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...Pacific Institute report takes that abstract number and shows what it will mean for the cities, streets, bridges, beaches and power plants in America's most populous - and vulnerable - state. Nearly half a million people will be at risk for what's called a 100-year flood event. That doesn't mean a flood that happens once a century, but rather a disaster that has a 1% chance of happening every year - which means it has a 26% chance of happening over the life of an average 30-year mortgage. The vulnerability is concentrated along the coastline...
...Mosher discussed her critically acclaimed New York City eco-art project HighWaterLine in the Gund Auditorium at the Graduate School of Design last night in an event aimed at bridging the gap between environmentalism and art. The project was aimed at highlighting the potential threat of flooding due to climate change in New York city. Using Google Maps and a chalk dispenser, Mosher drew a single chalk line through parks and public streets in the city along a 10-foot-high contour that marks the potential height of floodwaters by 2050. The project, which took six months and was completed...
...Harvard Square Business Association, attributed good business to creativity and dedication on restaurants’ part.She pointed out that many restaurants have been participating enthusiastically in Square promotional events—for instance, some chefs have been willing to get up early to flip pancakes for breakfast events.“These people are really committed to making sure people come to the Square,” she said.HSBA’s Restaurant Committee has been active in thinking up new ways to cross-promote the well-being of Square eateries at large. Jillson said that the most clicked...
Church, whose announcement Saturday came at an event sponsored by the Harvard Origin of Life Initiative, also said that studying ribosomes—one of the few cell components common to almost all life—can be relevant to our understanding of the first life on Earth...
...rates, gender and wage disparities, and the shrinking supply of affordable housing. Officials believe that the current home foreclosure crisis will be adding a new demographic to these statistics: middle-class blacks and Latinos. "It's families that were living pretty independently, doing pretty well. And, through just one event, it was, like, a domino effect - if one part of the puzzle breaks off, then everything breaks off," says Michael Levine, who coordinates social work programs for Hillsborough, Fla.'s 206,000-student school system. (See Cleveland's woes amid the current foreclosure crisis...