http://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/03/15/google-flight-emissions-estimate/ [you'll have to click thru to see the data in the article] How you should think about those Google Flights pollution numbers By Nicolás Rivero March 15, 2024 at 6:30 a.m. EDT Flight booking platforms are giving customers a new number to think about when they buy a plane ticket: the expected greenhouse gas emissions … Continue reading How to approach new data about the pollution numbers given for flights
Month: March 2024
Showers: morning or afternoon?
http://www.yourtango.com/self/doctor-settles-debate-about-showering-morning-or-night Doctor Settles The Debate On Whether People Should Shower In The Morning Or At Night Are you showering at the right time of day? By Zayda Slabbekoorn for Your TangoWritten on Mar 18, 2024 Have you been showering at the wrong time for your entire life? As many people know, the “great showering debate” has encompassed … Continue reading Showers: morning or afternoon?
iOS 17.4.1 is suddenly here with its urgent fixes
https://apple.news/AugV9w2NcSPmrOIXEI4H2Bw iOS 17.4.1: Surprise iPhone Update Is Suddenly Here With Urgent Fixes David Phelan, Senior Contributor for Forbes Mar 21, 2024,03:00pm EDT The new iPhone update is here and has been highly anticipated (many pundits predicted it would have landed on Tuesday, March 19, for a start, but it has finally made it). It follows … Continue reading iOS 17.4.1 is suddenly here with its urgent fixes
Allergy season in NYC will be dreadful
nj1015.com/ixp/705/p/early-allergy-season-ny/ Allergy Season in New York ‘Longer and Stronger’ Than Usual Allergy Season in New York ‘Longer and Stronger’ Than Usual Boris, Published: March 20, 2024 Allergy sufferers in New York are in for a rough spring. With the last full day of winter finally behind us, many New Yorkers already have runny noses, watery … Continue reading Allergy season in NYC will be dreadful
Concussion treatment getting better as myths are left behind
https://apple.news/A8NypswoGS6Gkb8VdFrj3jw How We Got Concussions So Wrong I got a concussion. I didn’t get better. It turned out even my doctors had bought into a powerful myth. BY ISOBEL WHITCOMB MARCH 17, 20247:00 PM The first time Conor Gormally got a concussion, he felt as if he were standing on a ship at sea. A high … Continue reading Concussion treatment getting better as myths are left behind
Clouds may help shelter us from the sun’s heat
http://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24107762/marine-cloud-brightening-climate-change-science-advances Can brightening clouds buy us time to fight climate change? / Scientists want to know if artificially shading Earth with brighter clouds could slow the effects of climate change. By Justine Calma, a senior science reporter covering climate change, clean energy, and environmental justice with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host … Continue reading Clouds may help shelter us from the sun’s heat
iPhone hack to track your flight easily
au.news.yahoo.com/little-known-flight-hack-stuns-travellers-game-changer-031043283.html Little-known flight hack stuns travellers: 'Game changer' This simple iPhone trick will help you get to your flight on time. Joe Attanasio·Senior Reporter Updated Wed, 20 March 2024 at 11:10 pm GMT-4·3-min read Travellers are calling a little-known iPhone feature a "game changer" for anyone about to hop on a flight, with the "mind-blowing" hack already … Continue reading iPhone hack to track your flight easily
How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing
http://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/realestate/paris-france-housing-costs.html How Does Paris Stay Paris? By Pouring Billions Into Public Housing One quarter of residents in the French capital live in government-owned housing, part of an aggressive plan to keep lower-income Parisians — and their businesses — in the city. Even on a gray winter’s day, the Eiffel Tower stands out from the balcony … Continue reading How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing
Distinctive sidewalks around NYC’s Central Park to be restored by Central Park Conservancy
http://www.westsiderag.com/2024/03/18/monday-bulletin-central-parks-64m-sidewalk-restoration-project-uws-barnes-changes-to-nycs-right-to-shelter-for-migrants-thoughts-from-florida-and-learning-to-drive Upper West Side NewsBy Gus Saltonstall The Central Park Conservancy is in the midst of a major restoration of the park’s outer sidewalks. The nonprofit that oversees the park, armed with a budget of up to $64 million, is restoring the 108 blocks outlining the iconic park, according to The New York Times. The … Continue reading Distinctive sidewalks around NYC’s Central Park to be restored by Central Park Conservancy
One thing most countries have in common: unsafe air
http://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/climate/air-pollution-pm25.html One Thing Most Countries Have in Common: Unsafe Air New research found that fewer than 10 percent of countries and territories met World Health Organization guidelines for particulate matter pollution last year. Dhaka in Bangladesh is consistently ranked one of the world’s most polluted cities.Credit...Monirul Alam/EPA, via Shutterstock By Delger Erdenesanaa March 19, 2024, 12:01 a.m. … Continue reading One thing most countries have in common: unsafe air
Housing market in Austin TX cools
https://apple.news/AbkRAi386Q56KS4nRV2_tng [click thru for photos and charts] PROPERTY REPORT Once America’s Hottest Housing Market, Austin Is Running in Reverse Home prices have fallen more than anywhere in the U.S. Follow the WSJ in Apple News The Sunbelt city that came to symbolize the pandemic housing boom is now leading a national property cool-down. Home prices … Continue reading Housing market in Austin TX cools
New park space opens on NYC’s UWS on the Hudson at 57th St
New Park Space Opens on the Hudson at 57th Street This Summer Hudson River Park’s newest extension is just steps away from the Upper West Side March 17, 2024 | 4:11 PM Pier 97 began opening to visitors in January, with some areas still fenced off. Photo Daniel Katzive By Daniel Katzive Upper West Siders … Continue reading New park space opens on NYC’s UWS on the Hudson at 57th St
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