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  Environmental Scientists Use Fish Behavior To Monitor Water Quality

  Researchers are using bluegills to detect industrial and agricultural spills in water supplies. Changes in the environment cause the fishes' behavior and breathing patterns to change. Electrodes are ... > more
• Construction
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Earthquakes
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  Hurricanes and Cyclones
   
  

  Engineers Design Nails To Better Resist Natural Disasters

  Geometry and mathematical calculations were used to design a next-generation nail for building homes that are twice as resistant to high winds and nearly 50 percent more resistant to earthquake ... > more
• Geography
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Weather
  Climate
  Global Warming
   
  

  Climatologists, Oceanographers Track Climate-changing Ocean Pattern

  Researchers are using satellites in efforts to better predict El Niño, the weather pattern responsible for supplying more moisture and energy to storms in the U.S. during the winter season. El ... > more
• Natural Disasters
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  Communications
  Technology
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  Hacking
   
  

  Computer Technology Gets The Word Out Faster During A Disaster

  Several federal agencies are beginning to implement a common, standardized system for disseminating disaster alerts, called the Common Alert Protocol. The CAP is a digital message format that can be ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Construction
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  Civil Engineering
  Engineering
   
  

  Improving Structural Engineering with Earthquake Simulator

  To develop designs that can survive extreme seismic events, and to devise retrofit solutions for older homes, civil engineers who specialize in structural design test realistic models of homes in ... > more
• Storms
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  Snow and Avalanches
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  Meteorologists' New Scale Will Help in Emergency Planning

  Those who live in the Northeaster United States will be able to plan ahead for major storms thanks to a new ranking scale that predicts not only how many inches of snow will fall, but also how long ... > more
• Water
  Nature of Water
  Environmental Issues
  Drought Research
  Pollution
  Ecosystems
   
  

  New Software Helps Track the Path of Toxic Spills

  Ecological engineers have developed software that can model the path of a toxic spill in waterways anywhere in the United States. The system can predict if and when a contaminant will reach a ... > more
• Weather
  Geography
  Severe Weather
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Floods
  Earth Science
   
  

  Students Help Meteorologists Make Sense of Satellite Radar Data

  One hundred schools in 11 countries are participating in a program to help NASA calibrate the measurements from CloudSat, a remote-sensing satellite. Students record the type of clouds and ... > more
• Water
  Nature of Water
  Drought Research
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Ecosystems
   
  

  Industrial Toxicologists Develop Cost-Effective, Life-Saving Disinfection

  Industrial toxicologists at a non-profit venture founded by Procter & Gamble developed PUR, a water purifier that combines a flocculant -- which separates particles and organisms from water -- ... > more
• Storms
  Severe Weather
  Ice Ages
  Global Warming
  Climate
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  Atmospheric Scientists Link Lightning to Ice Particles In Clouds

  Satellite imaging is now helping atmospheric scientists link the amount of charged ice in clouds to lightning activity. Ice particles in thunderstorms can help increase precipitation, the scientists ... > more

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