The UK's Leicester City Council was thrown into chaos last month when a crippling cyber attack forced it to shut down its IT systems and phone lines. But the ransomware attack also had a more unusual impact in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Jackson County Board of Commissioners is urging Governor Tina Kotek to reconsider her potential infrastructure vetoes for three cities in Southern Oregon. Earlier this week, the governor announced she was considering vetoing $4 million in budget allocations for various water and sewer projects across Butte Falls, Shady Cove, and Gold Hill. […]
The recent devastation caused by wildfires in the Texas Panhandle serves as a reminder of the urgent need to address the climate crisis.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree-planting crew dug large holes in one of the desert city’s hottest and least shaded neighborhoods. Still, it was sweaty backbreaking work as they carefully positioned, watered and staked a […]
In conjunction with the tree planting in City Park, a time capsule will be buried.
WHITE CITY, Ore. – The Grange Co-op off of Crater Lake Avenue in White City drew a crowd of customers Wednesday, all eager for their free tree as part of the farm and ranch store’s annual Arbor Day giveaway. The Grange Co-op also sells feeds, fertilizers, garden products, and includes a nursery. The Co-op gave […]
Opens Friday; With a Wine and Chocolate Party Saturday: Ennio at AFI Silver After graduating from Rome’s Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia with a degree in composition, Ennio Morricone found himself […]
At long last, New York City FC, or NYCFC, of Major League Soccer will have a permanent stadium designed with soccer in mind. On Thursday, city authorities gave the go-ahead to construct a 25,000-seat stadium next to Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets. With a vote of 47 to 1, the proposal At long last, New York City FC, or NYCFC, of Major League Soccer will have a permanent stadium designed with soccer in mind. On Thursday, city authorities gave the go-ahead to construct a 25,000-seat...
This paper outlines the promise of an anticipatory policy design approach that blends predictive analytics with qualitative foresight to provide the data and space that stakeholders need to effectively adapt and anticipate extreme weather events.
Temperatures in the city sometimes hit 38-39 degrees Celsius
The 34km long "Great Coventry Foodbankathon" will stop at all of the city’s 15 foodbanks
Phoenix broke several heat records last year. Now Grant Park, which has inequitable tree cover, is seeing a tree-planting drive that promises some respite from 100F temperaturesIt was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree-planting crew dug large holes in one of the desert city’s hottest and least shaded neighborhoods.Still, it was sweaty backbreaking work as they carefully positioned, watered and staked a 10ft tall Blue palo verde and Chilean mesquite in opposite corners of...