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Arizona water study points to recharge challenges on Colorado Plateau
More than 95% of Arizona’s rainfall is lost to evaporation. Researchers produced state, regional and basin-level planning data to better capture rain, snowmelt and runoff.
Read on navajotimes.comThis air conditioning strategy is the sweet spot for saving energy and money, experts say
Bumping up the thermostat by 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.6 degrees Celsius) yields about a 3% savings in cooling costs, says Patrick Phelan, ASU mechanical engineering professor.
Read on apnews.comWhat watching the sunset really does for your health
One of the main benefits stems from the awe a sunset inspires, which research shows can have a startling impact on many aspects of our health.
Read on .bbc.comScientists mull controversial plan to steer hurricanes
In the study, scientists suggested that small, carefully-timed cloud seeding operations applied days before the peak of an extreme weather event could shift extreme weather.
Read on usatoday.comASU researcher discovers mushrooms could prevent flash floods on wildfire burn scars
Wildfires remove the protective soil barrier that holds water and rainfall. ASU researcher Emmanuel Salifu found that mushroom fungus works to restore that barrier in a few days.
Read on kjzz.orgHow ASU weather balloons could improve monsoon storm forecasts
DUSTIEAIM, a new collaboration between ASU and the U.S. Department of Energy, researches the relationship between metro Phoenix and monsoon impacts, and improve forecasts.
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