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Treating Wastewater With Ozone Could Convert Pharmaceuticals Into Toxic Compounds

With water scarcity intensifying, wastewater treatment and reuse are gaining popularity. But some methods for killing microbes in wastewater create disinfection byproducts (DBPs) that could be harmful to human health.

3D Aerial Maps to Help Fire Ground Recovery

Adelaide-based Airborne Research Australia is creating free 3D high resolution maps of devastation caused by fires in the Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island to help communities recover and reduce future fire risks.

BYU Study: Wildfires Increase Winter Snowpack — but That Isn’t Necessarily a Good Thing

The research also revealed a 15% increase in snow-water equivalent — the amount of water contained within the snowpack — for every 20% increase in tree mortality in the burned areas.

Building a Flood Resilient Future

A new book shows how we can adapt the built and natural environment to be more flood resilient in the face of climate change.

Peeking At The Plumbing Of One Of The Aleutian’s Most-Active Volcanoes

A new approach to analyzing seismic data reveals deep vertical zones of low seismic velocity in the plumbing system underlying Alaska’s Cleveland volcano, one of the most-active of the more than 70 Aleutian volcanoes.