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Catastrophic science

A series on natural disasters produced by the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia

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    Radioactive seas: how nuclear disasters help climate research – video

    Nuclear accidents spell disaster for our environment. But researchers at the University of New South Wales use the radioactive material that travels through ocean currents as tracer elements to help them monitor CO2, which is contained in the ocean and travels along with the radioactive currents
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    Climate refugees: the communities displaced by global warming – video

    With climate change set to force millions of people from their homes due to more frequent extreme weather events and rising sea levels, one academic has been travelling the world to see how the people facing relocation feel
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    How science can help lessen the impact of storm surges on coastal communities – video

    Australian scientists have used the example of the Cook Islands to look out how violent storm surges can be planned for

  • World Trade Center

    How terrorist attacks are being studied to make buildings safer – video

    Devastating terrorist attacks are helping which cause structures to collapse are helping researchers come up with safer building plans

  • UNSW Frog

    The gastric-brooding frog: how to bring a species back from the dead – video

    The remarkable story of how the gastric-brooding frog is being brought back from extinction by scientists

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    Tsunamis: how a new discovery could reduce future devastation – video

    Researchers from the University of NSW explain how a recent discovery could help tsunami-prone areas reduce the impact of the natural disasters in future

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