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 Green Living   Home Improvement,Environment,Construction Renesa Architecture Studio spruces up a dilapidated structure to address the exigency of accommodating nature in living spaces. As the name suggests, Casa Green Lattice strives to be recognised by the textured mesh of green planters that constitute the façade of the new design intervention. Eclipsed in the concrete jungle of New Delhi, the original structure was devoid of an architectural identity, which the refurbished version vouchsafed. By retaining the structural components of the building, the design reduces the carbon footprint, while the green cover adds a visual reminder of the relationship between the city and the environment. Through a combination of pragmatic extrusions and scooped out volumes, the house is revamped to redeem the lack of light and ventilation as a result of the heavy mass of the concrete slabs. Furthermore, the realignment of the internal walls and  spaces has resulted in a coherent circ...
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WMO: Climate Change Causing More Intense, Frequent Heat Waves

 WMO: Climate Change Causing More Intense, Frequent Heat Waves   GENEVA— The World Meteorological Organization said evidence is growing that links more intense and more frequent heat waves to climate change. Heat waves that have gripped large parts of the Middle East and central and eastern United States since last week have reached temperatures far exceeding the seasonal averages.   The World Meteorological Organization says the blistering 54 degrees Celsius reached Thursday at Mitrabah, Kuwait, is probably the highest ever reached in the Eastern hemisphere and  Asia. The hottest temperature ever recorded was in Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California at 56.7 degrees Celsius on July 10, 1913. While temperatures elsewhere in the United States have not reached those heights, WMO spokeswoman Claire Nullis said they have soared to 38 degrees Celsius. “That is the actual temperatures," she said. "Once you factor in humidity and how it actually feels to you as a pers...
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