BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Urban heat islands are metropolitan areas that are hotter than their outlying, more “green” regions. Greater heat impacts are most felt during the summer months, where more ...

WASHINGTON, February 9, 2021 -- As COVID-19 spreads via respiratory droplets, researchers have become increasingly interested in the drying of droplets on impermeable and porous surfaces. Surfaces ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Respiratory droplets evaporate faster on porous surfaces than on impermeable surfaces, a contributing factor ...

Winnetka officials recently discussed changes to permeable surface rules in the village with an eye toward creating continuity in dealing with the town’s continued stormwater issues. At the Jan. 19 ...

The best flood mitigation plan I can think of would be to stop creating so many impermeable surfaces (“ St. Louis County plans ahead for natural disasters,” Jan. 27). For more than five years, since ...

With soggy basements and swamp-like back yards on the minds of many Aucklanders at the moment, it may be a good time to consider that the recent weather conditions may not be the only culprit for the ...

A survey was recently distributed to University of Connecticut students regarding their knowledge and concerns about soil compaction and its effects on the nearby Willimantic community. The survey was ...

The novel coronavirus (Covid-19 virus) can survive for a far lesser time on porous surfaces such as paper and clothes than on impermeable surfaces like glass and plastic, a study by researchers from ...