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📊🔥The inaugural "State of Wildfires" report, published in the journal Earth System Science Data, provides an in-depth analysis of global wildfire activity for 2023-24. Using #CopernicusAtmosphere data among others, this report sheds light on extreme fire incidents, their origins, predictability, and the influence of human activities. Find more information in our new article 👉 https://lnkd.in/dSBttpUg

🏔️ 💧 This #EarthWeek, we're highlighting Berkeley Lab science by the resource, the first being #water. Our scientists are tracking water within the Colorado River watershed, which provides water to 1 in 10 Americans, to better understand and predict precipitation and where it goes after it falls. Learn more about the importance of mountain rain and snow: https://bit.ly/43s51qo

The Digital Twin Earth Hydrology Platform, a ground-breaking step toward a virtual replica of the terrestrial water cycle, combines new high-resolution satellite observations and cutting-edge modeling to build a test environment for our planet. As the #climatecrisis unfolds and human impacts on the water cycle increase, the exceptionally detailed and complex modeling — incorporated in a simulation tool anyone can use — demonstrates the technology’s potential for managing water resources and mitigating water-related natural disasters. Read more on this transformational science article, published in Frontiers in Science ⬇️ https://fro.ntiers.in/RcLd #FrontiersforClimate

#SMU faculty member Barbara Minsker and a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts, Texas Tech University, the University of Texas Arlington, and the University of Oklahoma, along with personnel from the National Severe Storms Laboratory and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, have received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Planning Grant to revolutionize how weather warnings are issued in the U.S. and improve community safety. The research team looks to shift weather warnings from a broad meteorological focus to a more personalized, human-centered approach. The project will work toward creating a system that can deliver personalized weather warnings starting with addressing flash floods. #researchwithimpact

What is the role of lake mapping? Lake mapping involves creating detailed maps of lakes to understand their physical and biological characteristics. These maps are essential tools for managing lake health and planning restoration projects. https://lnkd.in/eAFeQpg9

A nationwide analysis of community-level floodplain development found that over two-million acres of floodplain were developed over the past two decades across the United States, with roughly half of all new floodplain housing built in Florida. These findings from scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science provide new information on patterns of floodplain development that pose a potential risk to people and communities in regions like the Southeastern U.S. that are especially prone to flooding. In the new study, researchers combined geospatial land use, impervious surface, and housing data with information from digitized regulatory floodplain maps to measure new floodplain development for communities across the U.S. The analysis, published in the journal Earth’s Future, found that over 840,000 new residential properties were built in the floodplain across the U.S. with about 398,000 of those built in Florida, which represents 21 percent of all new housing built in the state and the highest total of any U.S. state. Read here: https://lnkd.in/eFy4eUD2

New Post: Researchers introduce new way to study, help prevent landslides -MORSHEDILandslides are one of the most destructive natural disasters on the planet, causing billions of dollars of damage and devastating loss of life every year. By introducing a new paradigm for studying landslide shapes and failure types, a global team of researchers has provided help for those who work to predict landslides and risk evaluations.

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A nationwide analysis of community-level floodplain development found that over two-million acres of floodplain were developed over the past two decades across the United States, with roughly half of all new floodplain housing built in Florida. These findings from scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science provide new information on patterns of floodplain development that pose a potential risk to people and communities in regions like the Southeastern U.S. that are especially prone to flooding. In the new study, researchers combined geospatial land use, impervious surface, and housing data with information from digitized regulatory floodplain maps to measure new floodplain development for communities across the U.S. The analysis, published in the journal Earth’s Future, found that over 840,000 new residential properties were built in the floodplain across the U.S. with about 398,000 of those built in Florida, which represents 21 percent of all new housing built in the state and the highest total of any U.S. state. Read here: https://lnkd.in/etpBMcmb

A nationwide analysis of community-level floodplain development found that over two-million acres of floodplain were developed over the past two decades across the United States, with roughly half of all new floodplain housing built in Florida. These findings from scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science provide new information on patterns of floodplain development that pose a potential risk to people and communities in regions like the Southeastern U.S. that are especially prone to flooding. In the new study, researchers combined geospatial land use, impervious surface, and housing data with information from digitized regulatory floodplain maps to measure new floodplain development for communities across the U.S. The analysis, published in the journal Earth’s Future, found that over 840,000 new residential properties were built in the floodplain across the U.S. with about 398,000 of those built in Florida, which represents 21 percent of all new housing built in the state and the highest total of any U.S. state. Read here: https://lnkd.in/eFy4eUD2