University of New Hampshire News

Seacoast Roads Under New Threat From Rising Sea Level

Research out of the University of New Hampshire has found that some roads, as far as two miles from the shore, are facing a new hazard that currently cannot be seen by drivers – rising groundwater caused by increasing ocean …

University of New Hampshire Physics Building Damaged by Smoke, Water

The University of New Hampshire is cleaning up water and smoke damage after a fire broke out in the Physics department. Foster’s Daily Democrat reports that a faculty member was cleaning with isopropyl alcohol on Sunday evening when something reacted …

Grant Will Prepare Roads, Bridges for Changing Climate

As our climate changes, will roadways built to withstand New England winters hold up to increasingly normal Maryland-like summers? If sea levels rise, will ships still be able to pass under bridges? How will the bridges themselves survive more powerful …