have 'high hazard potential'
The vast majority of Hawaii's state-regulated dams are considered to have "high hazard potential," according to a 2017 infrastructure report by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Florence could dump enough rain to fill the Chesapeake Bay
Florence's rain total will likely be staggeringly huge.
Researchers use environmental DNA to detect the presence of white sharks in local waters
A white shark's acute sense of smell is legendary, allowing it to detect a potential meal several miles away—and giving pause to those of us who work and play in the ocean.
China's energy policies must balance air quality, carbon emissions and water scarcity goals
Committed to addressing the country's severe air pollution, China is attempting a shift from coal to natural gas and is considering a variety of sources, including domestic and imported gas options as well as creating its ...
Novel framework to address uncertainty in water management
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) researchers have developed a general decision-making framework to support policy decisions on the management of water resources, which, for the first time, explicitly ...
Vital for life, heat and power – what you never knew about salt water
Your tongue is a salt detector – it dissolves the solid salt crystals sprinkled on your chips to create an intense flavour sensation.
Was this huge river delta on Mars the place where its oceans finally disappeared?
For some time, scientists have known that Mars was once a much warmer and wetter environment than it is today. However, between 4.2 and 3.7 billion years ago, its atmosphere was slowly stripped away, which turned the surface ...
Giant iceberg escapes
In July 2017, one of the largest icebergs on record calved from the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica. However, sea ice to the east and shallow waters to the north kept this giant berg, named A68, hemmed in. So for more than ...
Lego-style solar panels to smash energy bills
Ready-made snap-together solar panels that turn waste heat into hot water are being developed at Brunel University London in a £10 million sustainable energy scheme starting next month.
Race to rescue people stranded in US hurricane
Emergency crews in North Carolina scrambled Friday to rescue hundreds of people stranded in their homes by flood waters unleashed by Hurricane Florence.
