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April 24, 2024

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Shoreline Model Predicts Long-Term Future of Storm Protection and Sea-Level Rise

Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have created a coastal evolution model to analyze how coastal management activities on barrier islands, meant to adapt to sea-level rise, can disrupt natural processes that are keeping ...

One Third of China's Urban Population at Risk of City Sinking, New Satellite Data Shows

Apr. 18, 2024 — Land subsidence is overlooked as a hazard in cities, according to new research. Scientists used satellite data that accurately and consistently maps land movement across ...

Experiencing Extreme Weather Predicts Support for Policies to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change

Apr. 3, 2024 — Most Americans report having personally experienced the effects of extreme weather, according to new survey data. An analysis finds that a reported exposure to extreme weather is associated with ...

In a Warming World, Climate Scientists Consider Category 6 Hurricanes

Feb. 5, 2024 — For more than 50 years, the National Hurricane Center has used the Saffir-Simpson Windscale to communicate the risk of property damage; it labels a hurricane on a scale from Category 1 (wind speeds between 74 -- 95 mph) to Category 5 (wind speeds of ...

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Marginalized Communities Developed 'Disaster Subculture' When Living Through Extreme Climate Events

Apr. 23, 2024 — An assistant professor conducted a study in which he lived among one of the poorest, most marginalized communities in Seoul, South Korea. In the ...

GeoAI Technologies for Sustainable Urban Development

Apr. 15, 2024 — From heatwaves to pandemic diseases, the urban environments of the world face numerous challenges. Researchers are harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and informatics to address emerging concerns ...

Research Examines Tweets During Hurricane María to Analyze Social Media Use During Disasters

Apr. 9, 2024 — Understanding how social media is used during a disaster can help with disaster preparedness and recovery for future ...

What If the Heavy Rain Would Have Fallen 50 Kilometers Away?

Mar. 27, 2024 — Floods affect more people worldwide than any other natural hazard, causing enormous damage that is expected to increase in a warming world. However, people and decision-makers in vulnerable regions ...

New Roadmap to Prevent Pandemics Centers on Protecting Biodiversity

Mar. 26, 2024 — An international team of 25 scientists has proposed a roadmap for how to prevent the next pandemic by conserving natural areas and promoting biodiversity, thereby providing animals with enough food, ...

Earthquake Fatality Measure Offers New Way to Estimate Impact on Countries

Feb. 16, 2024 — A new measure that compares earthquake-related fatalities to a country's population size concludes that Ecuador, Lebanon, Haiti, Turkmenistan, Iran and Portugal have experienced the greatest impact ...

Pedestrian Injuries from Falls Versus Motor Vehicle Collisions: Are We Lacking Critical Policy and Interventions?

Jan. 31, 2024 — When comparing the national burden of pedestrian injuries from motor vehicles to that of pedestrian falls occurring on streets and sidewalks ...

Black Summer Bushfires in Australia Wiped $2.8 Billion from Tourism Supply Chain

Jan. 30, 2024 — First input-output economic analysis of the 2019-20 Australian fires also found 7300 jobs were lost. The study highlights economic vulnerabilities to ...

Achieving Sustainable Urban Growth on a Global Scale

Jan. 26, 2024 — An international group of leading scientists call for an urgent change in the governance of urban expansion as the world's cities continue to grow at unprecedented ...

Overhaul Epidemic Modelling to Include Social Networks

Jan. 9, 2024 — Models used by scientists to predict how epidemics will spread have a major flaw since they do not take into account the structure of the networks underlying ...

New Data Identifies Trends in Accidental Opioid Overdoses in Children

Apr. 17, 2024 — The US saw a 22% decline in rates of prescription-opioid overdose related emergency department (ED) visits in children 17 and younger between 2008 and 2019, but an uptick in the early part of the ...

Does Russia Stand to Benefit from Climate Change?

Feb. 21, 2024 — There exists a narrative about climate change that says there are winners and losers -- with Russia being one of the countries that stand to benefit from its effects. In a new study, researchers ...

Risk of Death During Heatwaves in Brazil Linked to Socioeconomic Factors

Jan. 24, 2024 — A new study suggests that heatwaves are exacerbating socioeconomic inequalities in Brazil, with people who are female, elderly, Black, Brown, or who have lower educational levels potentially facing ...

