How does a flood become a disaster?
What are the causes, patterns and effects of disastrous river flood? An international group of researchers led by GFZ hydrologist Bruno Merz has investigated this question in a review article published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth and Environm.....»»
Disaster plant pathology: Solutions to combat agricultural threats from disasters
An often-overlooked component of natural and human-driven disasters is their potential to affect plant health and thus food security at domestic and international scales. Most disasters have indirect effects on plant health through factors such as di.....»»
Discovered Apple Intelligence prompts show Apple"s attempt at preventing AI disaster
Apple's first developer beta of macOS 15.1 features detailed AI prompts and instructions for Apple Intelligence. Here's everything we can learn from them.Apple's AI prompts offer significant insight into Apple Intelligence as a wholeOn July 29, Apple.....»»
High tide flooding may lessen across the US, scientists predict
NOAA's 2024-25 Annual High Tide Flooding Outlook predicts fewer high-tide flood days than last year......»»
Deals: 512GB M4 iPad Pro $120 off, Beats Studio Pro $200 off, official iPhone 15 cases from $28, Apple Watch Ultra 1 $440, more
After seeing a flood of fantastic Apple gear deals yesterday, many of which have Cupertino’s latest down at the lowest prices we have ever tracked, it seemed as though there likely wouldn’t be much left until the rest of the back to school action.....»»
I thought this $250 Android phone would be a disaster. It wasn’t
How good can a $250 Android phone really be? I tried the T-Mobile REVVL 7 Pro 5G to find out — and it genuinely surprised me......»»
Does heat travel differently in tight spaces? New insights into convection heat and fluid mechanics
A search for "air fryer recipe" on most social media platforms likely returns a flood of food videos touting quick and easy meal ideas. The market touts these devices as a convenient, clean, quick way to heat and crispen food, that offers a typically.....»»
This is why Y2K24 was so much worse than the real Y2K
After the CloudStrike outage: Are we just one bad bit of code away from disaster?.....»»
Twister: Why the 1996 disaster movie still rules after all these years
With the arrival of Twisters this weekend, let's revisit 1996's Twister and see why the disaster film still rules after all these years......»»
How nature-based solutions can promote effective flood management
This week, large areas of Ontario experienced severe flooding that caused widespread power outages, water damages and disruption. Severe rainfall events are not new, but they are becoming more frequent and costly due to human-caused climate change......»»
Where to watch Twister: stream the 1996 movie
Before racing to the theaters to watch Twisters, find out how to watch Twister, the 1996 disaster film, at home......»»
Twisters review: an immensely entertaining summer adventure
Twisters is both a worthy sequel and an infectiously fun summer disaster thriller......»»
Why we find extreme weather so fascinating
When climate change leads the news, it's often down to a hurricane, heat wave or flood. And, judging by our most widely read environment stories over the past decade, extreme weather really is one of the main ways the public (or at least our readers).....»»
Pompeii skeleton discovery shows another natural disaster may have made Vesuvius eruption even more deadly
Almost 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger wrote letters describing the shaking ground as Vesuvius erupted. Now, a collaborative study led by researchers from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) and Pompeii Archaeological Park ha.....»»
Restoring eroded peatlands could reduce flood risk for communities downstream, say UK researchers
Scientists from The University of Manchester, The University of Aberdeen and Newcastle University have found that the restoration of upland peatlands is a highly effective strategy for reducing downstream flooding......»»
Scientists add the human element to long-term flood predictions
To better predict long-term flooding risk, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a 3D modeling framework that captures the complex dynamics of water as it flows across the landscape. The framework seeks to p.....»»
Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost-effective, study confirms
A new global assessment of scientific literature led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions (NbS) are an economically effective method to mitigate risks from a range of disasters—from floods and.....»»
SpaceX space junk crashed onto Saskatchewan farmland, highlighting a potential impending disaster
In late April, farmers in Saskatchewan stumbled upon spacecraft fragments while preparing their fields for seeding. It sounds like the beginning of a science fiction movie, but this really happened, sending a powerful warning: it is only a matter of.....»»
"We can"t wait another year": disaster-hit nations call for climate aid
Countries on the frontlines of climate change have warned they cannot wait another year for long-sought aid to recover from disasters as floods and hurricanes wreak havoc across the globe......»»
Floods Are Destroying Roads and Buildings. The White House Wants to Raise Them
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is requiring any construction project it funds to be elevated above local flood levels.....»»
Beryl is just the latest disaster to strike the energy capital of the world
It's pretty weird to use something I've written about in the abstract for so long. Enlarge / Why yes, that Starlink dish is precariously perched to get around tree obstructions. (credit: Eric Berger) I'll readily grant.....»»