Even 'weak' hurricanes can cause a lot of harm
Researchers at Colorado State University, including the authors of this piece, developed a Hurricane Impact Level ranking system to categorize storms.
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‘Greywater’ Could Help Solve Colorado’s Water Problems. Why Aren’t We All Using It?
Colorado’s Water Plan wants to close the gap and recognizes greywater as one tool to help make that happen. However, not a single state-approved greywater system has been built since it was legalized.
A Fully Integrated Model of Interdependent Physical Infrastructure and Social System
Exploring research from the Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning, whose objectives are to advance community resilience science and implementation.
Chuck Shackelford on Canada, hockey and sustainable chemical containment
Civil Engineering Department Chair Chuck Shackelford gave 12 lectures in eight Canadian provinces this summer, traveling 4,000 miles in three weeks.
China's coal ban is working, though affluence plays a role
Air pollution researcher Ellison Carter is on a team that's trying to measure the coal ban's effects on household energy use, indoor air quality and air pollution exposures, and overall well-being of residents.
Graduating seniors showcase engineering projects of tomorrow during E-Days
A total of 527 engineering seniors graduating this year displayed 122 projects April 19 during E-Days – an annual showcase of senior design projects.
Senior design project leads to firsthand experience in El Salvador
Students from CSU’s Rams Without Borders are using their senior design project to help 100 families in El Salvador gain access to clean water.
8th annual Energy Transition Symposium brings together a spectrum of voices
The symposium once again illustrated the complexity of the changing energy landscape, which requires a harmonious balance of science, policy and economics to succeed.
What a small city in North Carolina can tell us about resilience
A study documenting the flooding of Lumberton is authored by scientists in the Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning, a research center headquartered at CSU.
Hydrology Days to explore interdisciplinary water research
An established leader in water research, Colorado State University will host the 39th annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days meeting in March at the Lory Student Center.