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USA: City College-led experts develop flood prediction model

A new prediction model can determine the duration of floods based on river flow, precipitation and atmospheric blocking.
The City College of New York
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"Artificial intelligence" fit to monitor volcanoes

A new volcano monitoring platform analyses satellite images using – among other methods – artificial intelligence, allowing for comprehensive observation.
The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
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PAHO/WHO urges northern hemisphere countries to prepare for heatwaves

PAHO and WHO are urging countries to be prepared for heatwaves and their health impacts, and have issued a guide that provides recommendations on how to reduce risk.
Pan American Health Organization
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Warming climate intensifies summer drought in parts of U.S., study finds

New research has established a link between human-induced climate change and increases in summer heatwaves during droughts in the southern U.S.
University of Arkansas
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Scratch marks in rocks could indicate direction of fault ruptures

New research shows that scratch lines left in rock faces along geological faults during a quake may help pinpoint where seismic energy will be focused in future quakes on the same fault.
GNS Science
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Can we feed 11 billion people while preventing the spread of infectious disease?

New research reveals that the increase in global population to 11 billion and the need to feed everyone will give rise to human infectious disease.
University of Notre Dame
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New study: How much do climate fluctuations matter for global crop yields?

New research reveals that El Niño has been responsible for widespread, simultaneous crop failures in recent history.
International Food Policy Research Institute
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Pounding the pavement

As climate change renders pavements increasingly vulnerable, new research reveals that thicker asphalt on certain roads can extend their life cycle.
University of New Hampshire
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Tsunami-safe Gulf is nothing but, experts warn

A major oil tanker expressway in the Persian Gulf, once thought a low-risk area, is actually a highly vulnerable hotspot for monster waves, new research reveals.
PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd
Brunel University London
Along the North Anatolian Fault, Anatolia and the Eurasian Earth Plate push past each other. Image reproduced from the GEBCO world map 2014, www.gebco.net
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Turkey: Seafloor study proves earthquake risk for the first time

An analysis of the seafloor below the Marmara Sea has given researchers information about the earthquake risk in the region.
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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