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.....»»
Fifty shades of reading: Who reads contemporary erotic novels and why?
Soon after E.L. James's "Fifty Shades of Grey" appeared in 2015, the book market was inundated with a flood of erotic bestsellers. People from all corners began wondering what this type of novel's secret of success could be. Now, a research team at t.....»»
IEEE’s Natural Disaster Relief Program Expanding to India, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico
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Bad Weather Forecasts Are a Climate Crisis Disaster
Predicting the output of solar panels is tricky—but getting it right could slash carbon emissions......»»
Seeking inclusive strategies to help coastal communities adjust, plan for sea-level rise
Recurring flood damage to homes and powerful storms that threaten infrastructure are realities facing many coastal North Carolina communities. However, for three predominately African-American, rural communities near the coast, NC State researchers d.....»»
IEEE’s Natural Disaster Relief Program Expanding to India, Jamaica, Pakistan, Turkey, and Puerto Rico
The initiative provides affected areas with power, cellphone service, and the Internet .entry-content .tisubhead { color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; margin-bot.....»»
Watch this dramatic drone footage of a tornado before disaster strikes
Experienced storm chaser Brian Emfinger had a close shave with a raging tornado a couple of days ago, but his drone wasn’t so lucky......»»
Zoë Roth sells "Disaster Girl" meme as NFT for $500,000
Zoë Roth, 21, will use the money from the sale of a 2005 image of her to pay her student loan......»»
Backup lessons from a cloud-storage disaster
The largest cloud provider based in Europe, OVHcloud, suffered a catastrophic fire last month that destroyed one of its data centers and smoke-damaged a neighboring one. OVHcloud customers with data in the burned-out data cener who had their own d.....»»
Insurers Struggle to Forecast Near-Term Risks in a Shifting Climate
After a record-setting year for hurricanes and wildfires, the insurance industry is grappling with the role of our climate emergency in estimating local disaster damages -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
"Disaster Girl" Makes $500,000 in NFT Sale of Her Viral Meme
Zoe Roth, the centerpiece of the "Disaster Girl" meme, has made nearly half a million dollars after selling the original copy as a non-fungible token (NFT), the New York Times reports. From a report: The market for ownership rights to digital art and.....»»
Flood risk to new homes in England and Wales will increase in disadvantaged areas
The building of new homes continues in flood-prone parts of England and Wales, and losses from flooding remain high. A new study, which looked at a recent decade of house building, concluded that a disproportionate number of homes built in struggling.....»»
Children from Parents Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Show No Genetic Damage
HealthDay reports: There's no evidence of genetic damage in the children of parents who were exposed to radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster in Ukraine, researchers say. Several previous studies have examined the risks ac.....»»
Children of Chernobyl cleanup crew don’t have excess mutations
A deep look into the genetic damage left by the disaster. Enlarge / Trees grow near a former hospital in a town abandoned due to the Chernobyl disaster. (credit: Canvan Images / Getty Images) Chernobyl is generally recognized as the worst nucl.....»»
Deep Science: Introspective, detail-oriented and disaster-chasing AIs
Research papers come out far too frequently for anyone to read them all. That's especially true in the field of machine learning, which now affects practically every industry and company. Research papers come out far too frequently for anyo.....»»
A US ban on kangaroo leather would be an animal welfare disaster and a missed farming opportunity
The US Congress is considering a proposed law to ban the import and sale of kangaroo parts. Backed by a campaign called Kangaroos Are Not Shoes, the bill is aimed at stopping Nike, Adidas and other big brands from using kangaroo leather in their prod.....»»
Climate Emergency Stymies Forecasts of Local Disaster Risks
After a record-setting year for hurricanes and wildfires, the insurance industry is grappling with the role of our climate emergency in estimating local disaster damages -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Sponge parks and vertical gardens – how cities are using nature to overcome extreme weather
In January 2021, Storm Christoph pummelled the United Kingdom with heavy rains and the threat of unmanageable runoff. But in flood-prone Manchester, a newly developed park was proving its worth......»»
The looming software kill-switch lurking in aging PlayStation hardware
Dying internal batteries and online timer checks make a disaster waiting to happen. Enlarge / These consoles could eventually be large paperweights if Sony doesn't fix a problem looming in their firmware. Unless something changes, an issue lu.....»»
Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile kill their cross-carrier RCS messaging plans
Carriers reveal they've wasted the last 18 months pretending to do an RCS rollout. Enlarge / Google Messenger is the biggest RCS app out there. (credit: Google) The Rich Communication Services (RCS) rollout continues to be a hopeless disaster.....»»
"Spectacle of nature": A Denali glacier is speeding downhill, potentially hampering climbers and increasing flood risk
A Denali glacier suddenly moving at a speedier clip is intriguing scientists, increasing the risk of nearby flooding and potentially closing off some climbing routes on the mountain this season......»»