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A U.S. Geological Survey team has begun a seismic sensor deployment in an effort to capture aftershock data following the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled New Jersey April 5, 2024, and was felt for hundreds of miles.

Korean engineers develop an easy-to-install, economical, and quick-to-use concrete mat as an alternative to traditional road paving.

Climate change is threatening America’s water infrastructure as intensifying storms deluge communities and droughts dry up freshwater supplies in regions that aren’t prepared.

Water levels at Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe have dropped dramatically because of the latest El Niño drought.

Worldwide, women represent 43 percent of the agricultural labor force. However, a lack of access to land, financing, training and education among other factors place women farmers at a significant disadvantage.

As the Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition (MINEDDTE) prepares its first national adaptation plan (NAP) document, it launched a digital campaign calling on youth to get involved in adaptation.

Glacial lakes form when meltwater is trapped behind a dam, usually glacial ice, bedrock or a type of moraine (terminal types being an unconsolidated pile of debris at the maximum extent of the glacier).

In this Q&A, the city’s director of heat response and mitigation explains what his department is doing to keep people safe.

Weather prediction has actually improved in recent years. And there are exciting developments on the horizon involving artificial intelligence. But the effect of future climate change on weather and seasonal prediction is not yet well understood.

Homeowners, councils, and state governments looking to build houses and infrastructure on or near slopes should reconsider cutting down trees or using artificial slope reinforcement to buttress vertical terrain against landslides and slips.