The 2,175-mile system of interconnected, man-made canals crisscrossing Florida, from Orlando to the Keys, has a particularly important role when a hurricane happens to be pinwheeling toward the peninsula: Flood control.
Earth Sciences
Sep 17, 2025
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Coral reefs are vital ecosystems that sustain millions of people, yet they face a growing crisis. Rising ocean temperatures are causing coral bleaching, a process where heat disrupts the relationship between corals and the ...
Environment
Jul 29, 2025
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If you're in an earthquake-prone area and own an Android phone, it could save your life. It may even have already done so. The Android Earthquake Alert (AEA) system, which began in the U.S. in 2020 and has since expanded ...
A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the discovery of just the third known interstellar object to visit our solar system on July 3.
Astronomy
Jul 15, 2025
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A new tool that assesses the level of danger posed by tsunamis in real-time has been made operational on a global scale.
Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2025
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For communities living in the shadow of a volcano, early warning systems are a lifeline—but mistrust in these warnings can have deadly consequences. To avoid false alarms, it is vital that scientists seek more reliable ...
Earth Sciences
May 1, 2025
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Israel's national earthquake warning system, "Truaa," which became operational in 2022, has positioned the country alongside other advanced nations that utilize early warning systems for earthquakes. However, one of the main ...
Environment
Mar 24, 2025
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North Carolina State University researchers continue to push the field of plant disease diagnosis forward, developing simple-to-run tests capable of delivering results in minutes, sometimes before plants show visible signs ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2025
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Rapid Intensification (RI) of tropical cyclones (TCs), defined as an intensity increase of at least 13 m/s within 24 hours, remains one of the most challenging phenomena to forecast because of its unpredictable and destructive ...
Environment
Jan 23, 2025
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Almost 1,000 kilometers off the Thai coast devastated by a tsunami 20 years ago, engineers lower a detection buoy into the waves—a key link in a warning system intended to ensure no disaster is as deadly again.
Environment
Dec 24, 2024
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