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Water Sensitive Urban Design

May 18, 2023 Ross
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January 23, 2023 Carter Galyardt
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In Alaska’s Remote Towns, Climate Change Is Already Leaving Many Hungry

May 22, 2017 Mickey Glantz
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Here’s how fruit is inspiring earthquake-proof buildings

August 13, 2016 Mickey Glantz
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July 25, 2016 Mickey Glantz
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<strong>Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Systems</strong>
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Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Systems
In Alaska’s Remote Towns, Climate Change Is Already Leaving Many Hungry
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In Alaska’s Remote Towns, Climate Change Is Already Leaving Many Hungry
Here’s how fruit is inspiring earthquake-proof buildings
Capacity Building Technology
Here’s how fruit is inspiring earthquake-proof buildings
Flooding Water

Water Sensitive Urban Design

May 18, 2023 Ross

Floods are the most common natural hazard, accounting for 43% of hazard events from 1995 to 2015 and affecting 2.3 billion people.1 Already, urban flooding poses significant social and economic…

Solar

Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Systems

January 23, 2023 Carter Galyardt

Problem: Energy harvested during the day using solar voltaics cannot be stored efficiently during off-peak production times. Potential Solution: Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Systems have proven to be an…

Climate

In Alaska’s Remote Towns, Climate Change Is Already Leaving Many Hungry

May 22, 2017 Mickey Glantz

By Claire Leschin-Hoar (NPR) Warmer winters and changing ice conditions meant hunters were unable to bag the Pacific walrus the Savoonga residents traditionally relied on as a key food source.…

Capacity Building Technology

Here’s how fruit is inspiring earthquake-proof buildings

August 13, 2016 Mickey Glantz

By Leeanna McLean Researchers are analyzing the integrity of coconut walls for inspiration in developing building designs that can withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters. Coconut palms are known to…

Climate

Coal pollution in China has likely peaked

July 25, 2016 Mickey Glantz

via The Guardian “The global battle against climate change has passed a historic turning point with China’s huge coal burning finally having peaked, according to senior economists. They say the…

Climate Preservation

What is Blue Carbon?

July 22, 2016 Mickey Glantz

In this quick exhibit from Smithsonian Online, learn about Blue Carbon and its environmental functions “What is blue carbon? It’s a term used to describe the carbon that is captured…

Atmosphere Climate

Climate Change May Already Be Shifting Clouds Toward The Poles

July 20, 2016 Mickey Glantz

By Nell Greenfieldboyce (NPR) July 11, 2016 The way clouds cover the Earth may be changing because of global warming, according to a study published Monday that used satellite data…

Oceans Preservation

21 Year Old Leading Pacific Ocean Cleanup Efforts

July 6, 2016 Mickey Glantz

Sarah Grossman-Editorial Fellow, The Huffington Post It’s time to see if this activist’s plan to clean the ocean can really hold water. Boyan Slat, a 21-year-old who gained worldwide recognition…

Climate Oceans

Polar Bear Diet Changes as Sea Ice Melts

July 6, 2016 Mickey Glantz

by AMNH on 01/21/2014 RESEARCH POSTS A series of papers recently published by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History suggests that polar bears in the warming Arctic are…

Animals Capacity Building Climate Preservation

FAS Capacity-Building Efforts in Central America Yield Benefits There and at Home

July 6, 2016 Mickey Glantz

Posted by Robert Schubert, FAS Office of Capacity Building and Development, on June 27, 2016 Pablo Chacón, a young Guatemalan farmer who is studying agroforestry at the Tropical Agricultural Research…

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Flooding Water

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May 22, 2017 Mickey Glantz
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Here’s how fruit is inspiring earthquake-proof buildings

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