A powerful cyclone was barrelling towards Mozambique on Wednesday after battering Madagascar where it killed five people but left less devastation in its wake than feared, emergency officials said.
Environment
Feb 23, 2023
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A quiet but constant crackling is in the air. It sounds like bubbles in a fizzy drink and accompanies anyone who walks along the wooden footbridge that crosses the Langwarder Groden, between the main dyke line and the summer ...
Environment
Jan 16, 2023
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UC Santa Cruz has played a leading role in a multi-agency group working for the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to provide guidance on the development of coral reef restoration proposals for federal hazard mitigation funding.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2022
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More than one-third of all people in the world live in cities, towns and villages on coasts. They rely on healthy oceans for many things, including food, income, a stable climate and ready connections to nature.
Environment
Dec 8, 2022
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An interventional social protection program called Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) shows positive results in helping poor households develop proactive coping strategies before and during natural disasters, leading to social ...
Economics & Business
Oct 31, 2022
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By 2050—just 28 years from now—the sea level along the Long Island Sound shoreline is projected to be 18 inches above today's levels. By 2100 it could be as much as six and a half feet higher than current levels. Climate ...
Environment
Oct 13, 2022
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As rising sea-levels threaten coastal communities, people have turned from costly infrastructure to seagrass for coastal defense. But most research has stuck to testing similar coasts, grasses and soils.
Environment
Dec 28, 2021
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Sea level rise has more consistently pushed underground water closer to the surface—sometimes reaching underground levels of coastal buildings, according to a new study conducted by Florida International University's FIU ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2021
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Submarine groundwater discharge is a process by which water exits coastal aquifers and enters the ocean. This can be terrestrial freshwater or salty seawater that intruded into the porous aquifer at the ocean's edge. A new ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2021
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ʻUaʻu kani, or wedge-tailed shearwater, is a seabird species common in Hawaiʻi. Though historically found nesting along coastlines, human development in these areas has likely reduced the availability of nesting habitats, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2021
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