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Displaying 165 of about 756 results… m) high, which proved no match for the forty-foot (12 m) wave that came ashore in 2011 from the Tohoku earthquake . … Are natural barriers the answer? In a word, maybe. A wave of the magnitude of the Tohoku tsunami will decimate all … modelling, have shown barrier islands in fact magnify a wave’s energy, creating greater height and thus a stronger …
… the world—more than any other weather-related event. And heat is especially dangerous in cities, which tend to be much … world’s population predicted to live in cities by 2050, heat and air pollution constitute a major public health … to benefit most from tree plantings, in terms of both heat and PM reduction, and how much investment would be …
… local government to establish urban forests in flood- and heat-prone areas of the city. These green spaces are building … together to establish urban forests to reduce extreme heat and floods. Urban trees cool the surrounding air, mitigate urban heat island effect, hold soil in place to prevent erosion, …
… PLOS ONE. Because the two “natural infrastructures” absorb wave energy, reduce wave heights and provide a host of other environmental … A 100-meter-wide coastal strip of mangroves can reduce wave heights by as much as two-thirds, previous research has …
… after a given rise in the sea level, storm surges and wave build-up, and whether a shift in the coastal regime is … as Bruun’s Law and the Sallenger Storm Impact Scale with wave and storm surge reanalysis data (ERA5 and GTSR) to … after a given rise in the sea level, storm surges and wave build-up, and whether a shift in the coastal regime is …
… on record. 2023 saw a record number of days with ‘extreme heat stress’. There is an increasing trend in the number of days with at least ‘strong heat stress’ across Europe. Heat-related mortality has increased by around 30% in the …
… the fourth hottest year in recorded history. A global heat wave has brought about a massive European drought , with … the fourth hottest year in recorded history. A global heat wave has brought about a massive European drought , …
… trends, possible changes in cyclone patterns and the mean wave climate, will likely add pressure on coastal communities … trends, possible changes in cyclone patterns and the mean wave climate, will likely add pressure on coastal communities …
… said: "Mangroves in Singapore are able to reduce storm wave heights by more than 75 per cent, and mangroves can … said: "Mangroves in Singapore are able to reduce storm wave heights by more than 75 per cent, and mangroves can …
… town” zoning planning and code-based roads that ignore heat, landscape and the public. July 2018 in Darwin was 2℃ hotter than any previous July and the record heat has continued in recent months. Surveys show that people are leaving Darwin because of the heat. What has gone wrong? In the city centre, every second …
… decision-makers looking for ways to reduce the impact of heat waves on their communities have a valuable new … completed a study of how well vegetation survived extreme heat events in both urban and rural communities across the … mitigation, including ways to reduce the effect of urban heat islands. Vegetation such as trees provide a valuable …
… lower costs of supercomputing, along with improved seismic wave propagation models and higher resolution mapping of the crust to improve 3-D seismic wave velocity models, have now made it feasible to consider … lower costs of supercomputing, along with improved seismic wave propagation models and higher resolution mapping of the …
… – could inform new strategies for mitigating extreme heat there, and in other cities coping with record-breaking … hottest month on record globally – and mitigate so-called heat island effects, when building materials absorb and re-emit the sun’s heat. The federal Inflation Reduction Act includes $1.5 …
… An Aussie eucalypt can ‘remember’ past exposure to extreme heat, which makes the tree and its offspring better able to … whose parents had experienced more days of extreme heat in the wild were better able to cope with the simulated … made more protective proteins to protect their cells from heat stress. These protective proteins act as molecular …
… example, restoring or establishing oyster reefs to break wave energy and reduce coastal erosion instead of building artificial wave breakers. Nature-based solutions have many co-benefits … example, restoring or establishing oyster reefs to break wave energy and reduce coastal erosion instead of building …