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Oahu’s coast could see severe erosion by 2030, research found
A small sandy beach dwelling in Pune, Oahu, with temporary hardening structures lined up. Credit: Shelley Harbel, uh, Manoa Sost Oahu’s sandy beaches are at risk. A new study from the Coastal Research Cooperation (CRC) at the University of Hawaii (UH) in Manoa determined that 81% of Oahu’s coastline could experience erosion by 2100. This study was recently published in…
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Unraveling the physics behind severe flash flooding in Indonesia’s new capital
(Left) A devastating flash flood occurred in Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara (IKN) on March 16, 2022. (Right) Mesoscale convective system (MCS) structure during the event illustrated using brightness temperature data from the Himawari-8 satellite. Credit: Eddie Hermawan Since the establishment of Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara (IKN), extreme hydroclimate has emerged as a serious environmental issue. One of the most notable…
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A twice as severe winter is about to hit much of the U.S. with snow, ice and biting cold.
People walk nearly half a mile from a grocery store to their homes as steam from underground vents rises behind them in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File Meteorologists predict that strong snow and ice storms and subsequent bitter cold will soon hit two-thirds of the eastern United States as frigid air…
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Climate, migration and conflict combine to produce ‘deadly’ severe tropical cyclones like Chido
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cyclone Chido was a “strong tropical cyclone” equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. It made landfall on Mayotte, a small island northwest of Madagascar, on December 14, producing wind gusts close to 155 mph (250 kph). It then struck Mozambique in East Africa with the same ferocity. The storm bypassed north of…
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