August 31, 2023 A Cooler Future Means a World With Less Pavement Amid climate-fueled heat waves and floods, cities around the country are rethinking the streetscape. Lucy Sherriff Ad Policy Traffic on a Los Angeles freeway during the evening rush hour commute on April 12, 2023. (Frederic J. Brown / Getty This article originally appeared…
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South African authorities say it is unclear what sparked the blaze at the five-storey building.
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