Coping with natural disasters along the Pacific Rim
...8,000 residents of Bangladesh have died in coastal flooding caused by powerful tropical cyclones. Managing disaster Several speakers invited to the AAAS symposium will address ways that Pacific Rim nations can manage the human and financial cost of catastrophe. Anne S. Kiremidjian, a professor of civil and ...New method for studying ocean currents to help fight erosion
...ildings more vulnerable to flooding and storm damage. Over the next 60 years, erosion may claim one out of every four houses within 500 feet of the Atlantic, Gulf Coast, Pacific and Great Lakes shorelines, the repo...Clinton names a diverse group of researchers to receive the 2000 National Medals Of Science
...nd non-structural approaches to reduce damage from flooding and other natural hazards....Satellite imagery pinpoints El Niño's disruption of marine ecosystem
...241o was readily apparent on land--with storms and flooding that caused millions of dollars in damage--new studies have detailed El Niño's extensive consequences in the ocean environment. New evidence produced by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego...Stanford study supports novel rainforest protection plan
...izing erosion and water flow to prevent downstream flooding and sedimentation of rice paddies and fish nurseries. On a global scale, the study shows that protecting Masoala park could generate hundreds of millions of dollars simply from the "avoided damages" of greenhouse gas release, such as severe floodin...UNC-CH researchers to study social effects of N.C. hurricane
...upting what was typical and taken for granted, the flooding crisis paradoxically reveals much of a given individual's place in a community and much about the fabric of a given life," said Dr. Joseph Mosnier, associate director of the oral history program. "The flood serves as a point of entry for a wider inqu...New Cosumnes River research partnership announced
...mnes is still prone to spilling over its banks and flooding surrounding fields. Despite the well-known flood threat, there is growing pressure to build residential developments along the river and on the floodplain. Just east of Interstate 5, the Cosumnes joins the Mokelumne River and flows to the Sacramento ...Global warming threatens state's quality of life
... and less as snow, which could lead to more winter flooding and a smaller spring mountain snow pack, he said. And with less water stored as snow, the state will find it more difficult to maintain water supplies through summers expected to be 1 to 2 degrees hotter. "There will be too much water at the wrong ...UNC-CH marine scientist says hurricane could be catastrophic for Pamlico Sound
...ovided new evidence this weekthat the catastrophic flooding and runoff following Hurricane Floyd will damagethe sound and connected waters. Both commercial and recreational fisheries could be hurt along much ofthe southeastern U.S. coast between Virginia and northern Florida, according toa University ...As Hurricane Floyd moves up the Atlantic Coast . . . .
...ews work to restore power. The most severe flooding in South Carolina occurred in the WaccamawRiver ba...irginia wereabove flood stage. In New Jersey, flooding was occurring along the Rahway River nearSpringfield and the Raritan River at Bound Brook. Water-q...Hurricane Floyd brings record flooding to southeast Virginia
...s from Hurricane Floyd have resulted in widespread flooding insoutheast Virginia. Flooding along the Blackwate...for 55years. Local residents note that the current flooding exceeds that of the large1940 flood. Current discharge (streamflow) of the Blackwater River is estim...USGS scientists tracking Hurricane Bret's effects
...if Bret has any effects on thosestreams and if any flooding possibilities exist. The IBWC, made up ofrepresentatives from the United States and Mexico has responsibility for the RioGrande River. One of the primary missions of the USGS streamflow gaging networkis to monitor streams and alert local officials ab...Plants Use 'Snorkels' To Survive Floods
...shoots. Differences in the capacity to adapt to flooding have a major impact on the natural distribution of plants in low-lying river areas. In such areas in the Netherlands, some species can only be found in locations which are rarely flooded, for example dikes and embankments, whereas other species can b...New Edition Of Ecological Monographs Is Now Available
... Lake Duparquet in Quebec to witness theeffects of flooding on black ash populations surrounding the lake. Both naturaland gradual fluctuations in spring flood levels have enabled black ashpopulations to adapt to their changing environment. Researchers observed thatpopulation stability was due to the strategi...Global Climate Change Model Predicts Changes In U.S. Ecosystems
...ased snowpack, with the possibility for widespread flooding in the West. What can be done to manage global warming? "These changes likely willresult in large regional upheavals and require significant and very careful management," says Neilson. "For example, if forests over large areas begin to und......by theelements. Repeated cycles of egg laying and flooding could have produced thesuper-abundance of fossil eggs and embryos found by the team. Given the number of egg clusters at Auca Maheuvo, hundreds, if not thousands, ofgiant sauropod dinosaurs must have gathered there to lay their eggs. Thenesting site...Duke Studies Show That Environmental Effects Of Dams Extend To Insect Life
...ant life on Venezuelan islands newlycreated by the flooding of the world's second largest reservoir show howdramatically sudden isolation can change even tiny components of aonce-integrated ecosystem. By painstakingly investigating these small invertebrate species forthree years, two researchers from ...Climate Change May Impact Waterborne Diseases
...ncecould increase with increased precipitation and flooding triggered by climatechange," says Dr. Patricia L. Kocagil, postdoctoral associate in agriculturaleconomics. According to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Cryptosporidiumparvum, a protozoan parasite, was first recognized in 1976 as ...Increasing Frequency Of El Nino Takes Toll On Northern Hemisphere's Only Penguins
...s milder winters for some in the United States and flooding andmudslides for others. For the penguins living in the Galapagos Islands off SouthAmerica, it means possible starvation. The increasing number and strength of warm-water El Nino events, along with adecline of colder-water La Nina events, have reduce......fied adjacent land surfaces. Significant outburst flooding has occurred several times this century at other sites. Bruce Molnia of the USGS will examine the impact of the Bering Glacier floods during a special session that will gather experts from around the world to discuss the effects of these events on ...