Beijing’s growing population is rapidly draining its water supplies. A new study examines how land use change affects groundwater storage beneath the megacity.
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Is Living Near a Farm Bad for Your Health?
A recent commentary in GeoHealth highlighted the health risks for people living close to large-scale livestock farms.
Posted inScience Updates
Cities Partner to Prepare for Natural Hazards and Climate Change
NASA-Rio-UCCRN Workshop on Sea Level Rise, Urban Heat Islands, and Water Quality; New York, 14–16 November 2016
Posted inNews
Mapping Dengue Fever Hazard with Machine Learning
Researchers develop a predictive software system to identify city-specific, dengue fever risk areas amid a global increase in cases.
Posted inNews
Novel Air Pollution Study Gauges Individual Cyclists’ Risks
By attaching an array of instruments to bike commuters in New York City, researchers aim to evaluate ambient pollution amounts and doses at the level of an individual cyclist.
Posted inScience Updates
Cities Smarten Up and Go Green
CIENS Urban Conference 2016: Smart and Green Cities – For Whom?; Oslo, Norway, 13 October 2016
Posted inEditors' Vox
Water Challenges of Megacities
After attending a groundwater conference this summer in Shenzhen, China, Water Resources Research editor Jean Bahr reports back and summarizes the water management challenges posed by large cities.
Posted inResearch Spotlights
Switching to Drought-Tolerant Plants Could Alter Urban Climates
In Los Angeles, replacing lawns with native plants that need less water could lead to hotter days and cooler nights.
Posted inNews
Urban Micrometeorites No Longer a Myth
After sifting through urban debris for 6 years, one scientist unearthed cosmic dust—confirming a long-held myth about urban micrometeorites.
Posted inFeatures
Global Risks and Research Priorities for Coastal Subsidence
Some of the world's largest cities are sinking faster than the oceans are rising. Humans are part of the problem, but we can also be part of the solution through monitoring and modeling.