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Why ignoring high temperatures could be your worst health mistake
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoAs an aside, Beitsch notes that power grids in extreme heat can be overwhelmed, creating brownouts...
Nonprofit Depave, city of Portland project turns church parking lot into green space
KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland· 2 days agoAs of Saturday, the parking lot of a church in Northeast Portland is almost completely gone. It's...
China’s teeming cities get greener and cleaner in nationwide parks campaign
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 days agoBeijing and other Chinese cities are opening parks at a rapid pace in a nationwide greenification...
Keeping up with Moncton's housing needs 'a good problem to have,' says urban economist
CBC via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoAs Moncton deals with an unprecedented population boom, the city is left figuring out where to put...
Arizona local spearheads initiative to mitigate heat and hunger with 'food forest' project: 'It's...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoCities...fruit trees, berry bushes, and other edible plants are grown in public areas, according to...
Breaking down the urban heat island effect
Eyewitness News 3 Hartford· 3 days agoDuring the current stretch of extreme heat, some areas seem to get hotter than others. This effect - known as the urban heat island effect happens when...
Summer in the City: Climate Science Reveals the Im | Newswise
Newswise· 1 day agoPeople without air conditioning must find refuge in schools and community centers. While extreme...
Tired of Delaware's concrete and bad food? How community gardens can help
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDelaware Center for Horticulture supports the E...
See what's being done to cool off some of Richmond's hottest neighborhoods
CBS 6 Richmond· 1 day agoin full force this weekend, with some locations in the greater Richmond area seeing a heat index of...
Georgia Green Landscape Stewards program expanding
Clayton News Daily· 12 hours agoThree years after its debut, the Georgia Green Landscape Stewards program is expanding throughout the state with the assistance...Cooperative Extension...