Posted on · The engineer views a landfill as a living ecosystem, and the plastic that clogs it as a serious threat that crowds out life and never goes away. Can we eliminate the waste before it smothers us?
Posted on · New research shows how scorching temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico led to massive rainfall when the storm hit last year. The findings also suggest global warming will make the problem worse
Posted on · Energy analysts are getting worse at predicting how much oil and gas will come out of the ground in the future, a new study finds.
Posted on · The report, obtained by NPR, shows that so-called "sunny-day flooding" may be a regular occurrence in some areas
Posted on · A study in the Pacific Ocean finds that bags and bottles are sickening and killing reefs from Thailand to Australia. Coral reefs already are susceptible to disease due to unusually warm water
Posted on · Hurricane Harvey, which sparked extreme flooding in Houston and the surrounding area in August and September, caused $125 billion in damage, the year’s most expensive disaster
Posted on · Scientists say they see the fingerprint of climate change in these storms, but it's too soon to say whether this is a new normal
Posted on · As researchers and engineers analyze the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, it's becoming clear that Houston's runaway development had a big role to play in flooding
Posted on · The problem is that just to the west, a huge slab of the Earth's crust called the Cocos Plate is grinding relentlessly toward North America. And it's running under another slab to the north.
Posted on · Government flood maps may need to be redrawn following Harvey. That, in turn, could have implications for insurers.