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Released: 8-Feb-2023 2:50 PM EST
New method helps scientists better predict when volcanos will erupt
 Cornell University

Cornell University researchers have unearthed precise, microscopic clues to where magma is stored, offering a way to better assess the risk of volcanic eruptions.

Released: 7-Feb-2023 5:05 PM EST
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Disaster researchers examine social vulnerability, environmental impacts
University of Delaware

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Released: 7-Feb-2023 4:45 PM EST
As extreme weather events become more often and intensify, the number of people and places exposed to flooding events is likely to grow
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

As extreme weather events become more often and intensify, the number of people and places exposed to flooding events is likely to grow.

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Released: 7-Feb-2023 3:45 PM EST
Why the Turkey, Syria earthquake was so destructive
 Cornell University

Released: 7-Feb-2023 3:40 PM EST
Multiple Quakes Hit Turkey, Syria, Thousands Presumed Dead, Buildings in Ruins: Earthquake Experts Available for Media
 Newswise

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Released: 7-Feb-2023 3:05 PM EST
UIowa disaster transportation logistics expert can comment on complications of moving relief supplies to areas of Turkey and Syria hit by earthquake
 University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

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Released: 7-Feb-2023 12:05 PM EST
Expert Available on Disaster Response Efforts in Turkey and Syria
 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

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Newswise: Earthquake Expert from Turkey on Devastation in Turkey and Syria
Released: 7-Feb-2023 9:00 AM EST
Earthquake Expert from Turkey on Devastation in Turkey and Syria
 California State University, Fullerton

Sinan Akçiz, assistant professor of geological sciences at Cal State Fullerton, turned his Introduction to Geology class on Monday into a real-life lesson about earthquakes and the devastation taking place in his native country, Turkey.

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Released: 6-Feb-2023 4:35 PM EST
Disaster Response Experts Available to Discuss Aftermath of Turkey-Syria Earthquake
 University at Albany, State University of New York

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Newswise: Ice cores show even dormant volcanoes leak abundant sulfur into the atmosphere
Released: 6-Feb-2023 3:05 PM EST
Ice cores show even dormant volcanoes leak abundant sulfur into the atmosphere
 University of Washington

Non-erupting volcanoes leak a surprisingly high amount of sulfur-containing gases. A Greenland ice core shows that volcanoes quietly release at least three times as much sulfur into the Arctic atmosphere than estimated by current climate models. Aerosols are the most uncertain aspect of current climate models, so better estimates could improve the accuracy of long-term projections.

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Newswise: Powerful earthquake hits Turkey and Syria - media experts available for comment
Released: 6-Feb-2023 12:05 PM EST
Powerful earthquake hits Turkey and Syria - media experts available for comment
 University of Portsmouth

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Released: 3-Feb-2023 1:30 PM EST
GW Experts on Energy Grid Resiliency After Texas Ice Storm
 George Washington University

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Newswise: Looking back at the Tonga eruption
Released: 27-Jan-2023 2:25 PM EST
Looking back at the Tonga eruption
 Hokkaido University

A new analysis of seismic data recorded after the massively violent eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, on January 15, 2022, has revealed new and useful information on the sequence of events.

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Released: 26-Jan-2023 2:40 PM EST
Risk Communication Expert Examines Earthquake Post-Alert Messaging Following False Alarm
 University at Albany, State University of New York

The false alert, the first of its kind in the United States, offered a unique opportunity to learn more about the importance of early warning earthquake and post-alert messaging.

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Newswise: NASA says 2022 fifth warmest year on record, warming trend continues
Released: 13-Jan-2023 7:15 PM EST
NASA says 2022 fifth warmest year on record, warming trend continues
 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Earth's average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA.

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Released: 10-Jan-2023 1:45 PM EST
Flood adaptation: What California can learn from Washington, Texas
 Cornell University

   
Released: 10-Jan-2023 12:55 PM EST
Disaster researchers discuss response to atmospheric rivers slamming Southern California
 University of Delaware

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Released: 4-Jan-2023 6:45 PM EST
How climate change impacts the Indian Ocean dipole, leading to severe droughts and floods
 Brown University

With a new analysis of long-term climate data, researchers say they now have a much better understanding of how climate change can impact and cause sea water temperatures on one side of the Indian Ocean to be so much warmer or cooler than the temperatures on the other — a phenomenon that can lead to sometimes deadly weather-related events like megadroughts in East Africa and severe flooding in Indonesia.

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Released: 4-Jan-2023 6:40 PM EST
Climate risk insurance can effectively mitigate economic losses
 Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

In the US, hurricanes caused more than $400 billion in direct economic losses over the historical period 1980–2014, with losses peaking at more than $150 billion in 2005, the year when hurricane Katrina made landfall.

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Newswise: Cyclone researchers: Warming climate means more and stronger Atlantic tropical storms
Released: 4-Jan-2023 4:30 PM EST
Cyclone researchers: Warming climate means more and stronger Atlantic tropical storms
 Iowa State University

Researchers report a warming climate could increase the number and intensity of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic, potentially creating more and stronger hurricanes. Researchers also examine a possible explanation for the relatively constant number of tropical cyclones around the globe every year.

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