Wildfires can cause dangerous debris flows
Study highlights need for more robust hazard forecasting systemsCredit: Susan Cannon/USGS Wildfires don't stop being dangerous after the flames go ...
Tag: Geography
Artificial intelligence reveals hundreds of millions of trees in the Sahara
Credit: Martin Brandt If you think that the Sahara is covered only by golden dunes and scorched rocks, you aren't ...
SwRI researchers evaluate impact of wastewater systems on Edwards Aquifer
Study supports City of San Antonio's aquifer protection effortsCredit: SwRI SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. 20, 2020 -- Southwest Research Institute ...
Laser technology measures biomass in world’s largest trees
Credit: Mat Disney Laser technology has been used to measure the volume and biomass of giant Californian redwood trees for ...
Crayfish ‘trapping’ fails to control invasive species
Credit: Eleri Pritchard Despite being championed by a host of celebrity chefs, crayfish 'trapping' is not helping to control invasive ...
Climate projection research may help to battle ‘snail fever’ worldwide
Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, October 8, 2020 - Projections of temperatures and precipitation amounts in climate change ...
Method used to track Ebola’s trajectory being applied to COVID-19
Credit: University of South Florida What exactly happened in Asia that caused SARS-CoV-2 to rapidly spread across the region and ...
Future climate changes in nature reserves
Bayreuth research: Tropical nature reserves to be particularly affectedCredit: Photo: Samuel Hoffmann. The Earth's nature reserves are the basis for ...
USask water scientist honored with prestigious international lifetime achievement award
Credit: Steve Anderson SASKATOON - University of Saskatchewan (USask) hydrologist Jay Famiglietti has been awarded the 2020 Hydrologic Sciences Award ...
New woodlands can help reduce flooding risk within 15 years
Credit: Buckfastleigh Flood Action Group The planting of woodlands in upland areas could play a significant role in preventing the ...
Driven by climate, more frequent, severe wildfires in Cascade Range reshape forests
Credit: Courtesy of Sebastian Busby | Portland State University In recent years -- and 2020 is no exception -- parts ...
Fungi in a warmer world
Research project will explore impact of global warming on fungi speciesCredit: Dr Matthew Pound, Northumbria University Scientists from universities in ...
Earth MRI funds critical minerals projects in twenty-one states
A total of $7.97 million will fund new research and preserve important data across the NationCredit: USGS The U.S. Geological ...
0.5°C of additional warming has a huge effect on global aridity
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - In a new climate modeling study, researchers from ...