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Poor infrastructure and rising sea levels exacerbated flooding in Libya, says expert , articleThousands of people are dead and at least 10,000 missing after devastating flooding in Libya. The Mediterranean storm brought heavy rains to the northeastern part of the country, already crumbling from more than a decade of conflict. Virginia Tech researchers share their expertise as it relates to the disaster.
Date: Sep 13, 2023 -
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Big teeth, bigger data , articleVirginia Tech researchers use geospatial data to understand shark catch and mortality rates in ocean sanctuaries, a critical step in merging data science with conservation efforts.
Date: Sep 08, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech has seismic role in earthquake center , articleThe National Science Foundation has awarded a $15 million grant over five years for the establishment of the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center, and Tina Dura is the principal investigator for Virginia Tech.
Date: Sep 08, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech experts available to discuss headlines in the news , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Aug 28, 2023 -
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Coastal experts available to discuss hurricane emergency preparation, disaster response, and recovery , articleTropical Storm Hilary packed a punch but wasn’t nearly as devastating as it could have been. Meanwhile Tropical Storm Franklin is battering the Caribbean. As we enter the height of hurricane season, Virginia Tech has a team of coastal experts available who can provide insight about hurricanes, flash flooding, storm surge, sea-level rise and emergency response.
Date: Aug 23, 2023 -
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Finding flounder in a changing ocean , articleResearchers in the College of Natural Resources and Environment are collaborating with the fishing industry to better understand the population and distribution of summer flounder.
Date: Aug 18, 2023 -
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Wildfire disaster and recovery in Maui will cause long-lasting community stress and trauma, says disaster resilience expert , articleLiesel Ritchie is a disaster resilience expert and associate director of the Center for Coastal Studies at Virginia Tech. She has traveled to disaster sites all over the world to work with communities and examined devastating events like this in Hawaii. “The social upheaval associated with these natural and human-caused events is not only immediate, with the loss of lives, homes and livelihoods, but it is long-lasting and can take communities years to recover, ” says Ritchie.
Date: Aug 17, 2023 -
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Researchers prepare for the next earthquake in Oregon , articleThe Cascadia Subduction Zone fault line last experienced an earthquake in 1700. Some 300 years later, geoscientist Tina Dura and her team are taking core samples to reconstruct the seismic history of the coastal region to help its residents prepare for the next earthquake and resulting tsunami and flooding.
Date: Aug 15, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech experts available to discuss headlines in the news , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Aug 14, 2023 -
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A river of water research flows throughout the commonwealth , articleThe Virginia Water Resources Center plays an important role in supporting collaborative research on water science at Virginia Tech while fostering public engagement and outreach across the commonwealth.
Date: Aug 03, 2023 -
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Zooming in on microplastics , articleThese tiny particles are creating big challenges worldwide and are at the core of emerging fields of study for researchers, including many at Virginia Tech.
Date: Jul 19, 2023 -
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Birds aren’t the only creatures who flock together , articleVirginia Tech researchers and partners seek to understand the climate of ornithological societies and increase access through affinity groups or “flocks.”
Date: Jun 22, 2023 -
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A new twist on understanding tornadoes , articleVirginia Tech researchers use meteorological data to explore the relationship between atmospheric processes and tornado risks.
Date: Jun 13, 2023 -
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Dan Stilwell named Seale Coastal Zone Observatory Faculty Fellow , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2001, Stilwell’s research is focused on marine robotics and autonomy and the design of advanced autonomous underwater vehicles. Stilwell is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Center for Marine Autonomy and Robotics.
Date: Apr 28, 2023 -
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Earth Day puts Virginia Tech researchers in spotlight , articleThese forward-thinking projects represent a small sampling of the projects Virginia Tech faculty members have launched in pursuit of a sustainable future as they focus year-round on ways to allay the climate crisis and embed environmentally friendly processes into agricultural production, commercial industry, and the development of new technologies.
Date: Apr 20, 2023 -
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Critical observations of sinking coasts , articleUsing publicly available satellite imagery, Manoochehr Shirzaei and the 15 student and postdoctoral researchers at Virginia Tech’s Earth Observation and Innovation Lab measure millions of occurrences of sinking land, known as land subsidence, spanning multiple years. They then create some of the world’s first high-resolution depictions of the land subsidence, which when combined with other observations, such as sea-level rise, provide more clear projection of the potential impact of floods and natural disasters during the next 100 years.
Date: Apr 11, 2023 -
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NASA grant to fund critical research on sea-level rise in Virginia , articleA collaborative research team will seek to understand how rising sea levels will impact coastal communities, merging social science with geospatial information to help Virginia communities adapt to a changing landscape.
Date: Mar 29, 2023 -
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A silver lining in the fight for clean water in India , articleStudents and faculty in the Department of Geography trialed the use of silver-infused ceramic tiles as a way to provide clean water to schools in rural India.
Date: Mar 02, 2023 -
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Sharks, spatial data, and a conservation success story , articleResearchers in the College of Natural Resources and the Environment contribute to research aligning fisheries management with shark and ray conservation.
Date: Jan 23, 2023
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