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It’s been 7 years since Hurricane Sandy ransacked the East Coast. And, while bigger storms — with even more devastating impacts — have certainly come along, Sandy was unique because it helped start a movement toward resilience and nature-based solutions.
What does this mean?
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Depa…
… tsunami and storms, the creation of habitable space and wave energy conversion into sustainable electricity. In this … document, the author proposes a dual purpose breakwater-wave energy converter (BWEC), which acts as breakwater during … a year, and under normal weather conditions can convert wave energy to electricity. This document is an input paper …
… buildings experience growing health risks due to heat stress - this is called thermal inequity. These … buildings experience growing health risks due to heat stress - this is called thermal inequity. These …
… Climate Central analysis evaluates the intensity of urban heat islands in cities around the country. Read the report to … areas, the impacts, and the solutions. Key Concepts Urban heat islands are metropolitan areas that are hotter than … created an index to evaluate the intensity of urban heat islands and applied it to 159 cities across the U.S. The …
… of areas, from heath and safety (e.g. worker exposure to heat), the environment (e.g. permissible discharges), … of areas, from heath and safety (e.g. worker exposure to heat), the environment (e.g. permissible discharges), …
… Accurate predictions of wave movements in the North Sea are crucial in marine and … turbine in the North Sea. The better the predictions of wave movements, the better you can plan the implementation of … at Deltares have discovered that you can better predict wave movements by linking process-based models to machine …
… climate-driven impacts on the multivariate global wind-wave climate is paramount to effective offshore/coastal … in unquantified uncertainty amongst existing global wave climate projections. Here, assessing the first coherent, … community-driven, multi-method ensemble of global wave climate projections, demonstrates widespread ocean …
… can be understood as one indicator of a transition to Wave 2 of DRR and establishes key propositions to determine … can be understood as one indicator of a transition to Wave 2 of DRR and establishes key propositions to determine …
… toxic material in the wake of the storm – a second killer wave threatening life and the environment. Therefore, … toxic material in the wake of the storm – a second killer wave threatening life and the environment. Therefore, …
… at: World Tsunami Awareness Day: Ready for the Next Wave! [1] In 2015, the UNESCO IOC Intergovernmental … at: World Tsunami Awareness Day: Ready for the Next Wave! [1] In 2015, the UNESCO IOC Intergovernmental …
… In response to the threat presented by the second wave, European countries and many US states have instituted … hospitality and entertainment. We have seen from the first wave that, when instigated at scale, these measures can … toolkit? Mass testing China, having controlled the first wave of the epidemic and with fewer than 100 reported cases …
… throughout Majuro atoll. The instruments will record wave data in the area over the next 12 months to better … El Niño Southern Oscillation all contribute to regional wave patterns. SPC oceanographer Dr Moritz Wandres noted the … throughout Majuro atoll. The instruments will record wave data in the area over the next 12 months to better …
[...]"When the flood is too large and exceeds the defence capacity of the embankment, it becomes an inevitable need for flood control to use flood storage areas," the official China Water Resources News said in a post on Weibo on Aug. 1."This is also for the sake of protecting the overall situation. You have to sacrifice one part for the sake of the big…
… businesses, companies and researchers.” The Next Wave of Climate and Weather Innovation The Earth … businesses, companies and researchers.” The Next Wave of Climate and Weather Innovation The Earth …
… Seeking climate change clues in sizzling heat Scientists have confirmed that human-caused climate … from lodgings. In France, Switzerland and the Netherlands heat wave plans were triggered. England observed its hottest June …