Building Like Nature: Engineers Propose DARE Strategy for an Uncertain Climate
Delft engineers propose DARE, a design philosophy of diversity, adaptability and robustness borrowed from ecosystems to protect coasts and deltas ...
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Delta flood risk analysis: case study from the Neretva River (Croatia)
Hydrodynamic simulations of the Neretva River Delta in Croatia show that a low-probability flood could cover about 110 square kilometers ...
Flood hazard assessment in the Danube Delta using 2D hydraulic modeling
A new 2D hydraulic modeling study maps how 10-, 100- and 1,000-year floods could spread across the Danube Delta, revealing ...
The 50-year wind gust that may never come
A new data-driven study of 319 wind turbines worldwide finds that the extreme coherent gust with direction change, a standard ...
Statistical Model Pinpoints How Big Lucknow’s Next Great Gomati Flood Could Get
A 43-year statistical analysis of the Gomati River at Lucknow identifies the Log-Pearson type III distribution as the most reliable ...
Thailand’s Monster Floods Set to Strike Three Times More Often by Century’s End
A new study projects that climate change will amplify flood volumes in Thailand's Chao Phraya River basin by up to ...
Copula Statistics Reveal Hidden Drought Risks in Southern China
A six-decade analysis of drought in Guangxi, China, using the Meteorological Composite Index and Copula-based joint distributions reveals sharply different ...
Extreme Waves in the North Indian Ocean Are Growing Fastest in Autumn, 46-Year Study Finds
A 46-year analysis of the North Indian Ocean reveals that extreme wave heights are rising fastest in autumn, with 100-year ...
Unified Extreme Value Theory Reveals Wet Extremes Intensifying Across Most Global Land
A new study applies unified extreme value theory to 130 years of global precipitation data, showing that both extreme wet ...
How Reliable Are 100-Year Climate Extremes? New Study Warns of Overconfidence
A new study applies an engineering reliability framework to show that estimated return periods for climate extremes are often far ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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