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Barrier islands protect coastal communities and infrastructure — so what happens if they disappear?
As hurricane season continues to affect communities, researchers at Texas A&M are using AI to assess the damage.
Widely thought to be responsible for Earth's extreme warmth during the past two years, researchers say the event actually cooled the climate.
Texas A&M researchers are using AI to improve the management of disasters like hurricanes before, during and after the events.
Researchers from around the world to examine what factors play a role in creating flash drought conditions. While their study used South Asia as a model, the findings can be applied to Texas and other areas that experience flash droughts.
Galveston Island was used as an example to predict damage that would occur as a result of hurricanes of varying intensities.
Annual African dust storms may spread more than just dust clouds around the world; bacteria and fungi may be involved as well, scientists say.
The new tool shows the 10 U.S. counties most vulnerable to threats from climate change are in Louisiana, Kentucky, South Carolina and Texas.
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