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Farmers in the Americas working in the field
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Heat and humidity contributed to kidney damage and disease in the San Luis Valley in Colorado between 1984 and 1998, according to our recently published work in the peer-reviewed journal Weather, Climate, and Society.

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Innovative solutions are needed to allow small island nations to manage debt and build climate resilience as global funding declines.

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Lava lake, Lava flow at night, Nyiragongo, DR Congo, active Volcano,
Research briefs

Using data from a technology called distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), researchers developed a method to provide warnings up to 30 minutes in advance of lava eruptions. The method offers a way to volcanic activity and provide early warnings.

California Institute of Technology
Cover and source: Journal of Flood Risk Management
Documents and publications

This study examines the effectiveness of vegetative nature-based coastal solutions (NBCS) for mitigating coastal flood risk. The findings suggest that reliance on vegetative NBCS may not be sustainable for long-term coastal flood risk management.

Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
Cover and source: Journal of Flood Risk Management
Documents and publications

This study investigates the impacts of wildfires on down-stream flood discharge in 30 Californian watersheds, finding positive correlations were between the enhancement in discharge volume and the percentage of burned watershed area.

Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
Cover and source: Natural Hazards (Springer)
Documents and publications

This study introduces an equity-sensitive framework in a Philippines case study that considers inequities in exposure and vulnerability, demonstrating how these inequities compound into well-being risks.

Natural Hazards (Springer)
Cover and source: Natural Hazards (Springer)
Documents and publications

This study develops a machine learning-based wildfire susceptibility model for Germany, using data between 2003 and 2023, to identify the dominant wildfire predictors and create monthly susceptibility maps.

Natural Hazards (Springer)
Research briefs

Secondary gravity waves emerge as the hidden architects of global-scale thermospheric upheaval following the Tonga eruption in 2022.

Eos - AGU

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