Heatwaves worldwide are getting longer and hotter. How can people and cities best protect themselves from these high temperatures? The answers range from green façades to cooling systems from the underworld.
Heidi Gulick
Drinking water for more than 100 million households, England caps bus fares, free cinema to beat the heat
Today in Squirrel News: The proportion of rural households in India with access to drinking water has increased fivefold within just five years; England caps fares for most buses at £2; and Rome is offering free visits to air-conditioned cinemas.
Green economy tops $10 trillion in market value, new homes cut energy use in half, India’s electric tuk-tuks
Today in Squirrel News: green companies viewed in aggregate would now be “the world’s third-largest industry”, superefficient manufactured homes in Vermont are setting new standards, and battery-powered tuk-tuks are transforming Asia’s cities.
Solar overtakes coal in US, record number of dams dismantled in Europe, free education for every child in Zambia
In this edition of Squirrel News, solar-powered electricity overtakes coal in the US for the first time; European dam removal hits a record high, enabling rivers to reconnect over thousands of miles; and universal free education through secondary school in Zambia is written officially into law.
White roofs cool African homes, parks pay off threefold, street dogs help war trauma survivors
In today’s edition: reflective paint protects houses in Africa against heatwaves, city parks offer communities a threefold benefit, and a Philadelphia energy initiative saved billions over the last decade.
Australia to end cervical cancer, first US state bans nudification apps, ex-inmates become solar installers
Photo: Getty Images / Unsplash+ In today’s edition, Australia is […]
Antarctic whales make a comeback, France funds reusable period products, violence prevention with music
In today’s edition, researchers have spotted ‘breathtaking’ scenes of huge whale gatherings in Antarctica, France plans to reimburse young and low-income women for reusable menstrual products, and violence prevention groups in Philadelphia support teens to express themselves through music.
California returns 7.5 million acres to Indigenous tribes, Indian app identifies TB, phone-free childhood
In this edition, California makes strides towards fulfilling the broken promises made to tribes 150 years ago; rural medics fight a TB epidemic in India with help from an app that identifies dangerous coughs; and the majority of villagers in Greystone, Ireland, voluntary adopts a code of ‘no smart devices’.
UK cancer mortality hits record low, European forests are growing, speed-friending against loneliness
Photo: Kateryna Hliznitsova / Unsplash+ In today’s edition, early screening […]
Working from home boosts birth rates, corneas from fish scales, first graduates from secret jungle school
Photo: Getty Images / Unsplash+ In this edition of Squirrel […]
UK landfill grows vegetables, tax on single-use packaging reduces waste, Martha’s rule may have saved 400 lives
In today’s Squirrel News, a huge dome in the UK grows produce using a landfill’s methane gases; in Germany, a tax on single-use containers is proving a successful model for reducing city waste; and a right-to-review rule in England is changing the culture of the NHS and saving lives.
Wales’ biggest rewilding project, Indonesia bans elephant rides in zoos, first Inuit-led university
Photo: Tom Wheatley / Unsplash (CC0) In today’s Squirrel News, […]
