The following is NASA news article posted November 19, 2015, with the title above: Wildfires can wreak havoc on human health, property and communities, so it’s imperative to detect them as early as possible. That’s why NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, is working on a concept for a network of space-based sensors called FireSat in collaboration with Quadra Pi R2E, San Francisco. FireSat would be...
Read MoreThe following is a ClimateCentral.org article posted November 19th, 2015, with the title above: Climate change will continue to impact locations globally and locally for years and decades to come, but not every location will need to manage the same risks. States at Risk: America’s Preparedness Report Card is a comprehensive analysis by the States at Risk Project, a collaboration of Climate Central and ICF International which...
Read MoreFour years into a historic drought, Californians understand the immense threat posed by climate change. The UCSB campus and community have taken numerous measures to minimize and offset the environmental footprint of tens of thousands of people occupying our seaside paradise, from green building design to solar installations; from the use of gray water to water saving retrofits. In addition to the local environmental actions, a number...
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