The United States Geological Survey has released a joint report with FEMA stating that “earthquakes cost the nation an estimated $14.7 billion annually in building damage and associated losses,” nearly twice the previously published 2017 estimate.
Researchers from the Berkeley National Laboratory and UC San Diego have published a study that suggests the number of extreme precipitation days experienced by Americans will continue to increase into the next century, with “once a century” events occurring as often as every 30 or 40 years in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast.
Smart Water Magazine has posted an article about a recent study by a multinational group of researchers that flash droughts, or droughts that form rapidly, are increasingly replacing more conventional types of drought due to climate change.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center has issued an El Niño Watch, which is “issued when conditions are favorable for the development of El Niño or La Niña conditions within the next six months.” Currently, the Pacific Ocean is experiencing neutral conditions, with neither El Niño nor La Niña, after two years of La Niña.
WaterISAC is pleased to announce Daniel Przybyl has received its Splash Award, which is given to a person who has demonstrated leadership and dedication to securing the water and wastewater sector. Daniel recently retired as the Director of Information Technology at the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA), where he worked for 16 years.
Today, the Colorado State University’s (CSU’s) Tropical Meteorology Project released its Extended Range Forecast of Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Activity and Landfall Strike Probability for 2023. The researchers anticipate below-average activity for the upcoming season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. The team predicts there will be 13 named storms – those reaching the criteria for hurricanes, tropical storms, or sub-tropical storms – and that there is a 44 percent chance of at least one major hurricane making landfall somewhere on the entire U.S.
Yale Climate Connections has written an article that provides a round-up of scientific studies that offer potential solutions for the megadrought the Western U.S. is experiencing. The article first discusses what research has been done since 1995 to determine the impacts of catastrophic droughts occurring in the Colorado River Basin, before moving to a more recent suite of studies that provide recommendations for addressing a range of topics, including economic strategies and habitat restoration.
Smart Water Magazine has published an article about a study led by researchers at Tulane University that discovered sea levels in the Southeast U.S. have been rising at a rate three times the global average over the last 12 years. Using a combination of field and satellite measurements from across the region dating back to 1900, the authors investigated what variables drove rising sea levels.
Domestic Preparedness Journal has published an article providing a high level overview of how hazardous materials (hazmat) are shipped by rail and what goes into preparing and responding to a hazmat-related train derailment, offering helpful guidance for emergency managers and other stakeholders that deal with dangerous chemicals.
Yale Climate Connections has written an article discussing two studies that examine the impact of the Western U.S.’s wildfires on the region’s snowpack.
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