Recycling asphalt pavement can help the environment − now scientists are putting the safety of recycled pavement to the test

Engineers came up with a set of tests to make sure reclaimed asphalt pavement resists skidding and sliding when wet.

Baoshan Huang, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee • conversation
May 8, 2025 • ~6 min

Houston’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate

Too much pavement and old drainage systems are just two of the problems communities face.

Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
May 5, 2024 • ~9 min

What cities everywhere can learn from the Houston area’s severe flooding as they try to adapt to climate change

Too much pavement and old drainage systems are just two of the problems communities face.

Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
May 5, 2024 • ~9 min

Houston area’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate

Too much pavement and old drainage systems are just two of the problems communities face.

Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
May 5, 2024 • ~9 min

America's summer of floods: What cities can learn from today's climate crises to prepare for tomorrow's

Flood risks are rising as the climate warms. The risks are complex, as a levee or new roadway in one place can worsen flooding somewhere else.

Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan • conversation
Aug. 25, 2022 • ~9 min

What is a flash flood? A civil engineer explains

As recent deluges in St. Louis and Kentucky show, flash flooding can happen in urban and rural areas, with deadly results in either setting.

Janey Camp, Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University • conversation
Aug. 2, 2022 • ~5 min

Cities can help migrating birds on their way by planting more trees and turning lights off at night

Cities are danger zones for migrating birds, but there are ways to help feathered visitors pass through more safely

Frank La Sorte, Research Associate, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University • conversation
Jan. 15, 2021 • ~9 min

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