McCarthy says that despite anxiety at the agency about the election results, she is confident in EPA’s work and that efforts to control climate change will continue.
Hazards & Disasters
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Fighting Fire with Satellite Data
As climate change worsens wildfire impact, scientists use satellites to study climate-fire interactions.
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Complex Earthquake Raises Complex Questions
A devastating earthquake has hit New Zealand, but this unusual event, with long duration slip on several faults, will also provide an astounding data set for understanding a complex tectonic region.
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Cores from Crater Tied to Dinosaur Demise Validate Impact Theory
Drilling into the famous, deeply buried Chicxulub crater off Mexico, researchers found deformed and porous granite that opens new avenues of research.
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Coastal Observations from a New Vantage Point
The NASA Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events satellite mission plans to keep an eye on short-term processes that affect coastal communities and ecosystems.
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Academia and the Military Can Be Valuable Partners
The common cause of protecting people and the environment from disasters can and should unite academics and military personnel.
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How Did Climate and Humans Respond to Past Volcanic Eruptions?
First workshop of the Volcanic Impacts on Climate and Society Working Group; Palisades, New York, 6–8 June 2016
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An Early Warning System for Landslide Danger
Advances in satellite imaging, mapping, and rainfall estimations have made it possible to implement a regional real-time assessment of landslide hazard threats across Central America.
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Modeling Rainfall Runoff
New framework unifies existing models for better analysis of the flowing water produced by heavy rain events.
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Anthropogenic Drought: How Humans Affect the Global Ecosystem
Amir AghaKouchak discusses how human activity affects water supply and the environment.