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Levees Cannot Fully Eliminate Risk Of Flooding To New Orleans, Report Says
Levees and floodwalls
surrounding New Orleans --
no matter how large or
sturdy -- cannot provide
absolute protection against
... > full story
Hispaniola Was A Tropical Cyclone 'Target' Five Times In 2008
In 2008, residents of
Hispaniola experienced one
of their worst hurricane
seasons in recent memory.
Hispaniola, the Caribbean
... > full story
North West Tidal Barrages Could Provide 5% Of UK's Electricity
Engineers claim that
building estuary barrages in
the North West could provide
more than 5% of the UK's
electricity. Researchers
examined ways to generate
... > full story
Sea Level Rise Due To Global Warming Poses Threat To New York City
Global warming is expected
to cause the sea level along
the northeastern US coast to
rise almost twice as fast as
global sea levels during t ... > full story
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Is Rural Land Use Too Important To Be Left To Farmers?
June 9, 2009 — As demands on rural land increase and we are all having to deal with the effects of climate change, we may need to take a fresh look at our priorities, according to leading academics meeting in the ... > full story -
Keeping An Eye On Flash Floods: The Grid And Cyclops
April 22, 2009 — Researchers in Europe are using grid technology to reduce the hazards of flash floods. After the extreme European floods of 2002, which heavily affected southern France, the French government ... > full story -
Oregon's Upper Willamette River Basin In U.S. Faces Climate Threats
March 3, 2009 — Effects of climate change projected for Oregon's Upper Willamette River Basin, including Eugene-Springfield, will threaten water supplies, buildings, transportation systems, human health, forests, ... > full story -
Danube Delta Holds Answers To 'Noah's Flood' Debate
January 27, 2009 — Did a catastrophic flood of biblical proportions drown the shores of the Black Sea 9,500 years ago, wiping out early Neolithic settlements around its perimeter? A geologist says that, if the flood ... > full story -
More Accurate FEMA Flood Maps Could Help Avoid Significant Damages And Losses
January 25, 2009 — Significant loss of life, destroyed property and businesses, and repairs to infrastructure could be avoided by replacing Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps with ones that contain ... > full story -
MIRI Method Reduces Water Use In Rice Field Tests
January 23, 2009 — Scientists are studying a system that, in rice field tests, cuts water use by 24 percent. Rice, one of the world's most important foods, is a labor-intensive crop that also requires plenty of water. ... > full story -
Nile Delta Fishery Grows Dramatically Thanks To Run-off Of Sewage, Fertilizers
January 21, 2009 — While many of the world's fisheries are in serious decline, the coastal Mediterranean fishery off the Nile Delta has expanded dramatically since the 1980s. The surprising cause of this expansion, ... > full story -
Droughts And Floods: Extent Of Damage To Vegetation Depends On Sequence Of Events
January 10, 2009 — When extremes of drought and flood come in rapid succession, the extent of damage to vegetation may depend in part on the sequence of those events, according to a new ... > full story -
Floods To Become Commonplace By 2080
January 9, 2009 — Storms across the UK are set to increase in intensity by up to 30 percent in the next 75 years, new research shows. Scientists predict that severe storms – the likes of which currently occur ... > full story -
Catastrophic Coincidence: Second Ever Example Of Contemporaneous Meteorite Impact And Flood Volcanism Discovered
January 7, 2009 — Scientists have discovered only the second example of a meteorite impact that occurred at the same time as massive volcanic activity. The first time such a coincidence was observed, at the ... > full story
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