[ad_1] Millions of Americans are once again in the grip of dangerous heat. The warm weather that swept across Europe last weekend has caused parts of France and Spain toRead More
Tag: Nations
Turning the nation’s capital into the next Kendall Square
[ad_1] Washington DC is run by the federal government and tourism, but Jeff Jamawat, MCP ’19, SM ’19, thinks that’s not enough anymore. “We want people to know DC asRead More
International Energy Agency Says Nations Need to Conserve Fuel Globally
[ad_1] The leader of a key international organization warned on Friday that the war in Ukraine has set in motion the first global energy crisis of its kind and thatRead More
How California Is Building the Nation’s First Privacy Police
[ad_1] Tracy Rosenberg, executive director of the nonprofit Media Alliance, a Bay Area public interest group that also works with Oakland Privacy, a community group, said the agency would faceRead More
‘Nation’s Psychiatrist’ Thomas Insel Takes Stock
[ad_1] The nation’s mental health crisis is “a question of practice, not a question of research,” he said. Good treatments already exist for serious illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder,Read More
Old-Fashioned, Inefficient Light Bulbs Live on the Nation’s Dollar
[ad_1] Phase two of the lighting efficiency rules was scheduled to go into effect in 2020, which would remove nearly all incandescent bulbs from store shelves, including next-generation halogens. ButRead More
Satellites Can Help Monitor Whether Nations Are Keeping Their Carbon Commitments
[ad_1] Under the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming, countries must measure and report progress towards their committed reductions in emissions. They regularly present their greenhouse gas inventories, detailingRead More
China’s Belt and Road gets nations in trouble with billions of dollars in ‘hidden debt’
[ad_1] Chinese‘s massive “One Belt One Road” global infrastructure financing strategy is based on a “secret overseas development finance program” that has plagued dozens of poor countries with nearly $400Read More
United Nations Warns of ‘Catastrophic Road’ with Current Climate
[ad_1] However, new commitments are still missing from 70 countries, including China, which currently produces the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as Saudi Arabia and India, bothRead More
Ida Hits One of the Nation’s Largest Oil and Chemical Centers
[ad_1] The most severe hurricane to hit Louisiana swept through one of the nation’s largest chemical, oil and gas hubs. And while the storm’s impact may take days or weeksRead More