One thing we love about Dartmouth students is that they are eager to connect what they learn in the classroom to real world projects and advocacy that address sustainability challenges.
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Overwhelming scientific evidence has demonstrated that our planet is getting warmer due to climate change, yet parts of the eastern U.S. are actually getting cooler.
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The worst hurricane in New England history unleashed a devastating combination of wind and water 79 years ago, and with hurricanes ravaging the southeast U.S. and the Caribbean, it’s hard not to wonder what would happen if that storm returned today.
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Research, conducted by Alasdair Rae from Sheffield University and Garrett Nelson from Dartmouth College, has won the Sir Peter Hall Award for Wider Engagement in this year’s RTPI Awards for Research Excellence.
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In light of the recent hurricanes slamming the Gulf Coast and Southeastern United States, The Exchange spoke with Perry Plummer, Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Jonathan Winter, a Dartmouth professor who has studied increasing precipitation over the last two decades in New England, and two engineers, Jim Gallagher, who specializes in dams, and Fred McNeill, who works in wastewater treatment, about how well New Hampshire is prepared for major weather events. See full article http://nhpr.org/post/northeast-gets-wetter-nh-faces-critical-need-fix-aging-infrastructure-0#stream/0
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