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by Francisco Febronio Peña, Research Associate at WARREDOC
'Communicating DRR Science & more' focuses on understanding key concepts within the Disaster Risk Reduction umbrella, the progress and challenges in the field ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Here are some of the latest anti-flood inventions helping flood-prone areas secure their population and vital infrastructure. Source: Freeze List
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Without increased investment in coastal adaptation, the expected annual damage caused by coastal floods in Europe could increase from €1.25 billion today to ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The microwave signal the CYGNSS satellites use to detect wind speed based on the choppiness of the ocean is actually not generated by the satellites at all. ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Climate change study predicts ‘staggering impact’ of swelling oceans on coastal communities within next 30 years By Oliver Milman Beach Homes, ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Using newly-discovered archival measurements to construct an instrumental record of water levels and storm tides in Boston since 1825, researchers report ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Almost 30 years’ worth of Landsat observations created a comprehensive inventory of catastrophic floods caused by glacial lakes bursting through their rock ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
California will zigzag between droughts and floods which will become more intense and more frequent in the coming decades unless global emissions of ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Houston is just seven months removed from the worst flooding disaster in U.S. history. With this year’s hurricane season just a few weeks away, it’s worth ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
We can all learn a lot about flood prevention from the Netherlands.
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
A new study has revealed for the first time the last 500-year flood history of the Mississippi River. It shows a dramatic rise in the size and frequency of ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Was wir aus den Hurrikans in den USA lernen können Unwetter und Hochwasserkatastrophen mit schweren Schäden, Verwüstungen und Opfern nehmen weltweit zu. Die ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
A groundbreaking new study, led by the University of Bristol, has found that 41 million Americans are at risk from flooding rivers, which is more than three ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Anchored in flood-prone areas in every American state are more than 2,500 sites that handle toxic chemicals, a New York Times analysis of federal floodplain ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Europe is expected to see a considerable increase in flood risk in coming years, even under an optimistic climate change scenario of 1.5°C warming compared to ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The JBA Trust's wave tank shows the impact of different types of coastal defences on the rate of overtopping and resulting coastal flooding. This recurve wall ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Storm surges and tidal cycles caused record sea levels along the coast of the Netherlands last year, a Dutch marine institute has found. "The level has been ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Scientists have now calculated the required increase in flood protection until the 2040s worldwide, breaking it down to single regions and cities. Rainfall ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
With scientists' predictions starting to come true, Miami Beach residents must decide how to respond to the water that's invading their home. By Eileen ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
In Kampong Thom province a team from the Czech NGO People in Need (PIN) is flying small Styrofoam drones with the aim of reducing preventable deaths from ...
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