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Aug 29, 2011
Huffington Post - Hurricane Irene's powerful one-two punch of high winds and heavy rainfall will undoubtedly result in dangerous airborne debris, fallen trees and flash floods.
tags: Texas Tech in the News
Aug 26, 2011
Star Tribune-How To Talk To A Climate Skeptic. Here's an article from the U.K. Guardian: 'Katharine Hayhoe is an associate professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, where temperatures during this summer of record-breaking heat have surpassed 100 degrees on 43 days.
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Aug 26, 2011
The Cypress Times-Goehl, a Bryan District employee, won the national transportation award specifically for her role as project director on a joint Texas Tech University and TxDOT-sponsored research project to investigate possible cost-saving measures for pavement preservation. The purpose of the statewide research initiative was to examine the use of ultra-high water pressure (water blasting) to reduce a condition called “flushing” (caused by too much asphalt) and restore road texture without major reconstruction.
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Aug 25, 2011
Los Angeles Times-'This summer is a good wake-up call not to take nature lightly,' said Katherine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech University. 'No matter people's perspectives about climate change, this year has helped highlight our vulnerability. Climate change increases the risk of what happens naturally.'
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