CityAQ: Reliable Localized Air Quality Forecasts for More Cities
More than 80% of the world’s cities do not meet World Health Organization standards for safe air, making air pollution the world’s top environmental risk…
- General ·
How Mapping Land Use Paints a Clearer Picture of Urban Life
< Blog Remote sensing has revolutionized how we measure and understand the Earth. We can now track deforestation across the globe, predict end-of-season crop yields…
- General ·
The Power of Scientific Modeling for Monitoring Ecosystems
Crowther Lab – A Resource Watch Partner Profile Climate change and biodiversity loss are among the two greatest threats facing society – and they are…
- General ·
Latest Posts
Which Countries Are Most Vulnerable to Locust Swarms?
Massive swarms of the voracious desert locust have been damaging crops and pastures and crippling communities in the Greater Horn of Africa, Arabian Peninsula and Southwest Asia since October 2019.
- Food ,
Runways Underwater: Maps Show Where Rising Seas Threaten 80 Airports Around the World
Airports are a major part of a country’s infrastructure. In addition to being travel hubs, they also enable economic activities and play a key role in national security. But many...
- Climate ,
Wildfires Are Making Australia’s Air Toxic and Have Displaced About 90,000 People
Track how record fires in Australia are polluting the air and displacing thousands of residents.
- Climate ,
Coastal Flooding Impacts Millions of People. Urban Expansion Makes the Risk Worse.
Among cities with the highest rates of outward expansion are coastal cities that are extremely vulnerable to flooding from sea level rise and storm surges. Maps on Resource Watch show...
- Cities ,
This Map Shows 29,000 of the World’s Power Plants
The Global Power Plant Database collects data on thousands of power plants around the world.
- Climate ,
All articles loaded
No more articles to load
