Today’s Headlines
August 2002 NASA images showing urban “heat island” effect. Note how cool the parks are (NASA EO). Hot Enough For You? (Compass) At 102, it’s too hot to handle (Daily News) Heat Wave Satellite Imagery for North America and Western Europe (NASA) Study Focuses on NY Region Climate Change Impacts (MEC) Global warming is our … Continued
9:44 AM EDT on August 3, 2006
August 2002 NASA images showing urban “heat island” effect. Note how cool the parks are (NASA EO).
- Hot Enough For You? (Compass)
- At 102, it’s too hot to handle (Daily News)
- Heat Wave Satellite Imagery for North America and Western Europe (NASA)
- Study Focuses on NY Region Climate Change Impacts (MEC)
- Global warming is our responsibility (El Diario)
- What if Microsoft Paid Employees Not to Drive to Work? (Common Dreams)
- Community groups exhort mayor to resolve transportation issues (NY Sun)
- Every Group Hates Traffic (Brooklyn Papers)
- Mets Pitcher Suffers Season-Ending Car Crash in Miami (Daily News)
Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.
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