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Developing Flood Solutions Along the Mississippi and Missouri River Basins
During a time of extreme rainfall patterns, river communities face unprecedented challenges. In a recent NPR article, writers Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco and Eva Tesfaye covered the flooding along the Mississippi River Basin, where IRIS researchers are looking for solutions to frequent and severe flooding caused by intensified rainfall. Families within these communities are faced with deciding […]
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Tybee Island Natural Infrastructure Plan
Tybee Island combines human ingenuity with natural resilience in combatting sea level rise By Sarah Buckleitner We don’t usually associate sunshine and blue skies with the sort of flooding that can shut down roads and creep into homes. But as sea level rise creeps further inland, coastal communities face a growing number of “sunny day” […]
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Freshwater reservoir emissions: research feature with Laura Naslund
Photo and story by Olivia Allen In a recent feature on the River Basin Center website, writer Olivia Allen featured Laura Naslund’s work on freshwater reservoir emissions. By 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, Laura Naslund had already spent over an hour in a canoe on a little pond on the east side of Athens, […]
