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Predicting the impact of climate change on bridge safety

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Civil Engineering, Climate, Construction, Engineering, Engineering and Construction, Environmental Awareness, Floods, Global Warming

Climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of natural hazards like flooding. In turn, floodwaters erode a bridge's foundation, creating scour holes that compromise the integrity of the structure. But to date, it's been possible to quantify that scour risk. A new model developed by civil engineering researchers takes a holistic approach combining climatology, hydrology, structural engineering, and risk assessment to determine the effects of climate change on bridges.

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Study recommends special protection of emperor penguins

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Climate, Endangered Animals, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Policies, Fish, Global Warming, Land Management, Nature, Ocean Policy

Researchers recommend additional measures to protect and conserve one of the most iconic Antarctic species — the emperor penguin (Aptenodyptes forsteri).

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Buying less is better than buying 'green' — for the planet and your happiness

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Consumerism, Economics, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Issues, Environmental Policies, Environmental Policy, Funding Policy, Sustainability

A new study found that people who consume less are happier than those who engage in other pro-environmental consumer behaviors, like buying environmentally friendly products.

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The deeper these octopuses live, the wartier their skin

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Ecology, Environmental Awareness, Fish, Geography, Marine Biology, Nature, New Species, Oceanography

Deep beneath the ocean's surface, surprisingly cute pink octopuses creep along the seafloor. Some of them have super warty skin, and some are smooth. Scientists weren't sure if these octopuses were even members of the same species, and they didn't know how to explain the differences in the animals' looks. But a new study shows that the deeper in the ocean the octopuses live, the bumpier their skin and the smaller their bodies.

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Believing in climate change doesn't mean you are preparing for climate change

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Civil Engineering, Climate, Consumer Electronics, Engineering, Engineering and Construction, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Issues, Global Warming

Researchers found that although coastal homeowners may perceive a worsening of climate change-related hazards, these attitudes are largely unrelated to a homeowner's expectations of actual home damage.

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Study of past California wildfire activity suggest climate change will worsen future fires

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Climate, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Issues, Environmental Policy, Global Warming, Ice Ages, Natural Disasters, Wildfires

A new study finds that climate has been the dominant controller of wildfire activity in the Sierra Nevada region of the past 1,400 years, suggesting that future climate change is poised to make fires worse.

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Dual approach needed to save sinking cities and bleaching corals

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Climate, Energy Policy, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Policies, Global Warming, Ocean Policy, Physics, Resource Shortage, Sports Science

Local conservation can boost the climate resilience of coastal ecosystems, species and cities and buy them time in their fight against sea-level rise, ocean acidification and warming temperatures, a study by scientists suggests. In all but extreme situations, these interventions significantly buffer the impacts of climate change and can buy sinking cities and bleaching corals time to adapt until the beneficial impacts of global emissions reductions kick in.

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Machine learning helps plant science turn over a new leaf

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Agriculture and Food, Botany, Computer Modeling, Computer Programming, Ecology, Endangered Plants, Environmental Awareness, Exotic Species, Software

Researchers have developed machine-learning algorithms that teach a computer system to analyze three-dimensional shapes of the branches and leaves of a plant. The study may help scientists better quantify how plants respond to climate change, genetic mutations or other factors.

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Traffic experts, parents don't always see eye to eye on safe cycling routes for children

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Environmental Awareness, Hazardous Waste, Poverty and Learning, Resource Shortage, Transportation Issues, Travel and Recreation

Parents often disagree with transportation experts over what streets are safe for children to ride bikes, a new study finds.

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Early hunter-gatherers interacted much sooner than previously believed

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Cultures, Environmental Awareness, Fossils, Geography, Natural Disasters, Sustainability

A nearly 4,000-year-old burial site found off the coast of Georgia hints at ties between hunter-gatherers on opposite sides of North America, according to new research.