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Scientists urge an end to ‘bathtub modeling’ of flood risk
In a new paper published in the American Geophysical Union’s journal Earth’s Future, researchers from the University of California, Irvine and the University of Bristol in the UK find that outdated “bathtub modeling” of flood risk This suggests that there are limits to our ability to grasp the important factors (outlined above). Credit: University of California, Irvine The damage and…
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Computer modeling study reveals history of global ice sheet evolution
Inset map shown on the right. Right: The dark blue region shows the extent of the Laurentide Ice Sheet at 18 ka (modified from Dyke (2009)). The red line indicates the approximate location of the 18 ka “hinge line” in eastern North America that separates modern subsidence and uplift. Credit: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2023JB028250 Imagine…
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Modeling study reveals that ‘greening’ of Africa’s Sahara Desert could change the climate of the Northern Hemisphere
Winter temperature (a, b), summer temperature (c, d), and annual precipitation (e, f) between preindustrial values, paleoclimate model (MH-PMIP), and Sahara Greening Model (MH). Comparison of the reconstructed model and environmental surrogate-GS). Credit: Past Climate (2024). DOI: 10.5194/cp-20-1735-2024 Africa’s Sahara Desert may be considered an extreme environment for flora and fauna to thrive, with vast expanses of barren sand and…
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