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Aerial photo showing the extent of the Oso landslide
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Simple Actions Can Help People Survive Landslides

by Jack Lee 27 October 202020 May 2022

New research provides practical advice to minimize landslide risk for individuals before, during, and after an event.

Image of the urban center of Majuro in the Marshall Islands.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

To Save Low-Lying Atolls, Adaptive Measures Need to Start Now

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 22 October 20206 March 2023

New research uses 5,000 years of geological data to understand how and when sea level rise will affect the livability of low-lying reef islands.

Aerial view of Oakland, Calif.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Modeling the Cascading Infrastructure Impacts of Climate Change

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 19 October 20201 March 2023

New research highlights how interdependences among infrastructure systems like roads can complicate climate adaptation.

A woman walks through knee-high floodwaters in a narrow street in Assam, India.
Posted inNews

New Recommendations for a Proactive Flood Policy in India

by T. V. Padma 17 September 202026 October 2022

As India grapples with devastating monsoon floods, a new review supports greater investment in nonstructural solutions.

A man lectures to a room of attentive blue-shirted students in Nepal
Posted inNews

Trayendo la Educación Sobre Terremotos a las Escuelas de Nepal

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 14 September 20205 April 2023

El programa de Sismología en la Escuela en Nepal, tiene como objetivo preparar a las comunidades rurales para el próximo gran terremoto.

Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
Posted inScience Updates

Earth Observations Inform Cities’ Operations and Planning

by M. M. Hurwitz, C. Braneon, D. B. Kirschbaum, F. Mandarino and R. Mansour 16 July 202031 March 2023

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Chicago, Ill., are using NASA Earth observations to map, monitor, and forecast water and air quality, urban heat island effects, landslide risks, and more.

A flooded home in Braithwaite, La., after Hurricane Isaac in 2012
Posted inOpinions

Do You Know Your Home’s Flood Risk?

by E. J. Kearns, M. Amodeo and J. Porter 29 June 20209 March 2023

Search for your address in this new database and get an easy to understand indicator of the potential for flooding now and over the next several decades as climate change alters our environment.

Photograph of the Sarychev Volcano erupting in 2009 as captured from the International Space Station
Posted inEditors' Vox

Detecting Earth’s Natural Hazards High Up in the Sky

by E. Astafyeva 25 June 20205 January 2022

Signals in the ionosphere contain information about the source and scale of natural hazards occurring on Earth’s surface that could be used for monitoring and mitigation.

In September 2009, a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake in the Tonga Trench inundated towns in American Samoa.
Posted inScience Updates

Sensor Network Warns of Stealth Tsunamis

by B. Fry, S.-J. McCurrach, K. Gledhill, W. Power, M. Williams, M. Angove, D. Arcas and C. Moore 26 May 20206 June 2022

A next-generation network of seismic and wave sensors in the southwestern Pacific will warn coastal residents of an approaching tsunami before they see the wave.

Satellite image of Hurricanes Katia, Irma, and Jose
Posted inNews

NOAA Predicts Busy Hurricane Season

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 21 May 202020 May 2022

FEMA issued new guidance yesterday advising states to prepare for evacuations during the pandemic.

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