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.....»»
California gives rivers more room to flow to stem flood risk
Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California's farm country sits a property being redesigned to look like it did 150 years ago, before levees restricted the flow of rivers that weave across the landscape......»»
Neural network model helps predict site-specific impacts of earthquakes
In disaster mitigation planning for future large earthquakes, seismic ground motion predictions are a crucial part of early warning systems and seismic hazard mapping. The way the ground moves depends on how the soil layers amplify the seismic waves.....»»
What"s behind South Africa"s flood disaster
South Africa, the continent's most industrialised country, has largely escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbours......»»
TikTok Under US Government Investigation Over Child Sexual Abuse Material
TikTok is under investigation by US government agencies over its handling of child sexual abuse material, as the burgeoning short-form video app struggles to moderate a flood of new content. From a report: Dealing with sexual predators has been an en.....»»
In a disaster, AT&T goes to extremes to get you back online
AT&T has a holistic approach to disaster recovery that ensures it's ready to respond to emergencies at a moment's notice......»»
Using tweets to predict real-time food shortages
The sentiments and emotions expressed in tweets on Twitter can be used in real time to assess where supply chain disruptions due to a pandemic, war or natural disaster may lead to food shortages, according to researchers at Penn State and the Hamad B.....»»
Another day, another flood: Preparing for more climate disasters means taking more personal responsibility for risk
Sydney is bracing for flash floods and landslides as the city yet again endures a disastrous downpour, with a month's worth of rain falling in just 24 hours and evacuation orders issued. The rain is forecast to continue all week......»»
New study shows flood risk for Iowa farmland
As farmers ready for planting season, a new study examines the flood risk for all cropland in Iowa......»»
The global "plastic flood" reaches the Arctic
Even the High North can't escape the global threat of plastic pollution. An international review study just released by the Alfred Wegener Institute shows the flood of plastic has reached all spheres of the Arctic. Large quantities of plastic—trans.....»»
Trump"s Truth Social App Branded a Disaster
Donald Trump's Truth Social has "been a disaster," says Joshua Tucker, director of NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics. According to the BBC, "The app launched on Presidents' Day, 21 February, but six weeks later is beset by problems. A waitin.....»»
Double Disaster: Wildfires Followed by Extreme Rainfall Are More Likely with Climate Change
These events can cause devastating landslides and flash floods -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
The UN"s 10,000-page red alert on climate change
Accelerating global warming is driving a rising tide of impacts that could cause profound human misery and ecological disaster, and there is only one way to avoid catastrophe: drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions......»»
Stung by drought, Morocco"s bees face disaster
Morocco's village of Inzerki is proud to claim it has the world's oldest and largest collective beehive, but instead of buzzing with springtime activity, the colonies have collapsed amid crippling drought......»»
Explaining Spring4Shell: The Internet security disaster that wasn’t
Vulnerability in the Spring Java Framework is important, but it's no Log4Shell. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hype and hyperbole were on full display this week as the security world reacted to reports of yet another Log4Shell.....»»
Losing a hectare of wetlands could cost upward of $8,000 in flood damages
A first-of-its-kind article coauthored by scholars at Resources for the Future (RFF) and Columbia University in the journal American Economic Review finds that the loss of a hectare of wetlands (roughly the size of two and a half football fields) cos.....»»
Crypto Miners in Texas Need "Approval to Energize" in New Grid Hurdle
Texas has started requiring new large-scale cryptocurrency miners to seek permission to connect to the state's power grid in anticipation of a flood of requests expected to drive up electricity demand. From a report: The Electric Reliability Council.....»»
A Natural Disaster Made Monkeys Age Faster
A large colony may provide clues about the biology of traumatic stress resulting from climate change and war -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Microsoft Azure developers targeted with flood of malicious npm packages
Attackers are attempting to steal personal information from Azure developers......»»
A Drowning World: Kenya"s Quiet Slide Underwater
Kenya's great lakes are flooding, in a devastating and long-ignored environmental disaster that is displacing hundreds of thousands of people. From a report: One of the first scientists to realise that something was wrong with the lakes was a geologi.....»»
As climate change brings more natural disasters, debris piles up—increasing health risks
When Hurricane Katrina bore down on New Orleans in the summer of 2005, many residents in Versailles, a Vietnamese-American community in the east of the city, faced disaster for the second time......»»