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Texas A&M University

Combining Big Data And Machine Learning To Predict Power Outages And Help Consumers Prepare

Unplanned power outages due to environmental conditions (wind, lightning, tree growth, etc.) leave those without power on their own, sometimes for long periods of time. Utility companies lack the ability to predict when forced outages will occur, so no mitigation measures targeting consumers are deployed ahead of time to reduce the impact of an outage. ...
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How Does Climate Change Threaten Your Neighborhood A New Map Has The Details

How Does Climate Change Threaten Your Neighborhood? A New Map Has The Details.

If you’ve been wondering what climate change means for your neighborhood, you’re in luck. The most detailed interactive map yet of the United States’ vulnerability to dangers such as fire, flooding, and pollution was released in early October by the Environmental Defense Fund and Texas A&M University. The fine-grained analysis spans more than 70,000 census ...
yaleclimateconnections.org
This Self-driving Boat Maps Underwater Terrain

This Self-driving Boat Maps Underwater Terrain

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have constructed a fully autonomous boat that can carry out bathymetric surveys — surveys of the depth and terrain of bodies of water like oceans, rivers and lakes. The team hopes the robotic boat can help simplify the survey process, which usually takes a crew of ...
eurekalert.org
Global Water Reservoir Volumes Decline Despite Construction Boom, Study Says

Global Water Reservoir Volumes Decline Despite Construction Boom, Study Says

Water is an essential and indispensable component of humanity’s everyday existence. As the global population grows and the climate warms, so does the water demand. Over the past two decades, global reservoirs have become increasingly empty despite an overall increase in total storage capacity due to the construction of new reservoirs. Led by Dr. Huilin ...
today.tamu.edu