In July 2021, Western Europe skilled one among the deadliest floods in its historical past, killing at the very least 242 folks. Local weather change was cited as the important wrongdoer, however based on a latest research, it wasn’t the solely factor responsible. Utilizing a pc mannequin, researchers from the College of Texas at Austin and two universities in China ...
Because the pandemic snagged world provide chains, inflicting a backlog of cargo ships in seaports world wide, shoppers felt the impacts within the type of supply delays and rising costs. However for individuals residing close to ports, additionally they felt the impacts in different invisible methods: an increase in shipping-related emissions at these clogged up ports. When ports are full, ...
Our planet is shedding species at charges by no means earlier than seen in human historical past. A report from the United Nations says that 1 million animal and plant species are on the verge of extinction, many inside many years. This tragedy is brought on by people: Because the world has turn into more and more industrialized, pure habitats ...
Metropolis residing isn’t low-cost, however in some locations, issues are getting much more expensive. The Economist has revealed its annual record of the world’s ten most expensive cities (via Al Jazeera). The 2021 record, formally titled the Worldwide Price of Dwelling Survey and compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, brings some unhealthy information for individuals who stay in two of ...
On November 8, america will reopen its doorways to completely vaccinated overseas travelers, a long-awaited milestone within the nation’s restoration from COVID-19. The U.S. has traditionally been the world’s largest inbound travel market, and its opening is an enormous step within the international revival of cross-border journey. Because the reopening nears, the hospitality business is gearing up for a much-needed ...
I research urban issues and have analyzed cities’ relationship with nature for a few years. As I see it, cities are rapidly changing into extra weak to excessive climate occasions and everlasting shifts of their climate zones. I’m involved that the tempo of climate change is accelerating way more quickly than city areas are taking steps to adapt to it. ...
The noise of a metropolis could be unrelenting. There are the chopping blades of helicopters, the whining screams of sirens, the boomboxes and supply vehicles, and unending growls and honks of vehicles. Arguably, the very last thing cities want is extra noise. However an rising sort of sound-based design is being built-in into public areas across the nation, layering new ...
In Miami, sensible cameras pointed at metropolis dumpsters will take photos a number of instances a day, analyzing not solely how shortly these dumpsters fill with waste, but additionally what sorts of refuse is being thrown in them. The thought is to meter waste use simply like water or electrical energy or some other utility. In doing so, the town ...
The Economist Intelligence Unit is out with its annual list of the world’s safest cities – and the earlier #1, Tokyo, has been dethroned by a European capital. However a part of the motive Tokyo misplaced its crown is due to a brand new metric in the EIC’s listing. That new metric covers environmental safety – and it helped put ...
On Thursday morning final week, New Yorkers awoke to an all-too-familiar sight. Sandbags lined ground-floor retail shops. Water pumps gushed water from basement garages. And the subway system, the stations and tunnels of which had flooded the evening earlier than, was largely suspended. The remnants of Hurricane Ida, which had torn by means of New Orleans earlier that week, discharged ...