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Community science and small sensors have the potential for big impact in San Juan, Puerto Rico
An upcoming NSF-funded research project will show that small, cheap sensors can have a big impact: gathering information to allow more accurate flood modeling. Small sensors, that is, and the hard work of many dedicated researchers and community members. The project is based in Puerto Rico’s capital of San Juan, an area that has historically…
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UGA Law School to host 37th Annual Red Clay Conference next week
Join the UGA School of Law next Friday, Feb. 7 for the 37th annual Red Clay Conference. This year’s theme is Grassroots Advocacy for People & Planet. Talks will be held from 9:00 to 1:15 in the Dean Rusk Center Larry Walker Room, with the event providing lunch to those who register in advance. Hear…
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Fighting fire with fire: How prescribed burns can help mitigate wildfire risks
A new study in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management indicates that prescribed burns could play a key role in mitigating risks of wildfire like those still active in Los Angeles, California. This photo of the Palisades Fire was taken from the Playa Vista neighborhood in western Los Angeles Jan. 7. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)…
