Officials in Paterson reported flooded roads and vehicles stranded in deep water. (AP Photo used for representation) Heavy rain triggered flash flood warnings across parts of New Jersey on Sunday, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power and causing flooding on roads in several areas.According to NJ.com, more than 5,600 customers were without electricity … Read more
San Francisco’s long-delayed Candlestick Point redevelopment is finally moving forward, with a $130 million first phase funding roads, utilities and infrastructure. (Photo: Daniel Lurie/ZUMAPRESS.com) After years of stalled plans, changing economic conditions and an abandoned shopping mall proposal, construction has officially begun at San Francisco’s Candlestick Point.Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Wednesday that the first phase … Read more
What happens to a takeaway coffee cup after the last sip? In most cases, it ends up in landfill because the thin waterproof lining inside the cup makes conventional recycling difficult. In Australia, however, thousands of these discarded cups have found a very different second life: as part of the material used to build roads.In … Read more
Kathmandu, In the flood-ravaged hills of Nepal, drones are doing something far beyond their traditional role of taking aerial photographs or mapping carrying the dead home. When roads end, drones carry dead home in flood-hit Nepal Seven bodies were airlifted by drones this week from Devighat-3 in Nuwakot to Devighat-5, from an area so difficult … Read more
Phoenix coated 36 miles of roads to fight extreme heat Painting city streets with a light-coloured, reflective coating can cool the asphalt underneath, but it can also increase heat exposure for people walking on the road. That unexpected trade-off emerged from a major trial in the American Southwest. In 2020, the City of Phoenix Street … Read more
Tropical Storm Lala strengthened on the Big Island of Hawaii (Picture credit: AP) Hawaii officials linked one death on Monday to Tropical Storm Lala after a woman reported missing from Naalehu on the Big Island was found dead. Authorities did not immediately release further information about her or how she died.The death was confirmed a … Read more
Restoration work at Picayune Strand is helping restore wetlands across 55,000 acres in Southwest Florida. A major restoration project in Southwest Florida has been completed after years of work to bring the natural flow of water back to 55,000 acres of wetlands.According to officials, the Picayune Strand Restoration Project covers area between Alligator Alley and … Read more