All posts tagged with city life

(Natural News) Most people who live in cities are stunningly unprepared for almost any kind of disruption, and the situation has grown far worse in recent years. Although I usually stay out of large cities, I just finished some travel that took me through several cities (and a few suburban areas, too), giving me a […]

(Natural News) In the winter of 2015, members of Jennifer McIntyre’s team drove all the way up to Seattle to take samples of stormwater by the Highway 520 bridge across Lake Washington. McIntyre, a researcher from Washington State University, made sure that they had samples whenever it rained during the eight-week period. McIntyre’s team made 25 […]

(Natural News) To hear the Democrats who run California tell it, there is no better place on earth. Economically, the state’s gross domestic product makes it the sixth largest economy in the world. It’s the most “progressive” state. The most tolerant. The most forward-thinking. “We’ve made unprecedented progress in every area,” State Senate leader Kevin […]

(Natural News) Maybe you’ve heard about certain drought-stricken cities or states in the U.S., and you’ve thought to yourself, it couldn’t possibly get any worse, right? Well, perhaps in the U.S. it can’t, but in other places, like Cape Town in South Africa, the problem can be so much worse. The situation in Cape Town […]

(Natural News) It looks like it’s time to dust off those running shoes, especially if you live in Brownsville, Texas. The city was the least healthy in a map that ranked the healthiest cities in America. Wallethub, a personal finance website, drew up the map. San Francisco, California, was once again named as “the healthiest city in […]

(Natural News) Water is a necessity, plain and simple. Human beings can’t go for more than three days without it. Unfortunately, water is also a finite source. As the looming water crisis in Capetown, South Africa, has shown us, water supplies can be depleted. No one in their right mind wants that to happen to them, […]

(Natural News) The people of Cape Town, South Africa are currently preparing for what many are now calling “Day Zero,” which the government warns could be the biggest tragedy to ever happen in a major city since World War II or the attacks on the World Trade Centers. But the threat that Cape Town currently […]

(Natural News) Megacities have a population of at least 10 million people, and they largely rely on the ecosystem services provided by remote natural area. A study found that planting 20 percent more trees in major cities would reduce air pollution and energy use by two times. The study was conducted by a team of […]

(Natural News) In a recent podcast, Natural News founder/editor Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, sat down to explain why it will be inherently dangerous to be living in a large city should there be a “stuff hits the fan” scenario, mostly because getting out of those cities will become an impossibility. “And yet, we are […]

(Natural News) According to a study, the health benefits of walking and cycling cancels out the negative effects of air pollution on health. The results of the study revealed that even in cities like Delhi or London – which both have high levels of air pollution – the results were positive. The authors advised that policymakers […]