Enlarge (credit: Salazar et al. 2022) A recent study of geological deposits and archaeological remains has identified a massive earthquake and tsunami that wiped out communities along the coastline of Chile’s Atacama Desert around 3,800 years ago. Studying the ancient disaster—and people’s responses to it—could help with modern hazard planning along the seismically active coast. […]
Enlarge / An image of the Bay Area at night shows why protecting some regions will likely lead to damaging floods elsewhere. (credit: NASA) Protecting the coasts in the United States from the impacts of climate change comes with a hefty price tag. But new research shows that using sea walls to safeguard land can […]
Laura struck Gulf Coast communities that the week end at the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. At Laura’s aftermath, a compound plant sparked into flames at Lake Charles, La., spewing poisonous smoke in the surrounding region for three times. This is actually the center of the petrochemical sector from the U.S., in which clusters of […]