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Rice report shows lessons from Hurricane Rita not practiced during Ike
A new Rice University report released yesterday, exactly six months after Hurricane Ike slammed the Texas Gulf Coast, suggests that people did not practice the lessons learned from Hurricane Rita.
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Mar 13, 2009 |
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Weather forecast could predict cholera outbreaks: study
With recent deadly cholera outbreaks in Haiti and Cameroon providing the latest indication of a menacingly resurgent disease, scientists have discovered rain and temperature fluctuations in at-risk areas could predict epidemics ...
May 31, 2011 |
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Hurricane damage to forests: Scientists study impacts on carbon cycle
(PhysOrg.com) -- When we think of carbon emissions that exacerbate global climate change most of us probably think of the exhaust from automobiles and other vehicles, or smoke billowing from rows of stacks ...
May 04, 2011 |
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Too hot, too cold, just right: Testing the limits of where humans can live
On an isolated segment of islands in the Pacific Ring of Fire, residents endure volcanoes, tsunamis, dense fog, steep cliffs and long and chilly winters. Sounds homey, huh?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 20, 2011 |
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Lead poisoning prevention discovered by Tulane researchers
Researchers in New Orleans have tested a simple and inexpensive way to reduce children's exposure to lead-polluted soil—covering playgrounds with a layer of clean soil.
Jan 05, 2011 |
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What have engineers learned from Katrina?
Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, James N. Jensen, PhD, University at Buffalo professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, says that probably the biggest lesson learned from that ...
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Aug 26, 2010 |
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Scientists Warn of Louisiana Coastal Erosion
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers, including three from Boston University, have released findings suggesting that current plans to introduce fresh water to inland marshes around the Louisiana Gulf Coast may weaken protective ...
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Aug 06, 2010 |
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SRNL works to decrease hazards from mold in water damaged homes
A team of microbiologists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is working with Tuskegee University and Mississippi State University to decrease mold growth in flooded ...
Jul 14, 2010 |
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New research reveals Hurricane Katrina's impact on ecological and human health
Scientists studying the environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans have revealed the ecological impact and human health risks from exposure to chemical contaminants. ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Emergency online communities
Online social networks could help with communications and recovery for people with disabilities following major natural disasters, or even terrorist attack, according to a research paper in the International Journal of Em ...
Mar 04, 2010 |
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UB geographers help map devastation in Haiti
In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, University at Buffalo geography students are participating in a global effort to enhance the international response and recovery effort by helping to assess damage, using images hosted ...
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Feb 09, 2010 |
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