Rain, floods and green infrastructure: Are cities mitigating the hazards equitably?
As cities grow, the area of impervious surfaces they cover grows. In cities across the US, roads, rooftops, parking lots, ...
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Study proposes to involve high school students in mapping natural disaster hazards and impact prevention
Several natural disasters have afflicted various parts of Brazil since 2022 began, from deadly flooding and mudslides due to abnormally ...
Experts offer a potted guide to the hazards of festive foliage
Before you merrily deck your halls, researchers in the Christmas issue of The BMJ offer a guide to the potential dangers of ...
Areahub’s new resource for researchers, organizations, and the public: comprehensive, comparable, climate and environmental hazards information for US addresses and zip codes
AreaHub announced a new website giving researchers and others accessible and potentially customizable environmental and climate hazard information for all ...
Reactivation of Cumbre Vieja volcano reveals a need to rethink forecasting and hazards
In September 2021, after 50 years of relative rest, the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands erupted explosively and ...
Concordia researchers develop a new model to assess for flood hazards
The widespread flooding that submerged parts of the province’s most densely populated regions in 2017 and 2019 exposed important gaps in Quebec’s flood preparedness ...
Urban areas more likely to have precipitation-triggered landslides, exposing growing populations to slide hazards
WASHINGTON—Urban areas may be at greater risk for precipitation-triggered landslides than rural areas, according to a new study that could ...
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Fastest carbon dioxide catcher heralds new age for direct air capture
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Joint research revealed the importance of anthropogenic vapors on haze pollution over Hong Kong and Mainland China’s megacities
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Animals may evolve faster than previously thought
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New insights into the complexity of the brain
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Revisiting the history of CPT theorem
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New cancer subtype may illuminate treatment strategy