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Articles, Climate Change, Policy & Strategy, Smart cities March 24, 2026

Why Cities Need More than Just Air Conditioning for Extreme Heat

Cities around the world are facing more frequent and intense bouts of extreme heat, leading to an increasing focus on the use of air conditioning…

The Lost Bayou: Grand Bayou

Grand Bayou, LA. At one time, it was a lively community of close-knit families, until they were forced to leave. ©2020. Garde Voir Ci magazine. Nicholls State University Department of Mass Communication.

World Rainforest Day

Rainforests cover only 2 percent of the planet’s surface area but are responsible for more than 25% of all Western medicine and house more than 50% of the world’s plant and animal species.