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Vista de satélite de Hong Kong y el mar adyacente. La ciudad se asienta principalmente en los valles de la zona y cercana a las costas, mientras que las montañas presentan pocas manchas urbanas.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mapeando estimaciones de la contaminación a nivel de calle para encontrar rutas más seguras

by Morgan Rehnberg 20 December 202220 December 2022

Un nuevo enfoque de alta resolución que combina múltiples tipos de datos detección remota de la contaminación permitió a investigadores desarrollar una aplicación que mapea las rutas más saludables para los transeúntes urbanos.

A 2017 landslide in Freetown, Sierra Leone, killed an estimated 1,100 residents, largely in informal settlements.
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Protecting Poor Neighborhoods from Landslide Risk

by J. Besl 8 December 202225 January 2023

As low-income, informal settlements bloom in the tropics, their risk of landslides increases. A new modeling tool incorporates urbanization factors to protect the region’s poorest neighborhoods.

香港的卫星影像
Posted inResearch Spotlights

通过街道污染估计图选择更健康的通行路线

by Morgan Rehnberg 1 December 20221 December 2022

研究人员采用一种新的高分辨率方法结合多种类型的遥感污染数据,开发出一款应用程序,可为城市通勤者绘制最健康的路线。

Satellite view of Hong Kong
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Mapping Street-Level Pollution Estimates to Reveal Safer Routes

by Morgan Rehnberg 28 November 202220 December 2022

A new high-resolution approach combining multiple types of remotely sensed pollution data allowed researchers to develop an app that maps the healthiest routes for urban commuters.

An oil pump appears in the foreground against a background of buildings.
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The “Black Gold” Flowing Under Los Angeles

by Katherine Kornei 15 November 202215 November 2022

Functioning oil fields, some with cleverly camouflaged infrastructure, are tucked into the urban sprawl of the Los Angeles basin. But recent legislation could change that.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

The Lower Humidity of Urban Areas Moderates Outdoor Heat Stress

by Donald Wuebbles 31 October 202212 December 2022

Data scarcity of traditional observations cannot reveal whether surface temperature capture the potential for urban heat stress. This study improves the dataset with 40,000 citizen weather stations.

Skyline of a construction site in Mumbai, India
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Indian Cities Invest in Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors

by Deepa Padmanaban 19 October 202228 October 2022

The sensors help bridge gaps in air quality data due to critical shortages of government monitoring stations.

Personas caminan alrededor del parque urbano cerca al reservorio Osman Sagar, India.
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Evaluando los beneficios del urbanismo verde

by Rishika Pardikar 26 September 202226 September 2022

Las comunidades de las ciudades necesitan considerar si la absorción del agua o los beneficios del enfriamiento son más importantes al diseñar los espacios verdes urbanos.

Autumn cityscape of Boston
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Neighborhood Strategies Inform Boston’s First Urban Forest Plan

by Iris Crawford 8 September 202222 December 2022

The city prioritizes equity and inclusion as it incorporates tree coverage into climate resiliency efforts.

Landsat image of the Bangweulu wetlands in northern Zambia.
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Monitoring the Health of Our Planet using Earth Observations

by Argyro Kavvada 8 September 202230 September 2022

A new book explores how Earth science knowledge addresses critical global challenges including sustainable development, disaster risk reduction, and climate change.

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