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Jennifer Weeks
Winter is coming: 5 essential reads about snow and ice
As cold weather settles in across North America, some communities have already started up their snowplows, while others keep watchful eyes on the forecast. Snow…
Adapting cities to a hotter world: 3 essential reads
Heat waves can be deadly, especially when they combine high temperatures with elevated humidity levels that make the air feel even hotter. The impacts can be es…
Protecting the world’s wetlands: 5 essential reads
World Wetlands Day on Feb. 2 marks the date when 18 nations signed the Convention on Wetlands in 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspia…