A new report ranks the world’s large cities on how well they have adapted to face climate risk.
A report from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s inspector general said the electrical explosion, in a Brooklyn substation, had uncovered serious gaps in oversight.
This year, the Indian capital’s subway system passed New York’s in length.
As rescue efforts entered their fourth day, the scale of destruction came into focus, signaling a daunting recovery for the vulnerable nation.
A pilot program placing solar panels between the rails has proven successful enough that the idea is spreading to Italy, France and Korea.
Twenty-five miles of roads were erased, stranding a quarter of a million Nepalis and knocking out phone and power lines.
The deadly Himalayan torrent damaged roads and dozens of bridges. The devastation was impeding the search for survivors and relief deliveries, aid groups said.
The region has experienced an economic boom even as natural disasters have repeatedly struck, including a flood that killed more than 160 people on Wednesday.
All over New York’s sidewalks and sewers, colored markings hide in plain sight, telling construction crews where to dig and creating accidental art.
Decades ago, the state won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump administration says that time has come.
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