Brentin Mock

Oct 21, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Brentin Mock

Also today: How Kyiv became a leader in digital services, and Saudi Arabia’s next giga project is a gigantic cube. Buildings constructed under a once-typical climate are buckling under new global warming scenarios: More severe heat waves are degrading roofs and straining HVAC systems, while commonly used asphalt shingles warp and steel rails kink under wild temperature swings.

Oct 18, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Brentin Mock |Maria Clara Cobo

Also today: A broken oil pipeline brings chaos to South Sudan’s capital, and the climate risk to aging US infrastructure. British Columbia’s drug decriminalization policies were among the world’s most progressive, but barely halfway through its three-year pilot, the Canadian province is pulling the plug. Earlier this year in the US, Oregon also began rolling back similar legislation passed in 2020 amid growing public alarm over disorder and crime.

Oct 10, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Brentin Mock

Also today: San Francisco to shut 9% of public schools, and how 'rapid intensification' makes hurricanes even stronger. The hour-plus commute that 74-year-old retireeLeonardo Flores used to take to the subway station is now just 20 minutes, thanks to Mexico City’s Cablebus system, whichholds the record for the world’s longest line.

Oct 9, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Brentin Mock

Also today: The first museum survey of modernist architect Paul Rudolph, and school turmoil worsens Chicago’s budget strains. It’s difficult for homebuyers in the US to assess how safe their investments are from flooding when the primary tools for gauging risk are inadequate. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps, which determine who is required to buy flood insurance, are woefully outdated and focus on river and coastal inundation — but not on flooding caused by extreme rainfall.

Oct 8, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Brentin Mock

Also today: Flood-proof fences to face a major test in Tampa, and grappling with urban heat stress in South Africa’s shantytowns. In Florida, fears that Hurricane Milton could wreak havoc on the Tampa Bay region’s supply of affordable housing are worsened by a lack of tenant protections. State laws allow landlords to terminate tenants’ leases when their homes are destroyed by storms, which enabled a wave of evictions in 2022 after Hurricane Ian.