is called acid rain. Snow, fog, hail, and dust can also be acidic. While acid rain can form around volcanoes, it’s usually caused by human consumption of fossil fuels. Acid rain can damage forests and other plants. When acid rain pollutes water sources like lakes and streams, it can b...
An old foe for civil and environmental engineers, combined sewer overflow is a recurring event during urban flooding events. With the SARS-CoV-2 viruses still loom in our communities and governments around the world are bracing for a possible “second wave” of outbreak, it is time for local...
This study is a first attempt to examine regional changes in sea level of the Indian Ocean and potential coastal flooding impacts by using tide gauge data. The methods used in this study can be applied to other coastal regions around the world....
At one point, Morgan estimated the water on the main road was a foot high as it was almost going into vehicles. A dollar store around the corner was hit with the flooding and customers rushed to help the owner get products out of the way. By 2:30 p.m., the roads ...
and 100 years were also applied to replicate a heightened extent of urban flooding in the Baunia Khal watershed. The study suggests that the depth, length and width of the Baunia Khal need to increase to hold the generated runoff to manage urban flooding around the Baunia Khal watershed....
The cores were each equipped with a Teflon-coated magnet, closed with a rubber stopper, placed around a central magnet rotating at 60 rpm and incubated for about 4 h in the dark. Water samples from the headspaces of the soil Microorganisms 2018, 6, 12 4 of 18 cores were taken at the...