Tag: Flooding
Flood maps show US vastly underestimates contamination risk at old industrial...
Thomas Marlow, New York University; James R. Elliott, Rice University, and Scott Frickel, Brown University
Climate science is clear:...
Flood and wildfire risks: Translating risk ratings into future costs can...
Melanie Gall, Arizona State University; Christopher Emrich, University of Central Florida, and Marie Aquilino, Arizona State University
If you...
Rivers can suddenly change course – scientists used 50 years of...
Vamsi Ganti, University of California Santa Barbara
Throughout history, important cities around the world have flourished along river banks....
Ocean heat is at record levels, with major consequences
Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland
The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods...
Beavers offer lessons about managing water in a changing climate, whether...
Christine E. Hatch, UMass Amherst
It’s no accident that both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute...
Five climate-related factors to consider before buying a home
Chris Medland, University of Surrey
In the UK, where house prices have reached historic highs and there is...
Wildfire burn scars can intensify and even create thunderstorms that lead...
William R. Cotton, Colorado State University
Wildfires burn millions of acres of land every year, leaving changed landscapes that...
Hurricane Ida: 2 reasons for its record-shattering rainfall in NYC and...
Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University
Record downpours from Hurricane Ida overwhelmed cities across the Northeast on Sept. 1, 2021,...