On the afternoon of April 13, 2018, a large wave of water surged across Lake Michigan and flooded the shores of the picturesque beach town of Ludington, Michigan, damaging homes and boat docks, and flooding intake pipes.
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UMD Collaborates to Quantify How Climate Change Has Slowed Agricultural Productivity Growth Worldwide
The University of Maryland (UMD) collaborated with Cornell University and Stanford University to quantify the man-made effects of climate change on global agricultural productivity growth for the first time.
New Study Ties Solar Variability to the Onset of Decadal La Nina Events
A new study shows a correlation between the end of solar cycles and a switch from El Nino to La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean, suggesting that solar variability can drive seasonal weather variability on Earth.
Landslides: New Early Warning Systems Reduce False Alarms
The study of the Campania region in southern Italy: an area that is vulnerable to landslides.
New Paper Shows Benefits of Louisiana Coastal Restoration to Soil Carbon Sequestration
Without restoration efforts in coastal Louisiana, marshes in the state could lose half of their current ability to store carbon in the soil over a period of 50 years, according to a new paper published in American Geophysical Union Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences.
Ancient Atmospheric Oxygen Sleuthing with Ocean Chromium
Found in jewelry, car parts, pigments, and industrial chemical reactions, the metal chromium and its compounds are often employed for their color, finish, and anti-corrosive and catalytic properties.


