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Foto de una casa que es más baja por un lado que por otro. La casa está cubierta de graffitis.
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La extracción de agua subterránea está causando el hundimiento de la CDMX

by Humberto Basilio 12 December 202314 December 2023

Investigadores aseguran que saber cuánta agua está siendo extraída es crucial para resolver la crisis de infraestructura y de abastecimiento de agua en la capital.

On a flooded street in Lagos, a yellow vehicle’s wheels are submerged in water, and people walk around the water on a sidewalk.
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Sinking Cities and Rising Waters

by Leigh Dorsey 8 December 202312 December 2025

Climate-driven sea level rise combines with land subsidence in some of Africa’s fastest-growing cities.

Diagram from the study.
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Urban Greening Could Help Achieve Carbon Neutrality Goals

by Jiwen Fan 6 December 20235 December 2023

A new modeling framework highlights that urban greening is a sustainable solution to achieve environmental co-benefits in mitigating heat and carbon emissions.

A bicycle leans against a railing overlooking Buffalo Bayou. Piles of sand block the sidewalk along the railing.
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Hurricane Harvey Filled Houston with Sediment

by J. Besl 6 October 20236 October 2023

The storm’s record-setting rains moved an equally impressive amount of sediment and elevated the risk and expense of absorbing all that muck.

Six birds sit on a power line and one bird sits on a lower power line in front of a blue and cloudy sky.
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Bird Biodiversity Reports Reflect Cities’ Redlined Past

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 5 October 202310 October 2023

The lack of bird records in formerly redlined areas creates an inaccurate picture of urban biodiversity, leading to gaps in conservation efforts.

Vista de edificios de ladrillo con diferentes estilos en una ciudad vista desde la cima de un edificio cercano.
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La desigualdad del estrés por calor

by Rebecca Owen 26 September 202326 September 2023

Residentes de vecindarios históricamente marginalizados enfrentan mayor estrés por calor que los de otras áreas.

Tall buildings, including several shaped like triangles, are densely packed together, and the Sun appears on the horizon in the background.
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Temperature Extremes Hit Lower- and Middle-Income Countries Hardest

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 September 20238 September 2023

Smaller cities in these regions are less likely to have infrastructure to deal with extreme climates.

A grayscale image of the Chicago Loop photographed from the 94th floor of the Hancock building.
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Underground Heat Could Be a Problem, or a Perk, for Chicago Buildings

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 1 September 202311 September 2023

Heat released by old and inefficient Chicago buildings could, if harnessed, be an energy solution.

Une image sous-marine montre un scientifique plongeur forant dans un grand dôme de corail
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La chimie du corail reflète l’expansion économique d’Asie du Sud-Est

by Rebecca Dzombak 22 August 202322 August 2023

Les sols en érosion en raison du développement économique ont transporté des sédiments en mer de Chine méridionale… et jusque dans le squelette corallien.

View of varying style brick buildings in a city as seen from near the top of a building
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The Inequality of Heat Stress

by Rebecca Owen 21 July 202326 September 2023

Residents in historically redlined neighborhoods deal with greater heat stress than other areas.

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