Sea-level rise threatens to produce more frequent and severe flooding in coastal regions and is expected to cause trillions of dollars in damages globally if no action is taken to mitigate the issue.
Economic Impacts of Flooding
articles
Chemistry Discovery Could Remove Micropollutants From Environment
Army-funded research identified a new chemistry approach that could remove micropollutants from the environment.
Two Dozen Large Cities Produce 52 Percent of Urban Carbon Emissions
Just 25 cities globally are responsible for 52 percent of urban greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study that highlights the role that cities must play in reaching the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
How Climate Change and Fires Are Shaping the Forests of the Future
As temperatures rise, the risk of devastating forest fires is increasing. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are using artificial intelligence to estimate the long-term impact that an increased number of forest fires will have on forest ecosystems.
Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Poor Academics in Childhood
Children exposed to elevated levels of air pollution may be more likely to have poor inhibitory control during late childhood and poor academic skills in early adolescence, including spelling, reading comprehension, and math skills. Difficulty with inhibition in late childhood was found to be a precursor to later air pollution-related academic problems. Interventions that target inhibitory control might improve outcomes.
Stanford Researchers Say Solar Radio Signals Could Be Used to Monitor Melting Ice Sheets
A new method for seeing through ice sheets using radio signals from the sun could enable cheap, low-power and widespread monitoring of ice sheet evolution and contribution to sea-level rise.
