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Coverage Factors Affect Urban CO2 Monitoring from Space

by Donald Wuebbles 12 June 202512 June 2025

Orbital mechanics and environmental factors limiting the ability of Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions to collect data in space and time affect city-level monitoring, reporting, and verification goals. 

A burned-down house has only a frame and a chimney remaining. A few burned trees surround the house, and the Sun is rising or setting in a smoky red sky.
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Charting a Path from Fire Features to Health Outcomes

by Saima May Sidik 5 June 20255 June 2025

A new framework aims to better equip scientists, communities, and decisionmakers to characterize data and rapidly respond to wildland-urban interface fires and their effects on public health.

Downtown Denver and the surrounding area, with the Sun low in the sky
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Denver’s Stinkiest Air Is Concentrated in Less Privileged Neighborhoods

by Katherine Bourzac 13 May 202513 May 2025

The bad odors of air pollution are difficult to regulate, but can pose significant health risks, reduce a home’s property value, and affect a homeowner’s peace of mind.

Houston's skyline seen from above
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33.8 Million People in the United States Live on Sinking Land

by Grace van Deelen 8 May 20258 May 2025

The most populated cities in the country are slowly subsiding, posing risks to infrastructure and exacerbating flooding—and not just on the coasts.

The Sun sets in an orange sky over the city of Madrid.
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Europe Faces Increased Heat Mortality in Coming Decades

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 25 February 202525 February 2025

Extreme temperature caused by unchecked climate change could claim 2.3 million lives in Europe by 2100, a new study warns.

Lush trees and shallow water sit beneath a blue sky, and a Minneapolis skyscraper rises in the background.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Trees Can Cool Cities, But Only with a Little Help

by Saima May Sidik 14 February 202514 February 2025

To get the benefits of trees, city managers must give greenery what it needs to thrive, says new research.

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Impacts of Urban Heat and Friction on a Tropical Cyclone

by Matei Georgescu 13 February 20257 February 2025

A new computer modeling-based study demonstrates dual mechanisms that reduce pre- and post-landfall tropical cyclone intensity.

Earthmoving machinery works on a dusty portion at kilometer 667 of Highway BR-319 in the state of Amazonas.
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Road Development May Put Habitats at Risk

by Meghie Rodrigues 24 January 202528 January 2025

New research links road construction with increased urbanization and more fragmented species ranges.

Wet city landscape
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Many of the World’s Cities Have Gotten Wetter

by Carolyn Wilke 17 October 202417 October 2024

Dense populations, aerosols, and cities’ tendency to raise temperatures contribute to higher levels of precipitation in urban areas than surrounding rural areas.

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Some Urban Trees Suffer Under Climate Stress

by Saima May Sidik 17 September 202417 September 2024

Heat and drought hit trees in Boston and New York City harder than those in their rural counterparts.

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