Joe Biden's $2 trillion climate plan is bold but lacks some specifics, experts say. Here, three weigh in on what they like—and what they think needs work.
Kat McAlpine-Boston •
futurity
July 28, 2020
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~7 min
Plans to build nearly 15,000 miles of road through tiger habitats in Asia by mid-century will up the risk for the big cat's extinction, researchers warn.
Jim Erickson-Michigan •
futurity
May 1, 2020
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~8 min
The coronavirus pandemic means stagnant water is sitting in the pipes of many buildings. New research will investigate how to turn the taps back on safely.
Kayla Wiles-Purdue •
futurity
April 14, 2020
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~9 min
"If you are in larger cities, you definitely have to be more careful, you have to act faster, and you have to engage in more intense social distancing."
Fiber optics make sense for monitoring earthquakes because "cities already have it as part of their infrastructure, so all we have to do is tap into it."
Jim Erickson-Michigan •
futurity
April 1, 2020
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~6 min