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Changes Proposed to New Orleans Area Levee Systems
Less may mean more when it
comes to the levee systems
designed to protect New
Orleans from hurricanes.
That's the conclusion of a
new study led by the
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Atmospheric Rivers Set to Increase UK Winter Flooding
The prolonged heat wave that
has bathed the UK in
sunshine over the past month
has given the country an
unexpected taste of summer
that has seemed to be
... > full story
Geochemical 'Fingerprints' Leave Evidence That Megafloods Eroded Steep Gorge
For the first time,
scientists have direct
geochemical evidence that
the 150-mile long Tsangpo
Gorge, possibly the world's
... > full story
Health of U.S. Streams Reduced by Streamflow Modifications and Contaminants
A new U.S. Geological Survey
report describes how the
health of the nation's
streams is being degraded by
streamflow modifications and
... > full story
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Placing Flood Mitigation on Four Pillars: Conclusions from 2013 Central European Floods
June 27, 2013 — In future, flood mitigation in Germany should be based on four key pillars: Technical flood protection for larger built-up areas will be required just as much as greater space for rivers by means of ... > full story -
Sea Level Along Maryland's Shorelines Could Rise Two Feet by 2050
June 26, 2013 — A new report on sea level rise recommends that the State of Maryland should plan for a rise in sea level of as much as 2 feet by 2050. The projections are based on an assessment of the latest climate ... > full story -
Oddest Couple Share 250-Million-Year-Old Burrow
June 22, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a world-first association while scanning a 250-million-year-old fossilized burrow from the Karoo Basin of South Africa. The burrow revealed two unrelated vertebrate animals ... > full story -
'Forrest Gump' Mice Show Too Much of a Good Thing, Can Be Bad
June 20, 2013 — A line of genetically modified mice that scientists call "Forrest Gump" because, like the movie character, they can run far but they aren't smart, is furthering the understanding of a key ... > full story -
Possible Record-Setting Deadzone for Gulf of Mexico Predicted
June 18, 2013 — Scientists are forecasting that this year's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic "dead" zone will be between 7,286 and 8,561 square miles which could place it among the ten largest recorded. A second forecast, for ... > full story -
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Star-Shaped Macromolecule Grabs Large Anions
June 16, 2013 — Chemists have created a symmetrical, five-sided macrocycle that is easy to synthesize and has characteristics that may help expand the molecular tool box available to researchers in biology, ... > full story -
Satellite Data Will Be Essential to Future of Groundwater, Flood and Drought Management
June 13, 2013 — New satellite imagery reveals that several areas across the US are all but certain to suffer water-related catastrophes, including extreme flooding, drought and groundwater depletion. A new report ... > full story -
Plunging Fish Numbers Linked to Dam Releases
June 11, 2013 — An Australian study has thrown cold water on the notion that large dam releases compensate for the effects of interrupting natural water ... > full story -
Amazon Forest Fire Risk to Increase in 2013
June 7, 2013 — University and NASA researchers predict that the severity of the 2013 fire season will be considerably higher than in 2011 and 2012 for many Amazon forests in the Southern Hemisphere. The outlook is ... > full story -
More at-Risk Bird Species in Brazilian Forest Than Previously Thought
May 29, 2013 — In a new study, a team of researchers has applied a novel method for linking large-scale habitat fragmentation to population ... > full story
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