There may be a hidden cost to urban expansion: more flooding.
More Pavement, More Problems
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NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Harold between Vanuatu and Fiji
Tropical Cyclone Harold brought heavy rains and hurricane-force winds to Vanuatu and was moving toward Fiji when NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with an image of the storm.
Tiny Polymer Springs Give A Boost To Environmental Clean Up
A study from Sujit Datta's lab, led by graduate student Christopher Browne, found that a promising class of cleaning solutions behave in ways that both confound traditional fluid models and explain their usefulness to remediation efforts.
The Ocean’s ‘Biological Pump’ Captures More Carbon Than Expected
Every spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the ocean surface erupts in a massive bloom of phytoplankton.
Climate Change To Affect Fish Sizes And Complex Food Webs
Global climate change will affect fish sizes in unpredictable ways and, consequently, impact complex food webs in our oceans, a new Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led study has shown.
Litter Problem At England’s Protected Coasts
Beaches in or near England’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have the same levels of litter as those in unprotected areas, new research shows.
