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Sobreviviendo en la periferia de una ciudad de terremotos

by Humberto Basilio 17 November 202128 March 2023

La Ciudad de México es una de las áreas urbanas más propensas a desastres del mundo. Después de un terremoto, las comunidades marginadas que viven en la periferia de la ciudad están expuestas a más peligros que el simple derrumbe de edificios.

A map showing heat distribution in and around Boston with yellow representing cooler areas and darker shades of orange representing hotter areas
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Neighborhoods Are Feeling the Heat of Climate Change

by Jackie Rocheleau 29 October 202128 March 2023

It’s no secret there are disparities in exposure to climate change’s effects. A new study zeroes in on the demographics of neighborhoods subjected to the hottest temperatures.

Heavy-duty diesel vehicles drive inequalities in air quality in cities across the United States.
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An Eye in the Sky Tracks Air Pollution Inequality in U.S. Cities

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 27 October 202128 March 2023

A new study uses its data to show that diesel traffic is the largest source of pollution inequality across racial and economic divides

Water samples collected from Gwynns Falls stream in Baltimore
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Leaky Pipes Are Dosing Baltimore’s Waterways with Drugs

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 22 October 202129 March 2023

Poor infrastructure is responsible for tens of thousands of pharmaceutical doses that flow through Baltimore’s streams each year.

Debris covers a densely populated hillside community in Cerro del Chiquihuite, Mexico.
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Surviving on the Periphery of a City of Earthquakes

by Humberto Basilio 19 October 20219 May 2023

Mexico City is one of the most disaster-prone urban areas in the world. Following an earthquake, marginalized communities living on the city’s periphery are exposed to more dangers than just collapsing buildings.

Cars on the Golden Gate Bridge
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Remote Work May Be Keeping Some Cities’ Air Cleaner

by Rebecca Dzombak 12 October 202129 March 2023

Widespread remote work may have kept air pollution lower than pre-COVID-19 lockdown levels even though restrictions were lifted in 2020, a new study finds.

Alligator on a log in the waters of the Mississippi River Delta
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Building a Better River Delta

by Danielle Beurteaux 8 September 202119 September 2023

People have been engineering river deltas for millennia, but new research identifies the optimal placement for diversions that benefit both local communities and the environment—and it might be close to a city.

路边的沟渠可以在水进入水道之前有效地将水中的氮去除。图片来源: Corianne Tatariw
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路边沟渠可有效脱氮

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 7 September 202129 March 2023

研究人员比较了那些为森林、城市和农业用地排水的沟渠中微生物的脱氮潜力,发现路边沟渠是去除养分的重要区域。

Badly burned cars and trees following the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California
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Wildfires Are Threatening Municipal Water Supplies

by A. T.-S. Chow, T. Karanfil and R. A. Dahlgren 12 August 20216 February 2023

Climate change is driving an increase in catastrophic wildfires; consumers see, smell, and taste the effects in their water. Water utilities must prepare for worse times ahead.

Roadside ditches can remove nitrogen from water before it gets to waterways.
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Roadside Ditches Are Effective at Nitrogen Removal

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 4 August 202130 March 2023

Researchers compared the nitrogen removal potential by microbes in ditches that drained forested, urban, and agricultural lands and discovered that roadside ditches are important areas for removing nutrients.

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