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Climate change and rapid urbanization worsened the impact of East African rains, scientists say
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoThe impact of the calamitous rains that struck East Africa from March to May was intensified by a...
Rural areas ‘have seen strongest house price growth over last five years’
PA Media: Money via Yahoo Finance· 2 hours agoIn authorities classed as “urban with significant rural”, between 26% and 49% of the population live...
Urban heat island effect on Midland-Odessa
NewsWest 9· 2 days 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...
20mph review: 'Most roads don't need reassessing'
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBut that happened on only 1.5% of similar roads in Wrexham. The review team, led by transport consultant Phil Jones, has been looking at the experiences...
What a kids’ game about walnuts said about China’s education and tech goals
South China Morning Post· 13 hours agoChina has taken a series of steps to help promote educational uniformity between rural and urban...
Knoxville Area Urban League seeking participants for its Youth Employment program
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 6 days agoThe Youth Employment program is an eight-week program running from June 3 through Aug. 2, with...
What was the Nakba? And why does 1948 matter so much to Palestinians and Israelis?
Salon via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoIn the decades since 1948, the state of Israel has continued to push a different narrative of the...
Flash flood warnings in effect across Hampton Roads
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 5 hours agoThe National Weather Service (NWS) Wakefield expects small creeks, streams, urban areas, highways and underpasses to be affected.
The Real Story of the Glamorous Prosecutor Who Took on Police Violence—and Then Seemed to Implode
Slate via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn 2015, nearly 40 percent of the sworn police officers in Baltimore were Black—a figure that...
'We need to be visible.' National Action Network opening chapter to serve Stark, Summit
The Repository via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"I'm for anything and anyone that's for the good of the community and city, so I think they're...