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The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on International Higher Education An article published in Geographical Research examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted international higher education and the mobility of students around the globe, noting that universities face the urgent task of reimagining alternative futures for themselves. While much hope is invested in vaccines, travel restrictions and health concerns may continue to hamper student mobility and encourage more remote learning. N...

Secondary Forest in the Tapajós region of the Brazilian Amazon Viola Heinrich Spatial patterns of secondary forest regrowth 19 March 2021 Large areas of forests regrowing in the Amazon to help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, are being limited by climate and human activity. Large areas of forests regrowing in the Amazon to help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, are being limited by climate and human activity. The forests, which naturally regrow o...

Population heatmap of Tehran Dark red and dark blue indicates higher and lower levels of population density, respectively. A person who owns a car or who has a college education may be less vulnerable to COVID-19, according to an analysis of cases in Tehran, Iran, one of the early epicenters of the pandemic. While such variables do not inherently lower a person’s risk, they do indicate an infrastructure of protection that persists despite how densely populated a person’s district might be. ...

Arizona Corporation Commission compromises on power disconnection temps, dates ABC15 and last updated 2021-04-15 17:25:20-04 The proposed rules would give utilities two options for disconnection prohibition: No shutoffs between June 1 and October 15 or, No shutoffs on days forecasted to be above 95 degrees and below 32 degrees For the full breakdown on what happened in Wednesdays meeting, catch Courtneys report on ABC15 News at 6 p.m. A third option, which utilities had historically used, wou...

Arizona utility regulators still deciding how hot is too hot for shutoffs ABC15 and last updated 2021-04-13 22:22:05-04 The rules to standardize when state-regulated utilities can disconnect service during summer and winter weather has been discussed by the Arizona Corporation Commission for nearly two years. On Wednesday they are expected to discuss the topic again, and this time may even take a vote. But commission staff, consumer advocates and utilities still widely disagree on exactly how t...

Thursday, 08 Apr 2021 06:09 PM MYT BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY Between August and September last year, the MBSA carried out a public feedback exercise for their 2035 local plan draft, which included a proposal to build a road across the existing forested land, also known to the local community as the Shah Alam Community Forest (SACF). — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SHAH ALAM, April 8 — The Bukit Cerakah Forest Reserve (SACF) Society al...

Urban Development, Greenhouses Gases can Trigger Extreme Floods When the rain started to pour down in northern Georgia on September 15 th, 2009, the residents of Atlanta were completely unaware that they would be witnessing epic flooding across the city. Image Credit: Discovod/shutterstock.com Localities, including Peachtree Hills, were inundated; the busiest expressway in Georgia was submerged, and so were the bridges and roads; the untreated sewage combined with the growing floodwaters; and ...

Combination of climate change, development to fuel urban flooding By (0) The way cities are designed, and how much waste heat they put into the environment, increases the risk for urban flooding linked to climate change, according to new research. File Photo ventdusud/Shutterstock March 15 (UPI) -- The combination of climate change and urban development is likely to fuel urban flooding in cities across the United States, according to a new model. Previous studies have demonstrated a link betw...

Urban development and climate change to trigger severe urban floods Urban floods are about to become that much worse. The residents of northern Georgia, US, aren’t very used to flooding. So when severe rain started falling in September 2009, most people didn’t pay much attention. But the rain kept falling and falling, submerging entire neighborhoods, roads, and bridges. The Georgia flood seemingly came out of nowhere, but results from a new study suggests it may have not been all that much ...

Date Time Bristol part of new £10 million research centre to spur a greener global financial system The UK is investing £10 million in a new national green finance research centre that will advise lenders, investors and insurers, enabling them to make environmentally sustainable decisions, and support a greener global economy. Access to scientifically robust data and analytics is currently patchy and unreliable. Armed with better information, underpinned by innovative UK science, financial in...