Libyan floods show climate change's threat to infrastructure
"The increasing frequency of extreme climate events necessitates more frequent evaluation and retrofit of structures."
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"The increasing frequency of extreme climate events necessitates more frequent evaluation and retrofit of structures."
"As Mark Taylor from the Central Arizona Project aptly stated, 'Arizona is no longer experiencing just a drought; it's facing a shortage.'"
At the Smart Cities conference next week, leaders from government, industry, and academia will talk about potential technologies to help weather the impacts of global warming.
The 18-foot-long structures, including fascinating honeycomb-shaped tubes, are part of an effort by University of Miami researchers and scientists to help restore damaged coral reefs and protect coastal environments.
Faculty members from the University of Miami’s College of Engineering and Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science were recently awarded a pair of grants from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, to explore novel ways to fortify structures that…