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Where Will the Debris from Japan's Tsunami Drift in the Ocean?
April 6, 2011 — The huge tsunami triggered by the 9.0 Tohoku earthquake destroyed coastal towns near Sendai in Japan, washing such things as houses and cars into the ocean. Based on a model derived from past ... > full story -
Grazing of Cattle Pastures Can Improve Soil Quality
March 3, 2011 — Scientists have given growers in the Piedmont guidance on how to restore degraded soils and make the land productive. Researchers found that if cattle are managed so that they graze moderately, soil ... > full story -
New England, Mid-Atlantic Beaches Eroding, Losing 1. 6 Feet Per Year on Average
February 23, 2011 — An assessment of coastal change over the past 150 years has found 68 percent of beaches in the New England and Mid-Atlantic region are eroding, according to a new report. Scientists studied 650 miles ... > full story -
Inhaling 'Red Mud Disaster' Dust May Not Be as Harmful to Health as Feared
February 16, 2011 — Scientists in Hungary are reporting that the potential health effects of last October's Red Mud Disaster, one of the worst environmental accidents in Europe, may be less dangerous than previously ... > full story -
'Red Mud' Disaster's Main Threat to Crops Is Not Toxic Metals, but Instead High Alkalinity
February 2, 2011 — As farmers in Hungary ponder spring planting on hundreds of acres of farmland affected by last October's red mud disaster, scientists are reporting that high alkalinity is the main threat to a ... > full story -
ARkStorm: California’s Other 'Big One'
January 17, 2011 — For emergency planning purposes, scientists unveiled a hypothetical California scenario that describes a storm that could produce up to 10 feet of rain, cause extensive flooding (in many cases ... > full story -
Tackling the Erosion of a Special River Island
December 14, 2010 — Locke Island is a small island in a bend of the Columbia River in eastern Washington that plays a special role in the culture of local Indian tribes. Recently, it has begun eroding away at an ... > full story -
LIDAR Applications in Coastal Morphology and Hazard Assessment
November 23, 2010 — Scientists have used a sophisticated optical mapping technique to identify and accurately measure changes in coastal morphology following a catastrophic series of ... > full story -
Most River Flows Across the US Are Altered by Land and Water Management
November 3, 2010 — The amount of water flowing in streams and rivers has been significantly altered in nearly 90 percent of waters that were assessed in a new US nationwide study. Flow alterations are a primary ... > full story -
Sound of the Underground: New Acoustic Early Warning System for Landslide Prediction
October 21, 2010 — A new type of sound sensor system has been developed to predict the likelihood of a landslide. Thought to be the first system of its kind in the world, it works by measuring and analyzing the ... > full story
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