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Mass Extinctions of Land-Dwelling Animals Occur in 27-Million-Year Cycle

Dec. 11, 2020 — Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals--including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds -- follow a cycle of about 27 million years, coinciding with previously reported mass extinctions of ...

Temporal Crop Diversity Stabilizes Agricultural Production

Dec. 9, 2020 — Securing food supplies around the globe is a challenge facing humanity, especially in light of the predicted increase in the world's population and the effects of climate change. Greater crop ...

Once in a Lifetime Floods to Become Regular Occurrences by End of Century

Dec. 2, 2020 — Superstorm Sandy brought flood-levels to the New York region that had not been seen in generations. Now, due to the impact of climate change, researchers have found that 100-year and 500-year flood ...

Jaguars Robust to Climate Extremes but Lack of Food Threatens Species

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers lead a world-first investigation into the chances of wild jaguars surviving climate extremes with six scenarios modelling the behavior, mating, births of cubs, competition, illegal ...

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Future Brahmaputra River Flooding as Climate Changes May Be Underestimated, Study Says

Nov. 30, 2020 — A new study looking at seven centuries of water flow in south Asia's mighty Brahmaputra River suggests that scientists are underestimating the ...

Mental Health Strained by Disaster

Nov. 11, 2020 — A new study found that suicide rates increase during all types of disasters -- including severe storms, floods, hurricanes and ice storms -- with the largest overall increase occurring two years ...

New Research Identifies 'Triple Trouble' for Mangrove Coasts

Nov. 10, 2020 — Some of the world's most valuable ecosystems are facing a 'triple threat' to their long-term durability and survival, new research ...

Mystery of Glacial Lake Floods Solved

Nov. 7, 2020 — A long-standing mystery in the study of glaciers was recently and serendipitously solved. A trigger was identified for some of the largest floods on Earth -- those emerging suddenly and unpredictably ...

Consequences of Glacier Shrinkage

Nov. 2, 2020 — Scientists have investigated the causes of a glacial lake outburst flood in the Ladakh region of India. They drew on field surveys and satellite images to create an inventory of glacial lakes for the ...

Microplastics in Groundwater (and Our Drinking Water) Present Unknown Risk

Oct. 26, 2020 — Microplastics (plastics <5mm) and their negative health impacts have been studied in oceans, rivers, and even soils, and scientists are beginning to grapple with the myriad human health impacts their ...

Globalized Economy Making Water, Energy and Land Insecurity Worse

Oct. 26, 2020 — The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be decreasing, rather than increasing, the security ...

Uncertainties Key to Balancing Flood Risk and Cost in Elevating Houses

Oct. 26, 2020 — What do you have on your 2020 Bingo Card? Wildfire, heat wave, global pandemic, or flooding? If it's flooding, then it's a good bet it will happen in many places in the U.S. sometime during the ...

Climate Patterns Linked in Amazon, North and South America, Study Shows

Oct. 9, 2020 — Researchers have developed a tree-ring chronology from the Amazon River basin that established a link between climate patterns in the Amazon and the ...

Droughts Are Threatening Global Wetlands

Oct. 9, 2020 — Scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally. Scientists highlight the many physical and chemical changes occurring during droughts that lead to severe, and ...

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Polar Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor Biggest Drivers of Variation Among Climate Models

Oct. 7, 2020 — Researchers have found varying projections on global warming trends put forth by climate change scientists can be explained by differing models' predictions regarding ice loss and atmospheric ...

Coastal Flooding Will Disproportionately Impact 31 Million People Globally

Oct. 2, 2020 — Researchers analyzed these geographic regions, which include cities like New Orleans, Bangkok, and Shanghai, using a new global dataset to determine how many people live on river deltas, how many are ...

Rivers May Begin Jumping Course Much Farther in the Coming Years

Sep. 30, 2020 — A river's only consistent attribute is change. As the Greek philosopher Heraclitus remarked, 'No man ever steps in the same river twice.' Although this dynamic nature is often out of ...

New Woodlands Can Help Reduce Flooding Risk Within 15 Years

Sep. 29, 2020 — New research suggests the planting of more trees could have a significant and positive effect in preventing flash ...

Flood Risks: More Accurate Data Due to COVID-19

Sep. 23, 2020 — Emerging use of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) makes it possible to continuously measure shallow changes in elevation of Earth surface. A study now shows that the quality of these ...

Developing Models to Predict Storm Surges

Sep. 8, 2020 — Storm surges sometimes can increase coastal sea levels 10 feet or more, jeopardizing communities and businesses along the water, but new research shows there may be a way to predict periods when ...

The Potential of Green Infrastructure in Mitigating Flood Impacts: Focused on the Mobility of Low Income and Minority Comunities

Sep. 4, 2020 — This research advances national U.S. methods for assessing flood vulnerability and prioritizing transportation improvement investments, to ensure that no community is left stranded when the next ...