Los Angeles Just Proved How Spongy a City Can Be
Earlier this month, the future fell on Los Angeles. A long band of moisture in the sky, known as an atmospheric river, dumped 9 inches of rain on the city …
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The City of Tomorrow Will Run on Your Toilet Water
Epic Cleantec’s soil amendment Photograph: Matt Simon Researchers are experimenting with using the same technique for wastewater solids, basically turning sludge into a solid product. “If you do pyrolysis—because it’s …
Tokyo governor and Taipei mayor agree on urban governance cooperation
Taipei – Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike agreed with Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an on Wednesday to exchange experiences and cooperate on urban governance, with their talks covering issues such as disaster …
Britons shocked as nearly 20 Boots to close in a few days – is yours on the list? | UK | News
Britons have been left shocked after they discovered nearly 20 branches of the chain Boots are to close in the next few days. Last summer, the popular high street chain …
Survey of India ties up with private firm for ‘dynamic digital mapping’, cities set to get 3D ‘twins’
New Delhi: In a first, Survey of India, the national mapping agency under the department of science & technology, Government of India, is collaborating with Mumbai-based company Genesys International to …
Delhi Plans to Unleash Cloud Seeding in Its Battle Against Deadly Smog
India’s capital, New Delhi, is preparing a new weapon in the fight against deadly air pollution: cloud seeding. The experiment, which could take place as early as next week, would …
Where You Live Is As Important As What You Eat
And then there’s identifying what role people can play, either in what they do or advocate for. Cities aren’t uniform. What can cities around the world teach one other? So: …
Inside the Race to Crush Paris’ Bedbug Crisis
And even if a dog can sniff the insects out, it can’t get rid of them. This has to be done by humans. Parisian pest control companies are doing a …
New York Needs to Get Spongier—or Get Used to More Floods
Two years after the remnants of Hurricane Ian dumped up to 10 inches of rain on New York City in just two hours, the metropolis is once again inundated today …
Scientists Have an Audacious Plan to Map the Ancient World Before It Disappears
In the center of Siena, Italy, a cathedral has stood for nearly 800 years. A black-and-white layer cake of heavy stone, fine-cut statuary, and rich mosaics, the imposing structure—now visited …