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- 1USACE releases national flood exposure dataset for all US states▼Development Of A National-Scale Fluvial Flood Exposure Dataset For The Conterminous United States, Alaska, And Hawaiʻi [
The US Army Corps of Engineers has published a national-scale fluvial flood exposure dataset covering the conterminous United States, Alaska, and Hawaiʻi, made openly available via DOI. The dataset is aimed at helping researchers and planners assess which populations and assets lie in areas at risk of river flooding across the entire country.
- 2US dengue rise was predicted decades ago, scientists say●The rise in dengue in the US was predicted a quarter century ago by # climate scientists in the first US National Climat
A record dengue outbreak in Florida is drawing renewed attention to warnings made a quarter century ago in the first US National Climate Assessment, which projected that warming temperatures would expand mosquito habitat and raise dengue risk in the United States. Climate scientist Peter Gleick and others are pointing out that coverage of the outbreak omits any mention of climate change, calling out a gap between the evidence and the public narrative.