environment, gi, green infrastructure, marathon cheating, urban development, urban heat island

Trees and Green Roofs Can Help Reduce the Urban Heat Island Effect

An urban heat island is an urban area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. The temperature difference is typically larger at night than during the day. With the UK government pledging to build 300,000 new homes every year, it is feared that many of the country’s towns and cities will experience an ...

Troy Oakes

A house with a sod roof.

Chinese Runners Accused of Cheating at Marathons

While last year, 682 Chinese nationals had participated in the famous Boston Marathon race, the number jumped to 951 Chinese runners this year. However, what made news was the fact that three of them were accused of cheating. Chinese runners cheating at the Boston Marathon “Although the recent cheating allegations are a disappointment, we are ...

Max Lu

The Boston Marathon.