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ESSIC Professor and interim director Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm is the co-author of a new study published in a special edition of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) journal Aqua-LAC, dedicated to water and environmental issues in Haiti.  Titled “Advanced hydraulic and water quality modeling to assesses flood and pollution impacts: A case study of the Caracol Industrial Park in Haiti,” the work accesses flood risks at the …

ESSIC researcher Ariana Sutton-Grier was a presenter today at the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Long-term Coastal Zone Dynamics meeting.  The three-day event being held in Houston, TX will focus on the interactions and feedbacks between natural and human processes along the U.S. Gulf Coast.  Sutton-Grier’s talk was titled “Living shorelines and resilience: gray, green and hybrid infrastructure.”…

ESSIC Visiting Assistant Research Scientist Mohamad Hejazi is a co-author of a recently published study in Nature Energy. The paper titled “Vulnerability of US thermoelectric power generation to climate change when incorporating state-level environmental regulations,” finds that climate change alone has a smaller indirect impact on US thermoelectric generation, as compared to other modelling studies which have stressed larger impact. …

ESSIC researchers Ariana Sutton-Grier and Melissa Kenny were part of a University of Maryland (UMD) delegation that participated in Terps on the Hill 2017.  The annual event hosted by UMD’s alumni association, provides an opportunity for UMD Capitol-area alumni to reconnect and network.  This year’s event highlighted the federally-funded research conducted at UMD, featuring ESSIC and other university affiliated groups.  The event was held at the Rayburn House …

ESSIC Deputy Director Phillip Arkin was quoted recently in an article for Climatewire, a news source devoted to publishing stories regarding climate issues. The article, titled “Extreme sea levels could hit West Coast – study,” covers how researchers are modeling the effects of sea level rise, a problem that can have damaging effects when paired with hurricanes. Arkin spoke to the reporter about the ways in which scientists have measured temperatures and tides over time, …