Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for ...

The disaster revealed vulnerabilities in Brazil’s urban infrastructure ... A faulty air conditioner was blamed, but the building lacked fire doors, sprinklers or water hoses.

Cities in the Northeast experienced record-breaking drought conditions in the second half of 2024 after a hot, dry summer in many areas. Wildfires broke out in several states that rarely see them.

Comuna da Terra Irmã Alberta, a small oasis of green fields and trees, sits on the outskirts of São Paulo and is home to 65 small farmers who help supply Brazil’s largest city with fruits and ...

The mainstream climate framework is utterly failing to solve the climate crisis. What could a real solution look like?

RC Crawford woke up one day with an idea about how to make drilling for water cheaper in poor countries ... Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil and Peru. "I feel like it's my calling as a Christian ...

Rescue teams were out in deep water to save families and pets from ... “Yellowstone” cowboy went from sleeping in a tent to a building a TV empire Trump takes presidential oath of office ...

The development's residential building will contain single, whole-floor condominiums, while amenities such as pools, nature trails, pavilions and water trails will be interwoven throughout the ...

Record temperatures last year pushed the global water cycle to “new climatic extremes ... of slower-moving storms in Europe, Asia, and Brazil, subjecting some regions—such as Valencia ...

Summer was fast approaching — it starts in December in Brazil — and ... improve building energy efficiency, prevent flooding by reducing storm water runoff and ease anxiety.

"We discovered roof leaks in the process of inspecting the roof," Paul Brazil ... any water damage. They did find evidence of some mold." Tests revealed that the air quality inside the building ...

Reuters photographers and videographers have been on the ground in Los Angeles capturing visuals that bring home the scale of fires that exploded on Tuesday.