Winter storms can easily become billion-dollar disasters as the snow piles up on interstates and collapses roofs and power lines. Yet, while canceled flights and business interruptions can’t be avoided, what turns a snowstorm into a disaster often can be. …
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Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo, The Conversation
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1/11/24
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An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort on Jan. 10, 2024, as a 150-foot-wide sheet of snow slid down a mountain slope into a pile 10 feet deep. …
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Nathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation
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1/11/24
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Winter storms can easily become billion-dollar disasters as the snow piles up on interstates and collapses roofs and power lines. Yet, while canceled flights and business interruptions can’t be avoided, what turns a snowstorm into a disaster often can be. …
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Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo, The Conversation
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1/11/24
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A tiger shark swims among surgeonfish off Fuvahmulah Atoll, Maldives, in the Indian Ocean. imageBROKER/Norbert Probst via Getty Images All of the saltwater bodies on Earth make up one big ocean . But …
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David Shiffman, Arizona State University, The Conversation
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1/11/24
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Only 39% of autistic students who start college finish. Hill Street Studios / Getty Images About 1 out of every 100 students in American public schools has autism. A subset of these students also …
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Joseph Madaus, University of Connecticut; Nicholas Gelbar, University of Connecticut, and Sally Reis, University of Connecticut, The Conversation
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1/11/24
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More than 100 peope were killed in the blast in Kerman, Iran, on Jan. 3, 2024. Mahdi/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the terror group …
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Amira Jadoon, Clemson University and Nakissa Jahanbani, United States Military Academy West Point, The Conversation
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1/11/24
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In the 'big tent' philosophy of free speech, the more views, the better. But how does that hold up in practice? imageBROKER/Manuel Kamuf via Getty Images People often extol the virtue of …
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John Corvino, Wayne State University, The Conversation
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1/11/24
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People often extol the virtue of open-mindedness, but can there be too much of a good thing? As a college dean, I regularly observe campus controversies about the Israel-Hamas war, race relations and other hot-button issues. …
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John Corvino, Wayne State University, The Conversation
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1/11/24
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All of the saltwater bodies on Earth make up one big ocean. But within it, there is infinite variety – just ask any scuba diver. Some spots have more coral, more sea turtles, more fish, more life. …
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David Shiffman, Arizona State University, The Conversation
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1/11/24
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About 1 out of every 100 students in American public schools has autism. A subset of these students also have academic gifts and talents in a broad range of areas, including math, science, technology, the humanities and the arts. …
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Joseph Madaus, University of Connecticut; Nicholas Gelbar, University of Connecticut, and Sally Reis, University of Connecticut, The Conversation
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1/11/24
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