The availability of reliable spatial and temporal data at proper spatial and temporal scale about extreme weather events represents a pivotal challenge for supporting Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) policy and practice.
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Tracking the Pulse of Our Nation’s Rivers, Like a Fitbit for Streams
On one of the first mild days in February, Duke’s Emily Bernhardt and her stream ecology team donned their hip waders and ventured out to the sycamore-lined banks of New Hope Creek.
A Scientific Study Recommends Excluding and Moving Offshore Wind Farms Away From the Protected Areas in the Mediterranean
The study highlights that the large-scale offshore wind farms can entail “serious environmental risks to the seafloors
Atmospheric River Storm Observations over Pacific Ocean to Expand This Winter
“Hurricane Hunter” aircraft are mobilizing for an expanded 13-week period that began Jan. 5 to glean critical data for improving forecasts of atmospheric river storms over the Pacific Ocean.
Eye in the Sky Helps Scientists “See” Underground
The researchers found that what’s happening beneath the surface is indeed clearly correlated with above-ground plant traits.
Storm-Ravaged Madagascar Faces Another Storm
Cyclone Emnati marks the fifth time in six weeks that heavy rain and destructive wind are blowing in from the Indian Ocean.


