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Wildfires Are Getting Worse, So Why Is the U.S. Still Building Homes With Wood?
With climate change driving more destructive fires, some builders are pushing for steel to replace wood in U.S. home construction
Wildfires Are Getting Worse, So Why Is the U.S. Still Building Homes With Wood?
With climate change driving more destructive fires, some builders are pushing for steel to replace wood in U.S. home construction
Infrastructure Is Important to Reduce Climate Risk. But It’s Not Enough
In communities across the country, the increasingly visible effects of climate change have launched a race to adapt with new infrastructure. Miami Beach has built water pumps and elevated roads. California has created new rules requiring fire proof materials for new homes at risk of wildfires. Charleston, S.C. is planning to raise its sea wall—as…
Poppy Gustafsson, CEO of Darktrace, on Fighting Hackers During the Cybercrime Wave
"It would be so easy to bring a city to a grinding standstill."
The Empire State Building’s Green Retrofit Was a Success. Will Other Buildings Follow Suit?
Underneath the Empire State building, a maze of pipes, gauges and steel valve wheels that comprise the building’s chiller plant look as if they might have remained unchanged since President Herbert Hoover turned on the tower’s iconic lights at its opening in 1931. Despite their appearance, those enormous heat exchange machines have been thoroughly upgraded…
Amtrak’s Boss Has a Plan to Make You Love Trains Again. Will it Work?
Forget high speed rail—but other ideas are in the works