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Maximum Height of Extreme Waves Up Dramatically in Pacific Northwest
A major increase in maximum
ocean wave heights off the
Pacific Northwest in recent
decades has forced
scientists to re-evaluate
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Managing Pacific Northwest Dams for a Changing Climate
Civil engineers have taken a
first look at how dams in
the Columbia River basin,
the nation's largest
hydropower system, could be
managed for a different
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New Insight Into Predicting Cholera Epidemics in the Bengal Delta
In Bangladesh cholera
epidemics occur twice a
year. Scientists have tried,
without much success, to
determine the causes -- and
... > full story
Tsunami Evacuation Buildings: Another Way To Save Lives In The Pacific Northwest
Coastal towns and cities in
the northwest are woefully
unprepared for a large-scale
natural disaster. In
response, geotechnical
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Forensic Analysis of Hurricane Katrina's Impact: Methods and Findings
January 27, 2010 — A recent special edition of the Elsevier journal Ocean Engineering provides an analysis of the impact of Hurricane Katrina and an overview of the lessons learned in the aftermath of the ... > full story -
Global Warming Increases Flood Risk in Mountain Areas
January 22, 2010 — The world's mountainous regions are home to about 800 million people and the source of some of the world's major rivers. In these regions, runoff is strongly affected by temperature. This suggests ... > full story -
Atlanta Floods Extremely Rare
November 9, 2009 — The epic flooding that hit the Atlanta area in September of 2009 was so extremely rare that, six weeks later this event has defied attempts to describe it. Scientists have reviewed the numbers and ... > full story -
Urban Growth Versus Global Warming
October 22, 2009 — Houses on stilts, small scale energy generation and recycling our dishwater are just some of the measures that are being proposed to prepare our cities for the effects of global warming. A new study ... > full story -
Diverting Sediment-Rich Water Below New Orleans Could Lead To Extensive New Land
October 20, 2009 — Diverting sediment-rich water from the Mississippi River below New Orleans could generate new land in the river's delta in the next century. Openings in Mississippi levees could build new land in ... > full story -
Rising Sea Levels Are Increasing Risk Of Flooding Along South Coast Of England
October 10, 2009 — A new study has found that sea levels have been rising across the south coast of England over the past century, substantially increasing the risk of flooding during ... > full story -
New Coastland Map Could Help Strengthen Sea Defenses
October 8, 2009 — A new map plots the most accurate predictions yet for land uplift and subsidence and shows that southern Ireland and Wales, and southern and eastern England are continuing to sink, whilst Scotland is ... > full story -
Alfalfa Sprouts Key To Discovering How Meandering Rivers Form And Maintain
October 6, 2009 — Restoring rivers to their natural state is now hit-and-miss, primarily because scientists don't really know what makes a river meander. A scale model using alfalfa sprouts to represent vegetation now ... > full story -
World's River Deltas Sinking Due To Human Activity, Says New Study
September 21, 2009 — A new study indicates most of the world's low-lying river deltas are sinking from human activity, making them increasingly vulnerable to flooding from rivers and ocean storms and putting tens of ... > full story -
Study On Birds And Streams Included In Federal Guidelines To Safeguard Waterways
August 18, 2009 — The results of a Wildlife Conservation Society study that rapidly measures stream habitat have been adopted by a government agency working with private landowners to restore waterways throughout the ... > full story
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