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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… to green infrastructure to manage hazards and provide multiple benefits, the majority failed to address social … real value to our cities. To realize the potential of these approaches to minimize hazards and benefit all communities, … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… corrosion, its high cost means it is generally only used on airport runways. Chloride salts (such as sodium, calcium, … of snow removal. When presented with these cities’ approaches, Kelly agreed with them. She also highlighted … groundwater and human health requires coordination across multiple sectors, Kelly noted. It also needs a shift in …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… provide essential services such as fuel, food, and clean water and air. Due to climate change, increasing disturbances, and … trees up to entire biomes. Together, these complementary approaches paint a picture of current and future forest …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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Getting parks out of green infrastructure purgatory
… space away from pollution and noise, and may filter some air pollutants. Soils and plants absorb runoff, attenuating … underfunded. This makes parks challenging to manage for multiple benefits – social, environmental – due to … as a place to site water management structures. These two approaches aren’t always compatible. Current funding …
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
… into the Northeastern US, causing unprecedented declines in air quality. Sunlight was dimmed, haze reduced visibility, … windows closed and an air filter running. Drink lots of water and consider wearing a K95 if you need to venture out. … American fire crisis is radical reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. But at best, this will take decades to …
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Victoria Kelly
… Program , which includes monitoring climate as well as air, precipitation and streamwater quality, solar radiation, phenology, and the behavior of water in the landscape. Data from the program have been used … and monitoring of water at the landscape scale. Recent publications include Road Salt: The Problem, The Solution, …
ltumblety - 08/01/2023 - 09:43
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Helium balloons impose a toll on our air, land, and sea
Helium balloons impose a toll on our air, land, and sea When balloons lose their … pieces. These “microplastics” accumulate in bodies of water, where they are eaten by invertebrates and fishes. … is fortunate to be rich in helium; we produce 40% of the gas worldwide. But there is a global helium shortage, and …
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Hydrogen fuels
… Dimension, 1967 Hydrogen, like helium, is lighter than air. You can fill balloons with hydrogen, and they will … sector. You can burn hydrogen and it produces only water vapor. Hydrogen would seem to have little direct … to make hydrogen is from fossil fuels, especially natural gas. With this approach, producing hydrogen is responsible …
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… microbial communities Combined stressors could impair soils’ ability to cycle nutrients and trap carbon … Associate Professor at the University of Idaho’s Soil and Water Systems Department, says, “Forces of environmental … These findings highlight the importance of testing multiple stressors simultaneously to more fully understand …
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Ocean acidification
… dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), dissolve in water, they make it acid. When these gases are emitted as air pollutants, they cause acid rain in the regions downwind … dioxide into these drinks, which is emitted as bubbles of gas when we open one. Alkaline waters have a pH above …
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