News tagged with urban residents
Billion-plus people to lack water in 2050: study
More than one billion urban residents will face serious water shortages by 2050 as climate change worsens effects of urbanization, with Indian cities among the worst hit, a study said Monday.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Computer modeling shows strategies to rein in epidemics need to be retooled for rural populations
An infectious disease striking a large city may seem like a disastrous scenario -- millions of people sharing apartment buildings, crammed on buses and trains and brushing past one another on crowded sidewalks.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Minorities pay more for water and sewer
Racial minorities pay systemically more for basic water and sewer services than white people, according to a study by Michigan State University researchers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Mapping food deserts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Maps are great for showing where things are. They’re also good for showing where things aren’t.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Free as a bird? Researchers find that man-made development affects bird flight patterns and populations
It may seem like birds have the freedom to fly wherever they like, but researchers at the University of Missouri have shown that what's on the ground has a great effect on where a bird flies. This information ...
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Varying reductions in breast cancer suggest hormone therapy to blame
The recent decline in invasive breast cancer in the US was significantly less pronounced in the poor and those who live in rural areas. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medicine suggest this may be due to ...
Jun 26, 2009 |
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