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Reuters The country's almost laboratory-like conditions are a perfect place to measure the effect of human urban development on temperature.
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For Cleveland, Climate Change Could Mean Tons of Toxic Green Algae
Heavy agriculture and global warming are aligning to produce nasty algae blooms in the Great Lakes, scientists says.
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Bizarre Preservation Fixation of the Day: Ronald Reagan's Childhood Home
Two years of Reagan's youth wasn't enough to save this apartment house.
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The Tallest Building in Chechnya Is Engulfed in Flames
No injuries have been reported.
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Postcard
Torrential Rains Douse, Flood Buenos Aires
At least six people were killed.
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Walk Through a Japanese City Still Abandoned 2 Years After the Tsunami
Google Street View tours a town inside the Fukushima Exclusion Zone.
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Urban Wonk
Lots of Cars and Trucks, No Traffic Signs or Lights: Chaos or Calm?
A new film makes the case for Poynton's shared space experiment.
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The Strange Decline of the Philly Accent
Linguists are still trying to understand the surprising evolution of how Philadelphians speak.
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The Addictiveness of the U.S. Census Bracket Game Cannot Be Denied
Sixty-four cities, 64 populations to rank by size.
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Maps
Class-Divided Cities: San Francisco Edition
The 11th in our series exploring the class divides across America's largest cities and metros.
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The Urban Heat Island Could Be Attracting Bugs
The hotter neighborhoods of Raleigh are awash in scale insects, an ominous indicator of how bug populations might swell in a globally warmer world.
