natural disasters

With their laboratories prepared as well as possible for what’s now a Category 3 hurricane, all scientists in Florida can do now is wait.

Some areas of Puerto Rico have been hit by flooding and high winds, but long power outages are also impeding scientists’ work.

Record-breaking rainfall has caused widespread flooding and devastation in Queensland and New South Wales, forcing the closure of some university campuses.

Some Louisiana research centers lost samples and reagents, and with power only just now being restored, there’s a long road ahead to full recovery.

The storm, which made landfall over the weekend as a Category 4 hurricane and has since weakened, forced the evacuation of multiple Louisiana campuses.

Volunteers have been working around the clock to rescue the animals found stunned on the beach.

The category 4 storm made landfall on the Gulf Coast early this morning. Evacuation orders have students heading for safety.

Scientists at the University of Puerto Rico suffered major setbacks due to damages and delays in repairs, and government austerity measures are adding insult to injury.

The past five years have been the warmest-ever, NASA and NOAA announce.

Investigators have the victims’ samples in hand, but face a range of obstacles before they can finally ID them.

The structure was the cornerstone of a UCLA conservation science center.

Universities are still assessing the extent of the damage; field sites are at risk and some equipment has been damaged.

Tune in Thursday to see the effects of Hurricane Florence on the Beaufort, NC facility.

Some scientists are taking advantage of the monster storm to study how ecosystems and animals respond to major disturbances.

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Three weeks after Hurricane Maria hit the island, pharmaceutical plants are not back up to speed.

The pause on campus operations, which could last a month, is just one example of the hurricane’s devastation.

With flooding still several feet high in some parts of Texas, authorities have intensified mosquito control tactics in the hopes of avoiding disease outbreaks.

At the University of Miami School of Medicine and elsewhere, personnel remain barred from campuses for safety reasons.