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Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used to Predict River Discharge and Warn of Potential Flooding, New Concordia Study Shows

A machine-learning tool developed by Mohamed Almetwally Ahmed and Sam Li provides accurate predictions for flood-prone areas.

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Mixed Forests Reduce the Risk of Forest Damage in a Warmer Climate

Forests with few tree species pose considerably higher risk of being damaged and especially vulnerable is the introduced lodgepole pine. 

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Geospatial Mapping Study Shows Drought Trend in Ag-Dominated Arkansas Delta

The Delta, a regional powerhouse for Arkansas agriculture built by river flows, is showing a trend of increasing droughts.

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Why Manatees are Likely Not Florida Native

With a county named after them, license plates with their depictions and parks promoted as the best places to view the gentle herbivores, known as sea cows, manatees are undoubtedly a part of Florida culture.

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Decontaminating Toxic Tires

Tires are an indispensable part of daily life. Without them, our vehicles would just be a bunch of assembled parts — convenient to sit in, but not effective for getting where you are going.

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As Drought Shrivels Hydropower, Zambia Is Pivoting to Solar

Then the lights are off, people think that my shop is closed.”

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American Soil Losing More Crop Nutrients Due to Heavier Rainstorms, Study Shows

Loss of phosphorus from agricultural lands is increasing due to heavier storms, potentially threatening crop growth, according to team led by researchers at Penn State.

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Improving Hurricane Modeling with Physics-Informed Machine Learning

Algorithm reconstructs wind fields quickly, accurately, and with less observational data.

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UL Researchers Develop New Method of Generating Eco-Friendly Energy

Researchers at University of Limerick have developed a new method of growing organic crystals that can be used for energy-harvesting applications.

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Charting the Exceptional, Unexpected Heat of 2023 and 2024

In 2024, global temperatures for June through August were the hottest on record, narrowly topping the same period in 2023. 

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