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Archive for March, 2017

Jerry Schnoor speaks in front of an audience about climate change.

A Dangerous Experiment

Posted on March 28th, 2017

Climate change is here, Jerry Schnoor says, but uncertainties remain. How much will the temperature rise? What we will do about it?

Tools and resources developed by the Iowa Flood Center are making a difference for Iowa communities faced by repeated flooding. Case in point, Cedar Rapids—2016 was very different from 2008.

A Flood Story: 2008 vs. 2016

Posted on March 14th, 2017

In 2008, Cedar Rapids took a major hit from flooding. In 2016, floodwaters came again. What happened this time?

IIHR's Andres Martinez (center) adjusts a sensor measuring airborne PCBs near the New Bedford Harbor in Massachusetts.

New Bedford Harbor a Source of Airborne PCBs

Posted on March 14th, 2017

IIHR researchers are part of a team studying airborne PCBs near New Bedford Harbor, Mass.



UI Water Research Featured on Big 10 Network

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Inland Communities Bear the Brunt of Hurricane-related Flood Damage

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Can Voluntary Conservation Work?

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