Emma Court
Reporter and Editor at Bloomberg News
Reporter and editor @Business. Columbia MBA.
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6 days ago |
insurancejournal.com | Emma Court
Cities across the US are sinking,and the problem is most pronounced in Texas, according to a new study. The research, which examined 28 cities and was published in science journal Nature on Thursday, found all of them were affected by subsidence, a geological phenomenon that increases their exposure to disasters like floods and earthquakes. Urban centers in Texas are among those sinking the most and have some of the largest numbers of buildings facing potential dangers, according to the report.
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1 week ago |
bloomberg.com | Emma Court
Houston, which has the highest rate of subsidence, is sinking at more than 5 millimeters a year on average. (Bloomberg) -- Cities across the US are sinking, and the problem is most pronounced in Texas, according to a new study. The research, which examined 28 cities and was published in science journal Nature on Thursday, found all of them were affected by subsidence, a geological phenomenon that increases their exposure to disasters like floods and earthquakes.
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2 weeks ago |
carriermanagement.com | Emma Court
Around 156 million Americans, nearly half of the US population, now live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, part of a trend toward declining air quality as climate change-related extreme weather events like wildfires occur more frequently. That’s according to the 2025 State of the Air report from the American Lung Association, which each year tracks air quality around the nation. The report, released Wednesday, focuses on two common and dangerous pollutants: ozone and fine particles.
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2 weeks ago |
bloomberglinea.com | Emma Court
Bloomberg — Alrededor de 156 millones de estadounidenses, casi la mitad de la población del país, viven actualmente en zonas con niveles insalubres de contaminación atmosférica, lo que forma parte de una tendencia a la disminución de la calidad del aire a medida que se producen con mayor frecuencia fenómenos meteorológicos extremos relacionados con el cambio climático, como los incendios forestales.
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2 weeks ago |
insurancejournal.com | Emma Court
Around 156 million Americans, nearly half of the US population, now live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, part of a trend toward declining air quality as climate change-related extreme weather events like wildfires occur more frequently. That’s according to the 2025 State of the Air report from the American Lung Association, which each year tracks air quality around the nation. The report, released Wednesday, focuses on two common and dangerous pollutants: ozone and fine particles.
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well now I know how I’m going to spend this flight https://t.co/tKSfIOJaQp
An update: after a fabulous year with the @Bagehots, I'll earning an MBA at @Columbia_Biz! Excited about how this will add to my journalism at @business. Now, on to my new area of focus: NPV, otherwise known as nap present value.
New York *would* have one earthquake and make it our entire personality