Understanding Climate Mobilities: New Study Examines Perspectives from South Florida Practitioners

Jan. 2, 2024 — A recent study assessed the perspectives of 76 diverse South Florida climate adaptation professionals. A new study explores the expectations and concerns of practitioners from the private sector, ...

In Coastal Communities, Sea Level Rise May Leave Some Isolated

Dec. 29, 2023 — Amid the threat of dramatic sea level rise, coastal communities face unprecedented dangers, but a new study reveals that as flooding intensifies, disadvantaged populations will be the ones to ...

U.S. Renters Are Hit the Hardest When a Hurricane Strikes, New Research Shows

Dec. 14, 2023 — Two new studies based on data from 2009 to 2018 show that renters living along the East and Gulf coasts of the United States face rent increases, higher eviction rates, and a lack of affordable ...

Rail Industry Urged to Consider Safety Risks of Space Weather

Dec. 11, 2023 — Train accidents could be caused by solar storms switching signalling from red to green according to new research examining the impact of space weather. Solar storms can trigger powerful magnetic ...

North Korea and Beyond: AI-Powered Satellite Analysis Reveals the Unseen Economic Landscape of Underdeveloped Nations?

Dec. 7, 2023 — A joint research team in computer science, economics, and geography has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) technology to measure grid-level economic development within six-square-kilometer ...

No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for the Net-Zero Grid

Nov. 16, 2023 — As power generation from sources like solar and wind increases, along with the introduction of devices such as heat pumps and batteries, a new optimization tool will help the UK plan for a greener ...

Gaming Strategy Helps Plan for and Prevent Attacks on Infrastructure

Oct. 30, 2023 — As technology continues to advance, the likelihood of malevolent attacks and subsequent failures on society's critical infrastructures increases. Blackouts, water shortages, transport collapses ...

New Method to Analyze Implications of Large-Scale Flood Adaptation

Oct. 25, 2023 — In a test of their new analysis tool, researchers show where 'moving up' or 'moving over' may make the most sense for those affected by the 2022 Pakistan flood, and what costs it ...

Adapting to Climate Change: Individuals Take Action While Governments Plan

Oct. 24, 2023 — While governments may take the lead in planning and financing climate change adaptation measures, such as incentivizing green infrastructure, individuals currently are most often the ones ...

Rising Seas Will Tighten Vise on Miami Even for People Who Are Not Flooded, Says Study

Oct. 16, 2023 — A new study that examines both the physical and socioeconomic effects of sea-level rise on Florida's Miami-Dade County area finds that in coming decades, four out of five residents may face ...

Experts Warn of Risk of Civil Unrest in UK Due to Food Shortages

Oct. 12, 2023 — Food shortages caused by extreme weather could lead to civil unrest in the UK, according to a new study which has surveyed some of the country’s leading food ...

Around the Globe, Climate Adaptation Lacks Coordination

Oct. 12, 2023 — Viewed globally, it is above all individuals and households that are pursuing adaptation to the impacts of climate change; systematic networking of the various groups affected is ...

New Study Offers Improved Strategy for Social Media Communications During Wildfires

Oct. 10, 2023 — New research offers an improved strategy for social media communications during wildfires and contradicting existing crisis communication ...

Simultaneous Large Wildfires Will Increase in Western U.S.

Oct. 4, 2023 — Simultaneous outbreaks of large wildfires will become more frequent in the Western United States this century as the climate warms, putting major strains on efforts to fight fires, according to new ...

Acting Fast When an Epidemic Hits

Aug. 31, 2023 — Researchers have developed a method for forecasting the short-term progression of an epidemic using extremely limited amounts of ...

Climate Extremes Hit Stressed Economies Even Harder

Aug. 30, 2023 — Economies already under stress respond more strongly to weather events like heat waves, river floods and tropical cyclones, a new study shows. A global economic crisis as during the Covid-19 pandemic ...

Extreme Weather Events Linked to Increased Child Marriage

Aug. 29, 2023 — Among the negative impacts of extreme weather events around the world is one that most people may not think of: an increase in child ...