Topic: climate change
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How Google Street View Could Help Post-Sandy Staten Island
Residents worry the photos will hurt property values. But the site could raise the kind of awareness the "forgotten borough" will need as it rebuilds.
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Urban Wonk
Resilience Is About Relationships, Not Just Infrastructure
As cities prepare for climate change in earnest, the importance of community connections cannot be overstated.
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Urban Wonk
Will Climate Change Alter the Geography of New York's Public Housing?
In the aftermath of Sandy, New Yorkers suddenly remembered that many of the city's housing projects are placed along the water.
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Urban Wonk
The 5 Most Important Sustainability Stories of 2013
A new rise of suburban sprawl, getting serious about climate change and more.
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Maps
How Bad Will Climate Change Get for the Eastern U.S.? Look at These Crazy Maps
Climate change-related heat waves and intense storms are projected to hit Eastern U.S. cities especially hard.
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Videos
The Effects of Climate Change in One Gorgeous, Terrifying Video
The largest iceberg breakup ever caught on film.
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Videos
Meet the Woman Tasked With Saving New York From the Next Sandy
Judith Rodin will help design a "climate-conscious overhaul" of New York's infrastructure before the next storm rolls in.
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Maps
How Climate Change Is Creating New Exurbs in the Middle East
Hot temperatures and droughts are pushing people into cities, often with disastrous consequences.
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The Rise of 'Urban Ecology'
Scientists have taken a new interest in how plant and animal life respond to the city.
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Videos
Urban Fixes to Fight the Next Sandy
Unconventional ideas for climate-proofing New York City.
