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Flood risk increase for US infrastructure due to climate change: Insurance rates tend to underestimate the current conditions
The risk of flooding can cause severe damage to infrastructure. New evidence revealed that the potential hazard is much higher than expected. A study, published in February 2021, conducted by First...
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Denmark to construct a 10GW wind farm in an artificial island
Denmark plans to build the first artificial island that will serve as a clean energy generator. The artificial island is planned to be constructed 80 kilometers away from Denmark’s west coast...
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New flood defense system for the Port of Tilbury, UK
A new flood defense system will be established in the Port of Tilbury, Sussex, United Kingdom. An innovative scheme concerning a flood protection system will be implemented in the Port of Tilbury w...
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Elevating houses to address flood risks: A detailed analysis
Elevating structures is a method that is widely utilized (especially in the United States) to tackle flood impact. However, the factors that control the benefits of this approach over its financial co...
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Study quantifies human infrastructure on oceans for the first time
Scientists from Australia and the United Kingdom managed to quantify the manmade constructions that currently cover the world's oceans. For the first time, infrastructure development in the oceans...
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