Strike by 48,000 academic workers begins at University of California campuses
The majority of professors have canceled lectures, while adjuncts, faculty and undergraduate students have joined the picket lines in solidarity.
Source: wsws.org
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Why megastorms will become more common, according to science
HOOD RIVER — In August of this year, The New York Times ran a feature story titled “The Coming California Megastorm.”
Source: eastoregonian.com
Why megastorms will become more common, according to science
HOOD RIVER — In August of this year, The New York Times ran a feature story titled “The Coming California Megastorm.”
Source: lagrandeobserver.com
After the Landslide: A Closer Look at Loss and Damage in Nepal
It had been raining for two full days when the landslide came. Nirjala Adhikari vividly remembers the instant it hit her village in Sindhupalchok
Nepal General Raju Pandit Chhetri Nirjala Adhikari Institute For Environment United Nations University Institute For Environment Prakriti Resources Center
Source: newsecuritybeat.org
Model developed to predict landslides along wildfire burn scars
Northwestern University researchers have augmented a physics-based numerical model to investigate and predict areas susceptible to debris flows, or fast-moving landslides.
United States Daniel Horton National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Water Model National Water Model Northwestern Weinberg College Of Arts Climate Change Research Group Chuxuan Li
Source: northwestern.edu
Snowy Alps will be a distant memory unless we act fast
The number of snow days are falling, contributing to droughts such as that in Italy’s Piedmont region
Source: theguardian.com
Frontiers | Ecological Water Requirement Accounting of the Main Stream of the Yellow River From the Perspective of Habitat Conservation
The Yellow River Basin is of great significance to China's economic and social development and ecological security. The Yellow River Basin is not only an important ecological barrier but also an important economic zone. In this paper, natural hydrological conditions were taken as a reference, a habitat simulation model of the key sections of the Yellow River was constructed based on the MIKE 21 model, and an ecological water requirement assessment method for river ecological integrity combin...
Source: frontiersin.org
Bangladeshi coastal communities plant mangroves as a shield against cyclones
SATKHIRA, Bangladesh — Over the past three decades, Moyna Rani Mondol, who lives right on the coast in Bangladesh’s southwestern district of Satkhira, has lost her home around 10 times to floods due to tidal surges. Bangladesh is a large delta crisscrossed by more than 300 rivers. It’s one of the most vulnerable countries to […]
Bangladesh General Abu Siddique Mongabay Pavel Partha Rani Mondol Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change International Federation Of Red Cross
Source: mongabay.com
Construction Design That Would Aid In Disaster Management and Recovery
A study in the journal Buildings looks at how design discourses and practices can be used to both alleviate the negative effects of (un-)natural disasters and lead to good post-disaster regeneration.
Source: azobuild.com
Global Tree Restoration and its Impact on Regional Water Availability
This article looks at a recent study published in Nature Geoscience, which details shifts in regional water availability caused by global tree restoration.
Source: azocleantech.com