Mark Patel:I am a big fan of what we might be able to do in the ocean. The ocean is our biggest carbon sink on Earth. And the reason that I am so interested in the ocean is because of its scale and its potential
The UAE, with its vast workforce of male, low-paid migrant laborers. One place the UAE isn't ahead, however, is in the number of overall world records. The United States leads the pack with 6,874. But the UAE and Dubai dominate the Middle East, Guinness spokeswoman Leila Iss...
Fed "playing the hand they were dealt" The Fed has been at the center of the market's downturn, raising its key short-term interest rates three time this year. Its most recent increaseearlier this monthwas triple the usual amount and its biggest hike since 1994. More outsized increases ar...
Street and park trees often endure harsher conditions, including increased temperatures and drier soil and air, than those found in urban or natural forest
“I am hopeful that what is happening—and we are quite early in the hurricane season—will alert them to our vulnerabilities, our weaknesses and encourage them to honour the commitments they have made on a range of issues, from the Paris accord to the current time.” The Supreme Court Wei...
With four dead and a mess at Altamont, Rolling Stone tries to get to the bottom of what really happened at the festival.
The biggest obstacles he sees ahead, however, are not financial or physical, but rather political and administrative. "One of the biggest challenges we come across worldwide is regulations. Cities need to have disruptive thinking, cities need to have disruptive departments, and cities need to ...
Impact glass, sometimes referred to as impact-resistant glass or hurricane glass, is safety glass on steroids. The most resilient impact glass combines both tempered and laminated glass into one double- or triple-pane unit. And both the plastic laminations that hold the glass together and the ...
Climate Impact on Hurricane Hilary Climate change is impacting hurricanes. Some of these impacts are clear,particularly more serious rainfall and historic flooding, along with higher storm surges. Other impacts, like how therelentless warming oceansare affecting how strong these storms grow, are an in...
Australia's second-biggest city of Melbourne began the first day of a six-week total lockdown on Thursday with the closure of most shops and businesses raising new fears of food shortages, as authorities battle a second wave of coronavirus infections. Abattoirs are one of the few businesses ...