Monthly Archives: July 2020

The Rising Costs of the Climate War

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education:
By Alan Moran Rio Tinto’s [Paywall] announced closure of its aluminium smelter in New Zealand due to uncompetitive power prices is a reminder of the vulnerability of Australia’s four remaining smelters, all of…

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This City Bench Absorbs More Air Pollution Than A Forest

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

London is the latest city to gain a city bench with the ability to absorb as much pollution as a small forest. The vertical garden, which doubles as a bench, is Green City Solutions’ CityTree. Using a vertical installation of moss, … Continue reading →

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Artificial intelligence can tackle climate change

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Climate change is the biggest challenge facing the planet. It will need every solution possible, including technology like artificial intelligence (AI). Seeing a chance to help the cause, some of the biggest names in AI and machine learning—a discipline within … Continue reading →

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Covid-19, Geography and Urban Ecology: practitioner experiences

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Geography Directions:
By Ian Douglas, University of Manchester, UK As with other disasters, be they due to human folly or geophysical forces, Covid-19 is impinging upon all aspects of geography and human life. We are advised that?many…

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