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USA: Wind and Water

UC Santa Barbara scientists emphasize how damaging rains from hurricanes can be more intense after winds begin to subside.
University of California, Santa Barbara
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Conserve now or pay later? New study compares floodplain protection today to predicted future flood losses

Study identifies 270,000 square kilometers of floodplains where conservation would be an economically viable way to avoid future flood damages.
University of Bristol
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Large atmospheric waves in the jet stream present risk to global food production

Study shows how specific wave patterns in the jet stream strongly increase the chance of co-occurring heatwaves in major food producing regions, reducing crop yield.
Oxford University
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Underwater telecom cables make superb seismic network

Fiber-optic cables that constitute undersea telecommunications network could help scientists study offshore earthquakes and geologic structures beneath the ocean surface.
University of California, Berkeley
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Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for part of the year as soon as 2044

Study suggests climate change will make Arctic Ocean functionally ice-free for part of each year before 2067, with broad environmental, ecological, and economic impacts.
University of California, Berkeley
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El Nino swings more violently in the industrial age, hard evidence says

New study finds compelling evidence that El Ninos have been swinging more broadly in the industrial age, worsening storms, drought, and coral bleaching.
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Drought impact study shows new issues for plants and carbon dioxide

Study suggests extreme drought’s impact on plants will augment due to climate change, adding to reduction in essential plant production for human and animal populations.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
UN Photo/Pernaca Sudhakaran
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Study examines women’s ability to adapt effectively to climate change

Research suggests male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure to hamper women’s ability to adapt to climate variability.
University of East Anglia
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NASA space data can cut disaster response times, costs

Study suggests emergency responders could cut costs and save time by using near-real-time satellite data along with other decision-making tools after a flooding disaster.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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USF geoscientists develop technology to improve forecasting of earthquakes, tsunamis

University of South Florida geoscientists develop high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect changes in seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards.
University of South Florida

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