The New York State Center for Clean Water Technology (CCWT) at Stony Brook University has made a series of critical discoveries regarding a new approach to protecting Long Island's drinking water, groundwater, and surface ...
Environment
Mar 3, 2021
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Insurance policy premiums from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) allow policyholders to maintain a lower, grandfathered rate even when the risk escalates. But as coastal flooding increases due to rising sea level ...
Economics & Business
Feb 25, 2021
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Three in 10 people in the U.K. do not have the necessary income to achieve a socially acceptable standard of living, according to a new report.
Economics & Business
Feb 1, 2021
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Decades after suffering bombing and earthquake damage, Pompeii's museum has been reborn, showing off exquisite finds from excavations of the ancient Roman city.
Archaeology
Jan 25, 2021
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Many of us who endured lockdowns in Australia are familiar with the surge in energy bills at home. But for older Australians who depend on the Age Pension for income, lockdowns drove many deeper into "energy poverty." Some ...
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2021
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As scientists increasingly rely on eyewitness accounts of earthquake shaking reported through online systems, they should consider whether those accounts are societally and spatially representative for an event, according ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 21, 2021
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What if we start taxing carbon-intensive products such as electricity and gasoline, and at the same time compensate low-income households? Hauke Ward and colleagues did just that in a computer simulation for Peru, with a ...
Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2020
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The Netherlands has entered into its strictest lockdown to date, with a new round of school and daycare closures. This will undoubtedly have an impact on parents around the country, who must once again juggle home schooling ...
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2020
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The widespread reliance on remote learning is harming students of color from low-income households more than kids who are from more affluent families. Our survey of over 1,000 families in South and East Los Angeles (95% of ...
Education
Dec 8, 2020
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The latest release of the Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey shows that while Australians are more prosperous than they were 18 years ago, some groups—particularly single parents—are experiencing ...
Economics & Business
Nov 20, 2020
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