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The back bed of a large truck is visible on the right side of the image, with a satellite dish on the bed. It is located on the runway of a small airport. In the background, a dark storm cell is visible, including the frontline clouds and where the rain begins.

The calm before the storm

VORTEX-SE program setting new goals for tornado safety, forecasting Continue reading The calm before the storm

southernsciencenewsAugust 7, 2023August 7, 20231 Comment

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Where climate meets health

UAB professor brings expertise in aging, natural disasters to national scholar program Continue reading Where climate meets health

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Two researchers kneel in a field of brown stalks of harvested soybeans. The grad student, on the right, is wearing a netted hood similar to a beekeeper's suit, and the professor, on the left, is wearing everyday clothes

Climate-centered thinking

Alabama A&M researchers study agricultural influencers of climate change, carbon emissions Continue reading Climate-centered thinking

southernsciencenewsMarch 1, 2023May 4, 2023Leave a comment

Water flows into a storm drain on the left side of the image. The drain is set in the curb of a street, and some grass is visible above the drain.

When it rains, it floods

FEMA assistance grant is first step in fixing persistent Birmingham stormwater issues Continue reading When it rains, it floods

southernsciencenewsDecember 20, 2022May 4, 2023Leave a comment

A woman's hands cup a pile of mussel shells, the top one is open facing the camera to show purple insides. In the background, a man in a blue shirt bends down to the water of Paint Rock River.

Mussel mass

Research team aims to discover why freshwater mussels are disappearing Continue reading Mussel mass

southernsciencenewsOctober 13, 20222 Comments

Bug out

Insect population decline will mean trouble for humans, too Continue reading Bug out

southernsciencenewsJune 8, 2022September 19, 20221 Comment

‘We have run out of road’

Heat, weather impacts of climate change will be felt across industries, communities Continue reading ‘We have run out of road’

southernsciencenewsOctober 13, 2021February 25, 20223 Comments

More than ‘warming’

The complex picture of climate change in Alabama Continue reading More than ‘warming’

southernsciencenewsOctober 13, 2021February 25, 20225 Comments

A bioswale between a road and parking lot in Birmingham.

Red lines, green spaces

Historical inequities create modern “heat islands” Continue reading Red lines, green spaces

southernsciencenewsMay 19, 2021October 13, 202117 Comments

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