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Researchers trace the impact of severe storms through tree ring growth patterns in coastal forests
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Impact of Hurricanes and Nor’easters on Coastal Forests

by S. Witman 3 April 201827 October 2022

Scientists trace severe storms’ effects through tree ring growth patterns.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

A City’s Challenge of Dealing with Sea Level Rise

by Marc F. P. Bierkens 29 March 201825 May 2022

A well-developed case study in Ho-Chi Min City, Vietnam, exemplifies how other mega-cities located on deltas could face the major challenge of adapting to rising sea-level.

Researchers examine large-scale meteorological processes behind extreme precipitation events in the Middle East
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Causes Flash Floods in the Middle East?

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 26 March 201824 October 2022

Researchers zero in on the large-scale meteorological processes driving extreme precipitation events in the hot, arid desert region.

New modeling analyzes how snow affects the intensity of mountain precipitation in a changing climate
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Does Snow Affect the Intensity of Mountain Precipitation?

by Terri Cook 24 January 20186 February 2023

A new investigation into the sensitivity of extreme precipitation in a changing climate indicates that more winter rainfall and protracted snowmelt may require local adaptations to winter flooding impacts.

Flooding 17 October 2016 in downtown Miami, Fla.
Posted inScience Updates

Integrating Water Science and Culture for Urban Sustainability

by F. Nardi, M. Donoso and R. Teutonico 18 December 20171 March 2023

Workshop on Water and Environmental Global Challenges: International Water Infrastructures and Security; Miami, Florida, 23–25 May 2017

High-tide nuisance flooding in Charleston, S.C.
Posted inNews

Playing with Water: Humans Are Altering Risk of Nuisance Floods

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 September 20171 March 2023

New research suggests that excessive groundwater usage and damming have changed the natural risk of nuisance floods, for better or worse, in eastern U.S. coastal cities.

Researchers examine how the impact of atmospheric streams of water vapor varies across California
Posted inResearch Spotlights

California Floods Linked to Atmospheric Water Vapor “Rivers”

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 26 September 201730 January 2024

Narrow atmospheric streams of water vapor that deliver heavy rains are more commonly associated with floods and debris flows in northern California than with flash floods in southern California.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Water World: Sea Level Rise, Coastal Floods, and Storm Surges

by S. C. Hagen and B. van der Pluijm 22 September 201714 April 2022

A special issue of Earth’s Future examines the impacts of sea level rise on coastal areas and showcases a paradigm shift in the modeling of these dynamic systems.

Hurricane Maria bears down on Dominica
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Unprecedented Hurricane Season Sees Widespread Damage

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 22 September 201726 October 2022

This hurricane season has broken multiple records already.

Hurricane Irma in Atlantic Ocean
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Hurricane Irma Tears Across Caribbean, Heads to South Florida

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 7 September 20171 March 2023

Florida residents prepare for potentially catastrophic winds and flooding.

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