UCI-led team to study socioeconomic effects of coastal flooding in California
NSF-funded project involving 3 other UC campuses will use advanced simulations
October 09, 2019
KEYWORD
flooding
In a warming climate, ocean- and land-based floods are a disastrous duo, UCI researchers find
Coastal areas are threatened by both oceanic and terrestrial flooding, and the combination of these factors is especially concerning as sea levels continue to rise. Untangling how oceans and rivers interact – their so-called compounding effects – is a challenge for scientists and engineers trying to estimate the current and future risk of flooding. UCI researchers have […]
August 28, 2017
Over time, nuisance flooding can cost more than extreme, infrequent events
Long-term impact of climate change on US cities is rising, UCI researchers find
February 21, 2017
Earth’s defender
Abigail Reyes divides her life into two parts, “B.T.” and “A.T.” – before Terence and after Terence. In February 1999, Terence Unity Freitas, an environmental activist and her “partner in work and love,” was kidnapped and murdered in Colombia. At the time, he was working to halt the plans of major oil companies to drill […]
April 01, 2015