COVID-19 Air Quality Report
<p>Coinciding with the 50th anniversary ofEarth Day, this report investigates the impact COVID-19 lockdowns have had on global particulate pollution levels.As lockdowns were implemented in response to
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Losses from hurricane Irene estimated at $7 b
Losses from Hurricane Irene are estimated to total about $7 billion, much less than what was feared from the massive storm that battered the US East Coast over the week-end, initial estimates say. The
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Irene toll rises to 21; Obama says ordeal not yet over
The death toll in the US from hurricane Irene has risen to 21 as the President, Mr Barack Obama, today warned Americans that their ordeal is not yet over as it may take weeks for the recovery from devastation
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5.8-magnitude earthquake rattles Washington; Indian Embassy safe
The strongest quake to strike the eastern America in more than a century has rattled offices in the US capital, forcing authorities to evacuate buildings as far as New York and shut down two nuclear power
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NY Official Wants Gas Drillers To Feed Cleanup Fund
New York's natural gas drillers should pay into a fund to cover any cleanups or accidents, the state comptroller said on Tuesday, ahead of the state's plan to review drilling applications next year.
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Slowdown hits India's AIDS control programme
The global meltdown has started to hurt India
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Keeping raw sewage & contaminated stormwater out of the public’s water
<p> </p> <div> Among the greatest challenges to the goals of fishable and swimmable waters are discharges and overflows of raw sewage into waters. Many of the sewer systems in New York State
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Mapping solar energy
The fifth New York City solar summit unveiled a feature that could well be a trend setter the world over. Mapping renewable energy, in this case solar, is likely to be a reality soon.
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Determinants of cities' GHG emissions: a comparison of seven global cities
Urban areas are responsible for significant amounts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but cities can have quite different values of carbon footprints. The purpose of this paper is to identify the determinants
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Mapping Suns Potential to Power New York
Two-thirds of New York City
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Modeling spatial patterns of traffic-related air pollutants in complex urban terrain
The relationship between traffic emissions and mobile-source air pollutant concentrations is highly variable over space and time and therefore difficult to model accurately, especially in urban settings