Even as winter darkness descends across the Arctic, a year of record-breaking heat continues. Temperatures last weekend across the entire Arctic basin hit 12 degrees F above normal, with some areas measuring as high as 30 degrees F-plus above the norm. https://t.co/88WZAMKlmP pic.twitter.com/czZVAjjXoA
— Yale Environment 360 (@YaleE360) November 24, 2020
A master of designing space, world class architect David Rockwell, sketches out streets that replace parked cars with myriad better urban uses + amenities
Designed with COVID safety + climate consciousness a new office building will emerge from the cocoon of the 20th Century MetLife Building at One Madison Avenue (scroll way down in article)
Scientists delve into identifying climate links to the record-shattering number of hurricanes in 2020
Put on your mask, use this map, take an Open House NY walking tour
I've suspected this for a long time. And the biggest casualties of this divide, the top 3 most politicized issues in the US are ...
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) November 20, 2020
#3 coronavirus
#2 race and ethnic inequality
#1 climate change
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Helping businesses to identify climate risks can improve both their physical + financial security
Think zoning is a bore? Then take a look at proposed zoning standards, a big first step to keep coastal NYC safe in an era of rising flood risks
Despite the promise of cleaner air, better traffic conditions + lots of revenue for NYC, the federal chokehold on congestion pricing isn't likely to be released any time soon
Now, just like restaurants' health grades, NYC buildings must publicly display their energy performance letter grade
Will MoMA make sustainability in architecture an A-List item with its new Emilio Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built + the Natural Environment
The boom in solar + wind power make a mush of the usual blue state/red state divides
Tesla, Uber + several electric utilities team up to advance their common interest in boosting the EV industry
Barry, the Central Park owl, is an A-List celebrity in an A-List urban green place