News articles tagged with 'flooding'
Climate change hits home
— 21 Mar 2011 15:42 | EnvironmentDirect experience of extreme weather events increases concern about climate change and willingness to engage in energy-saving behaviour, according to a new research paper published…
Using buildings for flood protection
— 6 Sep 2010 16:37 | EnvironmentBuildings, car parks and roads could, alongside their 'regular' functions, have a role to play in protecting the rest of the city from flooding. According to researcher Bianca Stalenberg,…
Research to protect historic architecture from floods
— 9 Jul 2010 11:46 | TechnologyA new interdisciplinary research project, led by the University of Bath, will monitor and predict the impact of floods and driving rain on historic buildings to try and protect them…
Alex's aftermath brings flash flood watches to Texas
— 3 Jul 2010 09:27 | EnvironmentTropical Depression Alex dissipated over the mountains of central Mexico, but his rainy remnants have moved into south, central and western Texas. The GOES-13 satellite is keeping an…
Maximum height of extreme waves up dramatically in Pacific Northwest
— 26 Jan 2010 13:16 | EnvironmentA major increase in maximum ocean wave heights off the Pacific Northwest in recent decades has forced scientists to re-evaluate how high a '100-year event' might be, and the new findings…
World's river deltas sinking due to human activity
— 20 Sep 2009 22:02 | EnvironmentA new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder indicates most of the world's low-lying river deltas are sinking from human activity, making them increasingly vulnerable to…
Eugene-Springfield face Upper Willamette climate threats
— 4 Mar 2009 11:00 | EnvironmentEffects of climate change projected this century for Oregon's Upper Willamette River Basin, including Eugene-Springfield, will threaten water supplies, buildings, transportation systems,…
Earthquakes, El Ninos fatal to earliest civilisation in Americas
— 22 Jan 2009 20:18 | EnvironmentFirst came the earthquakes, then the torrential rains. But the relentless march of sand across once fertile fields and bays, a process set in motion by the quakes and flooding, is probably…
Floods to become a common event by 2080
— 9 Jan 2009 16:46 | EnvironmentFlooding like that which devastated the North of England last year is set to become a common event across the UK in the next 75 years, new research has shown…
Satellites helping aid workers in Honduras
— 31 Oct 2008 13:52 | EnvironmentHumanitarian aid workers responding to devastating flooding in Honduras have received assistance from space, with satellite images of affected areas provided rapidly following activation…