Zipingpu Reservoir reveals climate-tectonics interplay around 2008 Wenchuan earthquake
(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) A new study led by Prof. JIN Zhangdong from the Institute of Earth Environment (IEE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences provided a new insight on the interplay between climate and tectonics from a sediment record in the Zipingpu Reservoir around the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.
‘Banking’ water surges in communities facing water stress
Groundwater recharge is the latest wave in water security.
Early-season hurricanes result in greater transmission of mosquito-borne infectious disease
The timing of a hurricane is one of the primary factors influencing its impact on the spread of mosquito-borne infectious diseases such as West Nile Virus, dengue, chikungunya and Zika, according to new research.
From rain to flood
(Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) ) Extreme weather events, such as thunderstorms or heavy rainfall and the resulting floods, influence Earth and environmental systems in the long term. To holistically study the impacts of hydrological extremes — from precipitation to water entering the ground to discharge to flow into the ocean — a measurement campaign at Müglitztal/Saxony is about to start under the MOSES Helmholtz Initiative. The measurement campaign is coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Using prevalent technologies and ‘Internet of Things’ data for atmospheric science
(Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) The use of prevalent technologies and crowdsourced data may benefit weather forecasting and atmospheric research. The data from these new ‘sensors’ could be assimilated into high-resolution numerical prediction models, and thus may lead to improvements in forecasting capabilities. The contribution to public health and safety as a result could potentially be of significant value.
Tiny House Designs Taos Mesa Plans
My friend Michael Janzen from Tiny House Designs has been playing with some new ideas of homes being built of adobe. Here is his smallest…
Large summer ‘dead zone’ forecast for Chesapeake Bay after wet winter and spring
Ecologists are forecasting a large Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ in 2019 due to well-above-average river flows associated with increased rainfall in the watershed since last fall.
NORTH CAROLINA: Utility limits water use in moderate drought
Lack of rainfall in southeastern North Carolina is prompting the utility providing drinking water to about 200,000 customers around Wilmington to impose restrictions on the use of water.
Extreme Precipitation Expected to Increase with Warming Planet – Eos
The simplest thermodynamic equations make it clear that warmer air can hold more moisture than colder air: The Clausius-Clapeyron equation shows that for every 1°C temperature increase, Earth’s atmosphere can hold 7% more water. The reality of global climate science,…
Climate Change: Is There Anything It Can’t Do?
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the fact that Lake Superior and other Great Lakes were nearing record high levels this year. Which was bad, of course–flooding and so on. Was it due to climate change? Perhaps. But…
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