Rising Flood Risks in Deserts Expose Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2024

Researchers from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the Institute de Physique du Globe de Paris at the University of Paris Cite have identified an alarming trend: desertification is increasing soil erosion in coastal regions, intensifying the impact of floods in Middle Eastern and North African port cities. Their study, published in 'Nature Communications', focused on the catastrophic flo