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- Cash Burns Fast for Uber-Like Startups That Grow City by City http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-12/cash-burns-fast-for-uber-like-startups-that-grow-city-by-city 7 comments
- Fast-growing tumbleweed called hairy panic blows into Australian city - Dry grass piles up around homes in Wangaratta, north-east Victoria – at times reportedly reaching roof height http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/feb/18/fast-growing-tumbleweed-called-hairy-panic-blows-into-australian-city 236 comments worldnews
- College grads in the 90s moved to cities with fast-growing "smart" industries like tech. But now, US college grads choose cities with the biggest labor markets and the best chances of landing literally any job. https://news.osu.edu/news/2015/06/02/college-grad-cities/ 1327 comments science
- Air pollution rising at an 'alarming rate' in world's cities: Outdoor pollution has risen 8% in five years with fast-growing cities in the developing world worst affected, WHO data shows http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/12/air-pollution-rising-at-an-alarming-rate-in-worlds-cities 6 comments worldnews
- Around 180,000 avoidable deaths over 14 years in fast-growing tropical cities were caused by a rapid rise in emerging air pollution, a study has revealed. The increase in the number of people dying prematurely from exposure to air pollution was highest in cities in South Asia. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/948978 4 comments science
- To ensure that every child can learn the skills required to work in New York City’s fast-growing technology sector, Mayor Bill de Blasio will announce on Wednesday that within 10 years all of the city’s public schools will be required to offer computer science to all students. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/nyregion/de-blasio-to-announce-10-year-deadline-to-offer-computer-science-to-all-students.html 28 comments politics
- Around 180,000 avoidable deaths over 14 years in fast-growing tropical cities were caused by a rapid rise in emerging air pollution. Scientists found significant annual increases in pollutants directly hazardous to health of up to 14% for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/apr/air-pollution-responsible-180000-excess-deaths-tropical-cities 2 comments science
- Economic Muscle Growing Fast, Gurgaon Now 9th Biggest Income Tax-paying City | Gurgaon News - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/economic-muscle-growing-fast-gurgaon-now-9th-biggest-income-tax-paying-city/articleshow/99879941.cms?from=mdr 7 comments india
- Which is the world’s most wasteful city? Mumbai produces 11,000 tonnes of trash per day, Cairo feeds garbage to pigs and China’s waste is growing twice as fast as its population – but it’s the wealthiest cities that throw the most away https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/oct/27/which-is-the-worlds-most-wasteful-city 4 comments india
- Study finds sea levels rising fast; concerns grow about Shore. Atlantic City alone has $23 billion worth of real estate sitting below a five-foot flood level. That magnitude could have a two-in-three chance of being seen in any given year by midcentury http://www.philly.com/philly/health/20140107_study_finds_sea_levels_rising_fast__concerns_grow_about_shore.html#exk4rq3vmxhgzoqb.16 3 comments science