Scientists and students collaborate with communities to create a greener municipal building in Midway, Ga., and assess residents' vulnerability to warming climate in Brookline, Mass.
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Researchers Attribute Human Influence on Climate Back to 1930s
A new study finds that humans likely have triggered the last 16 record-breaking hot years on Earth, up to 2014.
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Anticipating Cascading Effects from Climate Extremes
Preparing for High Consequence, Low Probability Events: Heat, Water & Energy in the Southwest; Tucson, Arizona, 28–29 September 2015
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Epidemiology Can Help Predict Urban Water System Failures
How are broken water pipes like fatalities in a heat wave? Researchers look to an epidemiological model to better care for infrastructure.