This past summer was the hottest one on record for the Northern Hemisphere, where 90% of the Earth’s population lives.1Rice, Doyle. “It Was the Hottest Summer on Record for the Northern Hemisphere.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 16 Sept. 2019,...
Originally posted on the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness website. Montréal is home to a multitude of impressive parks such as Jean Drapeau Park, Pointes-aux-Prairies Nature Park, and Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard Nature Park. With a mayor who has made creating and...
Cities pack a lot of heat. Increasing human activity and the clearing of land for infrastructure are quickly driving up their temperatures. This local phenomenon, known as the urban heat island (UHI) effect, is compounded by rising temperatures from global climate...
General Purpose Data-Driven Yale is seeking student research assistants to contribute a range of projects aimed to bring quantitative rigor and analysis to environmental policymaking. Research projects include measuring urban environmental performance; assessing...
The world has three years to prevent catastrophic climate change, according to a group of experts convened by former UNFCCC chairwoman Christiana Figueres. In a comment published yesterday in Nature, Figueres, along with five co-authors and more than 60...
The term ‘sustainability’ has become synonymous with environmentalism in popular culture. It is often used to refer to climate change mitigation and adaptation; the ‘reduce, reuse, and recycle’ movement; cycling to work; vegetarianism; and so on. Within academic...
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