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Five Questions: FAMU-FSU Professor Uncovers the Impacts of Hurricane Flooding on Mold Growth

Florida State University — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:05:36 EST

By: Kayla Cardenas | Published: September 11, 2024 | 12:09 pm | SHARE: Atlantic hurricane season is nearing its peak, raising alarms for mold outbreaks triggered by flooding and the respiratory health issues to follow.Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, an assistant professor and researcher at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering's Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response Center, or RIDER, is shedding new light on the indirect effects of flood damage on residential buildings and human health.

Planning for Impacts of Floods and Clouds on Power

Brookhaven National Laboratory — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:05:09 EST

On the heels of a Northeastern rainstorm that flooded towns on Long Island and claimed at least two lives in Connecticut, teams of scientists, engineers, and representatives of local power and transportation utilities met to discuss the increasing frequency of severe weather and its impacts on crucial infrastructure. The timing for the meeting at New York's Kennedy International Airport August 21-22, 2024, was a coincidence.

Rolling in the Deep: Norfolk Street Flooding Predicted in Seconds With Machine Learning Models

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:05:29 EST

Scientists from Jefferson Lab, Old Dominion University and the University of Virginia recently conducted a study that compares deep learning models of street-scale flooding in the City of Norfolk with previous machine learning and physics-based simulations.

Research shows reducing future global flooding hinges on cutting greenhouse gas emissions

University of Bristol — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 04:00:00 EST

Pioneering research forecasts worldwide flooding is likely to be significantly worse in future decades if countries fail to meet official pledges to cut carbon emissions.

Researchers develop post-wildfire landslide susceptibility model

Tufts University — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:05:39 EST

Tufts University researcher Farshid Vahedifard and his team have created physics models to predict cascading hazards such as landslides and debris flows that can follow wildfires.

UC Irvine team says urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods

University of California, Irvine — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:05:05 EST

Irvine, Calif., Aug. 19, 2024 -- Cities around the globe are experiencing increased flooding due to the compounding effects of stronger storms in a warming climate and urban growth. New research from the University of California, Irvine suggests that urban form, specifically the building density and street network of a neighborhood, is also affecting the intensity of flooding.

Rutgers to Lead $16 Million in Climate Projects Along New Jersey Coast

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:05:38 EST

Rutgers University researchers will lead several components of a $72.5 million federal initiative to fortify New Jersey's coast against climate change and extreme weather events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the Building a Climate Ready New Jersey program.

How the rising earth in Antarctica will impact future sea level rise

Ohio State University — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:05:08 EST

The rising earth beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet will likely become a major factor in future sea level rise, a new study suggests.

Nationwide flood models poorly capture risks to households and properties

University of California, Irvine — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:05:33 EST

Irvine, Calif., July 24, 2024 - Government agencies, insurance companies and disaster planners rely on national flood risk models from the private sector that aren't reliable at smaller levels such as neighborhoods and individual properties, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine. In a paper published recently in the American Geophysical Union journal Earth's Future, experts in UC Irvine's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering caution that relatively new, nation-scale flood data provides an inadequate representation of local topography and infrastructure, factors known to control the spread of floods in urban areas.

UAH researcher publishes study tapping social media and AI to speed supply chain assistance during disasters

University of Alabama Huntsville — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:05:00 EST

A doctoral candidate at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is lead author of a new study in the International Journal of Production Research investigating the ways social media platforms can be leveraged with artificial intelligence (AI) to provide vital communication connecting victims of disaster to outside aid and support.

FSU expert available for coverage of South Florida flooding

Florida State University — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:05:16 EST

Florida Wildlife Corridor Eases Worst Impacts of Climate Change

Florida Atlantic University — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:00:00 EST

Florida is projected to lose 3.5 million acres of land to development by 2070. A new study highlights how Florida can buffer itself against both climate change and population pressures by conserving the remaining 8 million acres of "opportunity areas" within the Florida Wildlife Corridor (FLWC), the only designated statewide corridor in the U.S.

A Smarter City Skyline for Flood Safety

American Institute of Physics (AIP) — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:00:00 EST

With climate change and rising urbanization, the likelihood and severity of urban flooding are increasing. But not all city blocks are created equal. In Physics of Fluids, an AIP Publishing journal, researchers investigated how urban layout and building structures contribute to pedestrian safety during flooding.

Cracking the code of flash floods: new insights from China's mountainous regions

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:45:04 EST

Recently, researchers have made breakthroughs in flash flood forecasting by studying how different rainfall patterns affect flash floods in China's mountainous regions.

Extreme Weather Events Tied to Increased Mortality and Emergency Department Activity

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:00:00 EST

Mass General Brigham study reveals that ED visits and death are heightened weeks after major climate-driven extreme weather events - highlighting the long-lasting impacts these events may have on health and infrastructure

Moffitt Study Highlights Urgent Need to Address Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Cancer Survivorship

Moffitt Cancer Center — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:10:48 EST

In a mini-review published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal from the American Association for Cancer Research, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers shed light on the significant gaps in understanding and addressing the effects of hurricanes and extreme weather events on biological, psychosocial and clinical outcomes among cancer survivors.

Expert says West Coast flooding, mudslides remain threat from multiple large winter storms

Virginia Tech — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:05:46 EST

As California and the west coast stare down yet another major winter storm, the threat of devastating flooding and mudslides is even more urgent. Drew Ellis, a climate science and meteorology expert at Virginia Tech, explains what causes these conditions.

UAlbany Expert: Powerful Atmospheric River Brings Record Rainfall to California

University at Albany, State University of New York — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:35:23 EST

New tool predicts flood risk from hurricanes in a warming climate

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:05:33 EST

Coastal cities and communities will face more frequent major hurricanes with climate change in the coming years. To help prepare coastal cities against future storms, MIT scientists have developed a method to predict how much flooding a coastal community is likely to experience as hurricanes evolve over the next decades.

Record heat in 2023 worsened global droughts, floods and wildfires

Australian National University — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:50:14 EST

Record heat across the world profoundly impacted the global water cycle in 2023, contributing to severe storms, floods, megadroughts and bushfires, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.