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Hurricane Irene: Scientists Collect Water Quality and Climate Change Data from Huge Storm

By Guest PostAugust 31, 2011Environmentanthony aufdenkampe, brandywine creek, cell phone, christina river basin critical zone observatory, climate change and water quality, crb czo, east coast, feedbacks to climate change, floodwaters, global warming and climate change, hurricane, hurricane irene, jessica duffy, jun abrajano, magnitude of hurricane irene, northeastern united states, sara geleskie, steve hicks, storm, storm path, stroud water research center, university of delaware, white clay creek

*Researchers pursue new information from East Coast hurricane*

While Hurricane Irene had officials along the East Coast preparing for mass evacuations, scientists at the Stroud Water Research Center and the University of Delaware were grabbing their best data collection tools and heading straight for the storm’s path.

It was a rare opportunity for the scientists to learn more about climate change and water quality, as Irene threatened to be the biggest hurricane to hit the Northeastern United States since 1985. (more…)

Irene Highlights Critical Roles of Government, Public

By Guest PostAugust 30, 2011Environment, Politicsdealing with disaster, east coast, federal emergency management agency, fema, floods in tennessee and south carolina, hurricane, hurricane katrina, louisiana, michigan state university, natural disasters, political scientist, san francisco earthquake of 1989, saundra schneider, tropical storm, tropical storm irene

EAST LANSING, Mich. — As Tropical Storm Irene shows, dealing with natural disasters is a two-way street: Both the government and the public play a critical role in curtailing the effects, according to a Michigan State University political scientist.

In her new book “Dealing with Disaster,” Saundra Schneider contends it’s not the size of the disaster or the amount of money spent on relief that determine success or failure of an emergency response. Instead, it’s the “inevitable gap” between government procedures and the collective behavior of victims. (more…)

Build it and They Will Come? Think Again

By Guest PostJanuary 25, 2011Economyair travel passengers, american cities, conventional wisdom, dallas, east coast, economic development, Houston, job creation strategies, job growth, jobs, miami, midwestern cities, permanent nonfarm jobs, Phoenix, riverside, sunbelt cities, zachary neal

EAST LANSING, Mich. — When it comes to economic development in American cities, the trusted old theory “If you build it, they will come” may not work, a Michigan State University sociologist argues in a new study.

Conventional wisdom holds that job growth attracts people to urban areas. (more…)

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Hurricane Irene: Scientists Collect Water Quality and Climate Change Data from Huge Storm

Irene Highlights Critical Roles of Government, Public

Build it and They Will Come? Think Again