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The City of Atlanta is susceptible to flooding from Chattahoochee River. The magnitude of damages caused by past floods has motivated re-assessment of current flood infrastructure and policies for emergency preparedness and response. Therefore, it is important to provide flood hazard information to ...

Human activity and development over the last century has increased the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, offsetting the natural greenhouse effect and creating drastic changes in daily life. One major effect of this increase in carbon emissions is the increase of extreme weathe...

    Seasonal influenza is an annual public health problem worldwide, as it is one of the deadliest airborne and upper-respiratory infections. On average, 22,000 deaths and over 3 million hospitalizations in United States are attributed to influenza each year. In the U.S., influenza activit...

Our research evaluated the conditions of California’s coastal sea surface temperature and ocean color between the years of 2002 to 2017 to understand the temporal and spatial variations and trends in California coastal regions. Sea surface temperature (SST) is heavily influential to climate chang...

This study examines the spatial and temporal distribution of tropospheric ozone column trends in India over the past decade, 2004-2016. Tropospheric ozone is an indicator of environmental health as a major air pollutant; its long-time exposure and air quality deterioration can threaten public health...

  This presentation offers research on the degradation of the environment through noise pollution. Noise pollution from human created noise activities impacts biodiversity and quality of life for all elements in and of the ecosystem. Our research will include observations and effects that noise pol...

Previous studies have indicated Atlanta has been experiencing more heat waves due to the climate change and city heat island. The increasing extreme heat waves are significant threats to people living in Atlanta GA, especially for sensitive ones including pregnant women. The purpose of this research...

  Our research project is centered on observing how soil moisture at Spelman College changes over different seasons and different weather conditions. We plan to quantify the effects of changes in local weather conditions on soil hydrological processes and parameters. We hypothesize that extreme...

Since the industrial revolution in the 19th century, humans have released a steadily increasing amount of greenhouse gases. This increase was accelerated due to the development of the petrochemical industry in World War 2. Greenhouse gases trap heat within the atmosphere, causing an overall warming ...

This EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge project centers on implementing an extensive green roof on the Facilities Management Services (FMS) building of Spelman College as a way to help manage stormwater runoff. The green roof will be implemented using trays filled with vegetation that will capture preci...

How does the weather change impact the crime rates?   We hypothesize that higher temperatures does have an influence and impact on crime rate. https://blog.weatherops.com/how-does-the-weather-affect-crime-rates Staticially, warmer weather typically does have a connection to the increase in crime r...

  Cities around the world are facing massive challenges in managing rapid urbanization from ensuring adequate housing and infrastructure to support growing populations, to confronting the environmental impact of urban sprawl, and to reducing vulnerability to disasters. As the world becomes more dep...

Cities are growing in area and population as urbanization is happening at record rates. Known as urbanization, this brings about the clearance of urban forest ecosystems to accommodate development. Urbanization affects ecological functions, structures, and systems by impacting the distribution of ve...