Dams built to stop coastal flooding can worsen it
The common practice of constructing dams to stop flooding can actually contribute to more intense coastal flood events, based on a brand new study.
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Over two-million acres of floodplain development occurred in U.S. in last twenty years, study finds
A nationwide evaluation of community-level floodplain development found that over two-million acres of floodplain were developed over the past twenty years across the USA,...
Urban heating and cooling to play substantial role in future energy demand under climate change
Existing global energy projections underestimate the impact of climate change on urban heating and cooling systems by roughly 50% by 2099 if greenhouse gas...
Technique to check how proteins bind to DNA is well misused; Recent study offers solution
Researchers at University of California San Diego have published latest guidelines that would help scientists significantly improve their results when quantifying the interactions between...
Breakthrough is a game changer in heart valve technology
Now, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers consider they've found a option to harness the strengths of each technologies in a way that might...
