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Based on the above maps, in Lower Westchester, there is a positive correlation between impervious surface cover and heat vulnerability and a negative correlation between tree canopy cover and heat vulnerability. Due to albedo and other geophysical…

Shan-Xi is a plateau province in North China known for its rich historical legacies. As one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, Shan-Xi's history of human activities can be traced all the way back to the Paleolithic age. However, this…

Over the last decade, the United States has seen exponential growth in solar energy, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar prices have seen a dramatic decline and…

Sugar Maples, a staple of Eastern North America, are on the move. As climate change renders parts of its current habitat unsuitable, the species will expand to new areas as they become more befitting. Besides their beautiful changing leaves in the…

To pollinate the innumerable almond blossoms that must be pollinated, honey bees are shipped into California in January. Without an interstate network of traveling apiarists, sufficient fertilization of the flowers to current industrial levels could…

The following maps display multiple variables of environmental vulnerability: impervious surface coverage, tree cover, heat islands, and flood hazard zones. The point of comparison is between those communities defined by NYSERDA to be disadvantaged,…

Rising global temperatures prompt each of us to consider, "How will the effects of climate change manifest where I live?" The maps below consider tree cover, heat, flood risk, and impervious surface cover in Peekskill and Cortlandt as a way of…

For all environmental hazards, those living in disadvantaged communities (often lower socioeconomic status and people of color) are at more risk in the Hudson Valley. The city of Beacon and the surrounding town of Fishkill exemplify this.

Each map shows the spatial relationship between an environmental vulnerability factor and the location of communities that are disadvantaged and not disadvantaged. Disadvantaged communities in the City of Hudson and Town of Greenport tend to have…

With global sea levels projected to rise significantly in the coming decades, coastal cities as we know them today are at risk. Miami's metropolitan area, particularly the densely inhabited barrier island of Miami Beach, is one of the areas at most…