COVID-19 Air Quality Report
<p>Coinciding with the 50th anniversary ofEarth Day, this report investigates the impact COVID-19 lockdowns have had on global particulate pollution levels.As lockdowns were implemented in response to
New York
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A Green Way to Dump Low-Tech Electronics
This month, Edward Reilly, 35, finally let go of the television he had owned since his college days. Although the Mitsubishi set was technologically outdated, it had sat for years in Mr. Reilly
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7 More With Swine Flu Die, Raising the Citys Total to 23
New York City officials reported Tuesday that seven more people with the swine flu virus had died, lifting the city
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Two More Deaths in City Reported From Swine Flu
Two more deaths linked to swine flu
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Framework for city climate risk assessment: Buenos Aires, Delhi, Lagos, and New York
Estimation of spatially and temporally disaggregated climate risks is a critical prerequisite for the assessment of effective ad efficient adaptation and mitigation climate change strategies and policies in complex urban areas.
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World economy may shrink 2.6% in 2009: UN
New York: The United Nations has forecast the world economy to shrink 2.6% in 2009, downgrading the already pessimistic estimate made five months ago. "The world economy is expected to shrink by 2.6% in 2009, according to the pessimistic scenario of the forecast presented in January," the world body said in a mid-year report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
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Greenland Ice Could Fuel Severe U.S. Sea Level Rise
New York, Boston and other cities on North America's northeast coast could face a rise in sea level this century that would exceed forecasts for the rest of the planet if Greenland's ice sheet keeps melting as fast as it is now, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Two More New Yorkers With Swine Flu Die
Two more New Yorkers have died with confirmed cases of swine flu, the city
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2nd Death in New York City Linked to Swine Flu
A second New York City resident, a woman from Queens in her 50s, has died from swine flu, the city
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The Next Steps for Swine Flu: Predictions, Protection and Prevention
Federal health officials will probably recommend that most Americans get three flu shots this fall: one regular flu shot and two doses of any vaccine made against the new swine flu strain.