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Where will California's record snowpack melt into floods? It's complicated

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After months of heavy rain across California and record snow in the southern Sierra Nevada, state officials warn that melting snow could turn into flooding as the state’s skies turn sunnier this spring and summer.This […]

Earth Sciences

Predictive power of climate models may be masked by volcanoes

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Simulated volcanic eruptions may be blowing up our ability to predict near-term climate, according to a new study published in Science Advances.This post was originally published on this site

Earth Sciences

Critical observations reveal sinking coasts

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It’s been said that a rug can really tie a room together. In a similar fashion, Manoochehr Shirzaei and his research team are hoping that weaving together millions of data points into terrain-covering, digital maps […]

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World's biggest cumulative logjam, newly mapped in the Arctic, stores 3.4 million tons of carbon

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Throughout the Arctic, fallen trees make their way from forests to the ocean by way of rivers. Those logs can stack up as the river twists and turns, resulting in long-term carbon storage. A new […]

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The 2022 Durban floods were the most catastrophic yet recorded in KwaZulu-Natal, says study

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The disastrous flood that hit Durban in April 2022 was the most catastrophic natural disaster yet recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in collective terms of lives lost, homes and infrastructure damaged or destroyed and economic impact.This […]

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No one expected 31 atmospheric rivers storms to hit California. The mystery remains: Why?

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As winter approached, few anticipated what was about to hit California.This post was originally published on this site

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The magnitude of the 2023 Turkish earthquake matches the largest in the country's history, according to new study

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On February 6, 2023, two powerful earthquakes successively occurred in Turkey, resulting in significant damage and loss of life across southeast Turkey and northwest Syria. As a fundamental parameter, their magnitudes are of great interest […]

Earth Sciences

'Dark' side of air pollution across China poses potential health threat

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China is a nighttime “hot-spot” for the production of nitrate radicals (PNO3) that could have a major impact on health-threatening ozone and fine particulates (PM2.5) in the atmosphere, a new study reveals.This post was originally […]

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Mercury helps to detail Earth's most massive extinction event

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The Latest Permian Mass Extinction (LPME) was the largest extinction in Earth’s history to date, killing between 80–90% of life on the planet, though finding definitive evidence for what caused the dramatic changes in climate […]

Earth Sciences

Colorado lawmakers look to AI to detect wildfires early

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A year after the most destructive wildfire in the state’s history scorched nearly 1,100 homes, Colorado lawmakers are considering joining other Western states by adopting artificial intelligence in hopes of detecting blazes before they burn […]

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  • Looking to boost revenue as an online retailer? Charge an upfront membership fee in exchange for unlimited free shipping

    Researchers from NC State University and Texas A&M University published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines membership fee shipping programs and the effect on consumers’ purchase behaviors and company net revenue.This post was [...]
  • Life cycle assessment can help with the transition to the circular economy

    According to Bening Mayanti’s doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, the use of life cycle assessment combined with economic models can help companies to take steps toward the circular economy.This post was originally published [...]
  • Study finds only one type of consumer dictates price

    It’s commonly assumed that the supply-and-demand economics of the consumer marketplace dictates price. If you are one of few retailers that sells a product consumers want, you can charge more. If supplies of that product [...]

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  • Social inequalities are driving urban water crises more than environmental factors
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  • Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic
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