Predicting periods of relatively higher flood risk would allow officials to prepare and deploy resources more in advance.
UCF Researchers Are Developing Models to Predict Storm Surges
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How Rivers Shape States
Many state and local boundaries around the world—including many in the United States—are the product of rivers.
Researchers Identify Molecular Switch Allowing Parasites To Survive Inside Hosts Without Oxygen
Around one billion people are infected with parasitic helminths, round worms that live in soil and colonize the human gut through dirty water.
Rising Waters on Kenya’s Great Rift Valley Lakes
Months of torrential rains have caused Lakes Baringo and Bogoria to swell, creating several problems for local wildlife and people.
Copper-Coated Face Masks Could Help Slow Transmission Of COVID-19
A team of researchers from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering are developing a new way to coat tiny particles of copper onto the inside of fabrics.
NASA-NOAA Satellite Tracking Record-Breaking Tropical Storm Paulette
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical Storm Paulette as it tracked through the Central North Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 8.
