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New Model Adds Human Reactions to Flood Risk Assessment

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Dec 16, 2024

How “thirsty” trees may make forests more vulnerable to climate change

A new study led by Geospatial Analytics PhD alum Katie McQuillan suggests that increased maple populations in western NC may leave forests more vulnerable to extreme weather conditions like flooding and drought.
Cape lookout lighthouse - Satellite Imagery May Help Protect Coastal Forests from Climate Change - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Nov 1, 2024

Satellite Imagery May Help Protect Coastal Forests from Climate Change

Sea-level rise caused by climate change poses a serious and often unpredictable threat to coastal forests, and new tools are needed to help mitigate damage and allocate conservation resources.
Ant on plant - Study Finds Mutualistic Relationships Changing With Climate - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Oct 17, 2024

Study Finds Mutualistic Relationships Changing With Climate

Research led by Center Faculty Fellow Elsa Youngsteadt finds that climate change could be destabilizing the mutualistic relationships between insects and plants.
Hunt library and view of the sky - Atmospheric Methane Increase Due Primarily to Wetland Flooding - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Sep 25, 2024

Atmospheric Methane Increase During Pandemic Due Primarily to Wetland Flooding

Research led by Center Faculty Fellow Zhen Qu shows that flooded wetlands, not decreased pollution, were key drivers of atmospheric methane increases during the pandemic.
Flooded Philadelphia street - Using Machine Learning to Map Floods - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Aug 21, 2024

Using Machine Learning to Map Floods

A Ph.D. student at the Center for Geospatial Analytics trained a machine-learning model to create maps that could help identify potentially flood-prone areas in urban settings.
Colorado River aerial view - A New Global Accounting of Earth's Rivers - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Apr 26, 2024

A New Global Accounting of Earth’s Rivers

New research led by Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. alum Elyssa Collins and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals how much water Earth's rivers hold.
Late blight disease on potato leaf - Using Written Records - and Tweets - as a Roadmap for Plant Disease Spread - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Feb 15, 2024

Using Written Records – and Tweets – as a Roadmap for Plant Disease Spread

New research led by Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Ariel Saffer and co-authored by Faculty Fellow Laura Tateosian and MGIST alum Yi-Peng Yang shows how analyzing historic and modern texts can help researchers track and visualize plant diseases like late blight.
Rice cultivation map - Collaboration, Innovation Address Food Security Needs in Bangladesh with New Rice Mapping Method - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Feb 9, 2024

Collaboration, Innovation Address Food Security Needs in Bangladesh with New Rice Mapping Method

Working closely with professionals in Bangladesh, Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Varun Tiwari developed research to address an important data gap he’d learned about while an analyst at an international nonprofit.
SHIFT diagram - First, Do No Harm: Guidance for Community-Engaged Research After Disasters - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Jan 11, 2024

First, Do No Harm: Guidance for Community-Engaged Research After Disasters

How can scientific studies avoid exacerbating trauma? How, like medical interventions, can they be designed and conducted to “first, do no harm”? Enter the SHIFT framework co-developed by faculty fellow Bethany Cutts.
Traffic light sign under water - New Model Adds Human Reactions to Flood Risk Assessment - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Nov 7, 2023

New Model Adds Human Reactions to Flood Risk Assessment

By taking human adaptation into account, a new version of the FUTURES land change model offers a more realistic assessment of flood risk.