A House in the Sierra Nevadas Built to Withstand Both Fire and Ice
"25 miles from where the 2021 Caldor Fire burned through more than 220,000 acres of woodland and destroyed roughly 1,000 structures"
How to Remove a Highway
Discover how community activism, economic development, and public opinion can shape successful highway tear-downs.
The 10 best places to live to avoid fires and floods from climate change
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New Florida Law Requires Mandatory Flood Disclosure, Helping Homebuyers Understand Their Risks
Florida can't say "climate change" but sellers must disclose "federal assistance was
What Project 2025 Means for Our Cities
"..from the '2016 Mandate for Leadership', the Trump Administration implemented 64% of the recommendations in the first year"
Rural belts around cities could reduce urban temperatures by up to 0.5°C, study suggests
"The biggest cooling effects happen where the rural ring around a city extends for at least half the city's diameter."
Which roof beats urban heat better, the white one or the green one?
Cool roofs are more effective than green roofs, according to a study focused on the Greater London area.
This is how much hotter urban sprawl makes US cities feel
Dark, paved surfaces and lack of greenery contribute to the urban heat island effect, exacerbating heatwaves in certain neighborhoods.
How a new capital hub is raising €650bn to decarbonise Europe’s cities
Urban areas must be redesigned to reduce the impact of climate change, including installing renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency.
Making roofs white or reflective is the best way to keep a city cool
"Cool roofs outperformed all other interventions ..lowering average outdoor temperatures"
112 European Cities Seek €650B to Hit Net-Zero by 2030
The EU is helping a group of 112 cities find €650 billion in public and private financing to bring their climate pollution to net-zero by 2030.
City sprawl is now large enough to sway global warming over land
Once thought to cover too little of the Earth's surface to affect climate at larger scales, the new work suggests that urbanization does indeed have a detectable influence on global
Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing
"climate change impacts on housing will force some [people] to move elsewhere"
Climate change causes home values to fall off a cliff
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