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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New York power demand to reach 2016 high during heat wave on Monday
Demand for power in New York state on Monday will top Friday's high for 2016 as consumers crank up their air conditioners to escape a heat wave. The New York Independent System Operator (ISO), which
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New York May Face Thousands of Heat Deaths By 2080 Due to Climate Change
New York City is looking at a massive health crisis as a result of rising temperatures. A new study predicts that the number of "hot days" in New York City will triple, which is likely to bring about thousands
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Thousands of heat deaths predicted as New York City heats up, scientists say
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 3,000 New Yorkers could die each year from intense heat due to climate change beginning about 60 years from now, researchers said on Thursday. The number
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Towards more comprehensive projections of urban heat-related mortality: Estimates for New York city under multiple population, adaptation, and climate scenarios
<p>High temperatures have substantial impacts on mortality and, with growing concerns about climate change, numerous studies have developed projections of future heat-related deaths around the world. Projections
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Bisphenol A and adiposity in an inner-city birth cohort
<p>Early life exposure to the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) may contribute to development of obesity. Prospective evidence in humans on this topic is limited. Researchers examined prenatal and
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Officials say January blizzard was New York City's largest
New Yorkers who weathered the monster blizzard that clobbered the U.S. East Coast in January can now take pride in knowing they lived through the city's largest snowfall on record, thanks to a revised
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Zika Virus Mosquitoes May Spread Farther North Than Thought
Two mosquito species that carry the dangerous Zika virus may inhabit a wider range of North America than previously thought. A study published online Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine
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Hawaii lawmakers look to ban ivory
Cheryl Konrad has spent the last 35 years educating visitors to her Lahaina, Hawaii, store about the centuries-old history of scrimshaw. Konrad fills the shelves in Lahaina Scrimshaw with the etchings
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Climate adaptation activities insufficient in developing cities: study
A large amount of money spent on measures to adapt to the impacts of climate change is more strongly linked with protecting big cities than helping the world's most vulnerable people to avert the worst
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Which mega-cities offer best protection from climate change?
The world's wealthy cities received a large part of the $323 billion governments spent on measures to adapt to climate change last year, but vulnerable cities in the developing world are falling behind,