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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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JANUARY 7, 2021

New Delhi in India, Cairo in Egypt, Lagos in Nigeria). Credit: The University of Hong Kong. By 2050, the global population is expected to soar to 9.7 billion, with 68% of the population living in urban areas. New York in US, Tokyo in Japan). 340 cities (40.4%) from upper-middle-income countries (e.g.

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Drivers from the world’s poorest cities who keep their windows down are exposed to 80% more air pollution

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Car users from the world’s least affluent cities are exposed to a disproportionate amount of in-car air pollution because they rely heavily on opening their windows for ventilation, according to a new global study led by researchers at the University of Surrey. —Professor Prashant Kumar, Director of GCARE at the University of Surrey.

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Low-lying and other vulnerable countries calling for fast action on non-CO2 global warming pollutants

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The scientific case for such a strategy was laid out in an Op Ed in The New York Times by Professor Veerabhadran Ramanathan, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and his colleague, Professor David Victor.

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Video Friday: Beyond the Limit

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In a new study, engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder debuted mCLARI, a 2-centimeter-long modular robot that can passively change its shape to squeeze through narrow gaps in multiple directions. Queens University ] Thanks Josh! Adaptable to all terrains, large load, long-lasting endurance, and super athletic performance!

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Report Finds Water Stress Rapidly Becoming Key Strategic Risk to Commerce; Impending Water/Energy Collision

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MARCH 17, 2009

Processes such as oil extraction from sources such as tar sands and deep-water offshore oil wells, as well as the expansion of first-generation biofuels such as corn-based ethanol are setting the stage for a “ water/energy collision ” of resource management policies.

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IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

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MARCH 1, 2023

Climate Change Convention (COP27) in Egypt in November last year where I spoke at events organized by two engineering organizations: the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate and the International Renewable Energy Agency. For example, IEEE had a significant presence at the U.N.

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Belching Volcano and Flowing Lava Dent Tourism in Icelandic Region

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MARCH 20, 2024

The Blue Lagoon resort in the south of Iceland is a scenic network of steaming azure pools surrounded by dark rocks, where tourists dip in the geothermal water, have spa treatments and enjoy what the resort advertises as “a universe of radiant well-being.”

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Study finds economic losses due to health burdens caused by in-car PM2.5 exposure inversely proportional to per capita GDP

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JUNE 26, 2021

Some of the world’s cities suffer disproportionate economic losses because of the health consequences of in-car air pollution, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers at the University of Surrey (UK). Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) set out to investigate whether the amount of PM 2.5

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Nielsen global survey finds concerns about climate change slipping behind concerns over other environmental issues; air and water pollution top worries, pesticide use #3

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Boykoff, Senior Visiting Research Associate, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. —Ram Mohan Rao, Managing Director, Nielsen Egypt. Without continued attention paid to global warming/climate change in the media, such concerns may have faded from the collective public conscience.

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Tragedy Spurred the First Effective Land-Mine Detector

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JANUARY 8, 2025

After receiving a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from the Warsaw University of Technology in 1933, Kosacki completed his year-long mandatory service with the army. Kosackis detectors were first used in the Second Battle of El Alamein , in Egypt, in October and November of 1942. He died in 1990.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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JANUARY 18, 2024

In 2024, we will see a new breed of intelligent travel agents built on top of chatbots,” said Oren Etzioni , professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Washington. More distant destinations, including Egypt and India, are also gaining traction as well as polar excursions and world cruises, she said.

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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MARCH 29, 2022

While there, he taught a course on radar at Northeastern University , in Boston. in engineering from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1945 from Northwestern University , in Evanston, Ill. He taught at the university until he retired in 2000.

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

Drivers from the world’s poorest cities who keep their windows down are exposed to 80% more air pollution

Low-lying and other vulnerable countries calling for fast action on non-CO2 global warming pollutants

Video Friday: Beyond the Limit

Report Finds Water Stress Rapidly Becoming Key Strategic Risk to Commerce; Impending Water/Energy Collision

IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

Belching Volcano and Flowing Lava Dent Tourism in Icelandic Region

Study finds economic losses due to health burdens caused by in-car PM2.5 exposure inversely proportional to per capita GDP

Nielsen global survey finds concerns about climate change slipping behind concerns over other environmental issues; air and water pollution top worries, pesticide use #3

Tragedy Spurred the First Effective Land-Mine Detector

Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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