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Grains of Sand: Too Much and Never Enough

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 25 January 202317 February 2023

Sand is a foundational element of our cities, our homes, our landscapes and seascapes. How we will interact with the material in the future, however, is less certain.

Container ships load and offload at the Port of Felixstowe, U.K.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Seaports Expected to Grow by up to Fourfold by 2050

Liza Lester, staff writer by L. Lester 9 September 202021 February 2023

New research finds adaptation of ports to sea level rise cheap compared to new construction needed to keep up with growing maritime trade.

A mobile home park devastated by tornado damage
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Tornado Warnings Don’t Adequately Prepare Mobile Home Residents

by C. Crockett 15 May 201923 February 2023

A survey of the southeastern United States shows that nearly half of mobile home residents don’t know where to shelter during a tornado, and many aren’t getting the resources they need to survive one.

AGU’s newly renovated net-zero energy headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
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AGU Honored with the First Clean Energy DC Award

Chris McEntee, executive director and CEO of AGU by Chris McEntee 18 April 20194 April 2023

AGU aspires to lead by demonstrating that a building on a tight urban footprint can operate on a net-zero energy basis while providing a productive and healthy place to work and meet.

People disembarking from a ferry boat in Bangladesh
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Stress Testing for Climate Impacts with “Synthetic Storms”

by R. E. Benestad, K. M. Parding, A. Mezghani, A. Dobler, O. A. Landgren, H. B. Erlandsen, J. Lutz and J. E. Haugen 14 January 201924 February 2023

How well would your city weather a hurricane? Digitally “moving” past storms to new locations simulates the effects of extreme weather events on local infrastructure.

New research reveals how sea level rise threatens wastewater treatment plants.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Sea Level Rise Threatens Hundreds of Wastewater Treatment Plants

by E. Underwood 4 May 201828 February 2023

Untreated sewage could affect 5 times more people than direct flooding, a new study shows.

Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Boston Harbor, in Massachusetts.
Posted inNews

Sea Level Rise May Swamp Many Coastal U.S. Sewage Plants

by A. Fox 13 December 201710 March 2023

Cities typically build wastewater treatment facilities in low-lying areas. A new national study identifies which plants are most vulnerable to coastal flooding.

Beneath the Aurora Research Institute’s two-story building in Inuvik
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Engineering New Foundations for a Thawing Arctic

Laura Poppick, freelance science writer by L. Poppick 22 August 201728 February 2023

Researchers experiment with new building supports to prepare the Arctic for rapid shifts in permafrost and ground stability.

AGU current and new headquarters
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American Geophysical Union Approves Renovation of Headquarters

Elizabeth Thompson by E. Jacobsen 12 December 201621 April 2023

The transformed headquarters, to be completed by December 2018, features a design geared toward communicating science to the community, sparking collaboration, and reducing environmental impact.

The conceptual design for AGU’s renovated headquarters in Washington, D. C., includes a rooftop solar array.
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Advancing Science Through the Renovation of AGU's Headquarters

Chris McEntee, executive director and CEO of AGU by Chris McEntee 8 June 201625 April 2023

Earth and space science society aims to showcase science, promote collaboration, and push the limits of sustainable practice through renovation of its headquarters.

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