A new study from a University of Michigan researcher and colleagues at three institutions demonstrates the potential for using existing networks of buried optical fibers as an inexpensive observatory for monitoring and studying earthquakes.
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Steering a (Virtual) Hurricane: New Model Gives Scientists More Control
Researchers can better quantify the range of possible impacts from landfalling storms.
Discerning the Texture of Urban Resilience
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub researchers are investigating how the layouts, or textures, of cities influence extreme weather events.
Scientists List Four Key Actions to Halt Global Warming
The latest edition of the JRC’s Global Energy and Climate Outlook (GECO), identifies four technological dynamics in the energy sector that have the power to limit global warming to below 2°C if implemented simultaneously.
Antarctica’s Summer of Extreme Heat
Scientists record first reported heatwave at Antarctica’s Casey research station.
Japan Submits Unchanged National Climate Plan; Lowers the Bar for Other Big Emitters
As part of the Paris Agreement countries must submit revised national climate plans in five year cycles.