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Seaports Could Lose $67 Billion Yearly from Natural Disasters

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 2 February 202322 March 2023

Small islands and low-income nations face the largest relative monetary losses to their ports and maritime trade.

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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.

A map of the world centered on the Pacific Ocean, with continents in gray and oceans in white. Lines of bright colors cross the oceans and wind around continents, depicting the locations of transoceanic subsea cables.
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Making Underwater Cables SMART with Sensors

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 12 December 202212 December 2022

Future cables that stretch across the ocean, transmitting cat videos and financial transactions, could also contain temperature, pressure, and seismic sensors that would allow scientists to spy on the seafloor.

3D rendering of Earth
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Are We Entering The Golden Age Of Climate Modeling?

by Mark Betancourt 21 November 20229 March 2023

Thanks to the advent of exascale computing, local climate forecasts may soon be a reality. And they’re not just for scientists anymore.

Photo of a dry Peabody River—brown and gray boulders in a streambed in center, surrounded by greenery.
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U.S. Streams Are Drying Up

by Jennifer Schmidt 28 October 20228 November 2022

A new study reports that streamflow drought is getting more intense in some parts of the United States, a phenomenon that is stressing the nation’s water policy and infrastructure.

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How Quantum Computing Can Tackle Climate and Energy Challenges

by Annarita Giani and Zachary Goff-Eldredge 21 October 202224 October 2022

The day is coming when quantum computers, once the stuff of science fiction, will help scientists solve complex, real-world problems that are proving intractable to classical computing.

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Indian Cities Invest in Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors

by Deepa Padmanaban 19 October 202228 October 2022

The sensors help bridge gaps in air quality data due to critical shortages of government monitoring stations.

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Advanced Real-Time Prediction of Storms With 30-Second Refresh

by Jiwen Fan 19 August 202228 September 2022

A new-generation weather radar and a massive supercomputing system enables forecasts of storms refreshed every 30 seconds, a significant development in severe weather prediction.

A strong wind blows on the coastal city of Maputo, Mozambique.
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Severe Storms Expose Ill-Equipped Weather Stations in Southeast Africa

by Munyaradzi Makoni 16 June 202220 September 2022

The lack of infrastructure is preventing scientists from robustly reporting meteorological information as well as communicating warnings about hazard-prone areas.

Muon detectors in a tunnel under Tokyo Bay
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Muography Array Under Tokyo Bay Spots Meteotsunami Waves

by Tim Hornyak 20 May 20227 March 2023

A new study shows how muons can be used to study tide and wave phenomena, helping secure coastal communities.

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