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Katrina and Rita One Year Later: Ecological Effects Of Gulf Coast Hurricanes
August 7, 2006 — Hurricane Katrina made landfall August 29, 2005, becoming the costliest ($75 billion) and one of the deadliest (nearly 2,000 human lives lost) hurricanes in U.S. history. With the nation still ... > full story -
Ancient Global Warming Drove Early Primates' Dispersal
July 26, 2006 — The continent-hopping habits of early primates have long puzzled scientists, and several scenarios have been proposed to explain how the first true members of the group appeared virtually ... > full story -
Mapping A Glacial Path Of Destruction
June 20, 2006 — The dangerous power of glacial outburst floods - or jokulhlaups - will be easier to predict thanks to new models developed by a Leeds researcher and presented at the International Glaciological ... > full story -
Hurricanes And The U.S. Gulf Coast: Science And Sustainable Rebuilding
June 20, 2006 — The American Geophysical Union today published the report of a Conference of Experts, intended to guide policy makers charged with rebuilding areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The 20 ... > full story -
More Than One-Third Of Disaster Victims May Suffer From Stress Disorder
June 8, 2006 — In the year after a hurricane, tornado, terrorist attack or other natural or man-made disaster, 30 to 40 percent of adults who were directly affected may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, ... > full story -
Beaver Dams Create Healthy Downstream Ecosystems
June 5, 2006 — Researchers have found that ponds created by beaver dams raised downstream groundwater levels in the Colorado River valley, keeping soil water levels high and providing moisture to plants in the ... > full story -
Sinking Levees: New Report Maps Subsidence, Addresses Flooding In New Orleans
June 1, 2006 — Most of New Orleans is sinking at an average rate of 6mm a year. In some areas, subsidence is occurring at a rate of as much as 29mm/year. That's according to research published in this week's ... > full story -
Extending The Reach Of Disaster Relief From Fire To Flood
May 30, 2006 — Different disasters require different responses and, in turn, multiple technological solutions, which is a costly duplication of resources. REMSAT II, a project supported by ESA's Telecommunications ... > full story -
New Space Observations Poised To Save Lives From Floods, Landslides
May 24, 2006 — Using NASA's advanced Earth-observing satellites, scientists have discovered a new opportunity to build early detection systems that might protect thousands from floods and landslides. This potential ... > full story -
Researchers Assess Risks Associated With Living In Low-Lying Coastal Areas
May 17, 2006 — Low-elevation coastal zones, those regions of the planet within 100km of a coast and below 10m in elevation, account for only about 2 percent of the world's land area, but are home to roughly 10 ... > full story
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