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World's Underground Waters Mapped
UNESCO has released a detailed map of the world's aquifers, a move the organization hopes will enable more intelligent use of natural resources.
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How Urban Road Networks 'Evolve'
Think a city's road network is a result of rational planning? Well, think again. After analyzing over 300 cities -- both old and new -- scientists have discovered that cities tend to grow like organisms, and follow a similar mathematical pattern.
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Congestion Theory Modeled Live
Researchers in Japan have created a live model of the so-called "shockwave" theory to explain traffic congestion.
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New Delta Could Protect Coast From Hurricane Damage
Scientists are proposing a plan to buffer the Gulf Coast from the brunt of hurricanes by engineering more than 1000 square kilometers of new wetlands along the coast.
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Ancient Cities Were Clusters, Not Sprawl
New archaeological findings suggest that ancient Mesopotamian cities did not develop by spreading outward from a central point, but rather by clustering nearby villages into larger cities.
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New Orleans Pump Testing Could Result In Reduced Flood Risk
The Army Corps of Engineers is testing the pumps on an isolated section of a canal in New Orleans to see if water can be pumped from the canal to nearby Lake Pontchartrain faster -- a development that could minimize flooding during future hurricanes.
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Mining Puts National Parks At Risk
Mining has expanded around many of the country's national parks, causing concern that the legal extraction of natural and hazardous materials is harming the protected ecosystems.
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Cities Called On To Plan Ahead For Population Boom
A new report from the United Nations Population Fund argues that cities should be planning ahead to handle the expected population boom in urban areas.
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How Urban Park Space Can Offset Rising Temperature
A new study has shown that increasing urban park space can have a significant effect on reducing city temperatures -- a strategy that could be used to mitigate the temperature increase caused by climate change.
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A New Vision Of International Demographics
The WorldMapper takes cartography and demographics to a whole new level -- these cartograms make stats from international immigration, to tourism and population, sexy.
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Seven-day Traffic Forecasts
A new service will begin predicting California traffic conditions seven days in advance.
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Rapid 3-D Urban Modelling
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley devise a way to map a city, street by street, recording every window and doorway.
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Construction To Begin On World's New Tallest Building
At just under one-half mile tall, construction is set to begin on the Burj Dubai skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Cars That Can Read Road Signs
A new electronic system can detect road signs and will warn the driver when necessary.
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Flood And Earthquake-proof Houses
Could highly-engineered, eco-friendly structures be the future of housing for those in vulnerable areas?
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The Alarming Risks Of Nuclear Clean Up
Cleanup efforts for the dirtiest nuclear site in the U.S. have a 50% chance of a major accident, according to a new report.
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Traffic Forecasting Models Taking Real Driving Into Account
A traffic simulation system is accurately predicting jams on Germany's autobahn network up to an hour before they happen.
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Cities Will Get Hotter
The "urban heat island" effect will intensify for cities as global warming increases
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A Robot that Builds a House
A new construction technology that builds houses by "printing" in concrete is set to debut in 2005.
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GPS Quake Early Warning System In Los Angeles
An earthquake early warning system using 250 Global Positioning System stations has in installed in Los Angeles.
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