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Memorandum of Understanding signed on May 27, 2013.
Memorandum of Understanding signed on May 27, 2013.
As average summer temperatures rise in the tropics, so do the risks of mass death from killer heatwaves, climate scientists find.
This is not SoCalGas Co.’s first foray into power-to-gas technology. In partnership with the National Fuel Cell Research Center and the University of California–Irvine, it has already begun developing power-to-gas technology capable of producing green hydrogen. Read More
It doesn’t take much rain for road intersections to wind up underwater, says Brett Sanders, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Irvine. He has worked to develop another effort to educate residents: a hyperlocal forecasting system to inform them of the risk that their neighborhoods — or even streets — face from a coming storm. … “This event is a bit of a wake-up call,” he said.
Deadline: Open until filled
The City of Long Beach is looking for both Building Inspectors and Building Inspector Aides. We are hosting two Recruitment/Job Information Sessions for the City of Long Beach Department of Development Services. There are currently 11 openings as Combination Building Inspectors for the City. At the sessions senior Building Inspection staff will be present to provide an overview of the position and answer any questions about the qualifications needed and how to apply.
Some development has resulted in artificially broad beaches, according to Brett Sanders, professor of civil and environmental engineering, urban planning and public policy at UC Irvine. “The construction of Dana Point Harbor in the 1960s and the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in the 1960s and ’70s contributed to beach widening from Doheny through San Onofre beaches — where beach sand is now vanishing,” he wrote in the Los Angeles Times.
Chemical engineering uses the knowledge of chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology, and social sciences to solve societal problems such as energy, health, environment, food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. It serves a variety of processing industries whose vast array of products include chemicals, petroleum products, plastics, pharmaceuticals, foods, semiconductors, textiles, fuels, consumer products, and electronic and cryogenic materials. It also serves society to improve the environment by reducing and eliminating pollution.