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Urban heat island effect on Midland-Odessa
NewsWest 9· 1 day agoAsphalt, concrete, rooftops and buildings are very common in urban areas. These surfaces tend to have a low albedo, which means they absorb the sun's...
Where do Utahns live? It ain’t in the country
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPeople walk on a sidewalk in downtown Salt Lake City on Oct. 10, 2022. A new analysis found that 9 out of 10 Utahns live in an urban area. | Ben B. Braun...
Electric Cars Twice As Likely To Hit Pedestrians, According to New Study
SciTechDaily· 3 days agoStudy reveals a higher risk of accidents in urban areas across Great Britain from 2013 to 2017. A...
Climate change and rapid urbanization worsened the impact of East African rains, scientists say
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoThe impact of the calamitous rains that struck East Africa from March to May was intensified by a...
Pedestrians Twice as Likely to Be Hit by Electric Cars Versus Gas-Powered Ones | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 4 days agoIt’s even more risky in urban areas, with people there more than three times as likely to be hit by...
Naples pilot program could turn guesthouses into workforce housing in Urban Estates
Naples Daily News· 2 days agoThe houses could provide more affordable housing, addressing a critical shortage in Collier County....
Urban salaries increase, financial and mining top field
China Daily· 5 days agoThe average annual salary of people working in urban public firms saw an increase of 6,669 yuan ($922.32) in 2023, to 120,698 yuan, a 5.5 percent increase year-on-year in ...
Tyrone: Call for more arts funding for rural areas
BBC News· 4 hours agoA group of young people who recently performed at Stormont are among those calling for more support for the arts in rural areas. Performers from the...
UN court order demanding that Israel halt its Gaza offensive further isolates the US position
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 16 hours ago“What we have seen so far in terms of Israel’s military operations in that area has been more...
Severe storms to hit Eastern U.S. over Memorial Day Weekend
The Hill· 8 hours agoSevere storms are projected to hit the Eastern U.S. over Memorial Day Weekend, delivering wind gusts, tornadoes and increased rainfall to several regions as they celebrate the federal holiday ...