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There are currently 33 megacities in the world; that number will rise to 43 by by 2030, the UN predicts. Urbanization is a product of migration as well as natural population growth within cities. It brings its own set of opportunities and challenges for the future of global welfare.
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South Florida Sun Sentinel
As a ferocious hurricane bears down on South Florida, water managers desperately lower canals in anticipation of 4 feet of rain. Everyone east of Dixie Highway is ordered evacuated, for fear of a menacing storm surge. Forecasters debate whether the storm will generate the 200 mph winds to achieve Category 6 status. This is one scenario for hurricanes in a warmer world, a subject of fiendish complexity and considerable scientific research, as experts try to tease out the effects of climate change from the influences of natural climate cycles.
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By Michelle R. Matisons
Generally, over the past 12 years, every Western U.S. state has seen an increase in the average number of large wildfires per year, and this year is no exception. This increase is linked to the fact that since 1970, Western U.S. states' annual average temperatures have increased by 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit. This is approximately double the pace of the average global temperature increase.
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In Public Safety (commentary)
Robert Brzenchek, an intelligence studies alumnus at American Military University, writes: "Public health issues affect the safety of entire communities, and the level of violence that gangs pose to themselves and society is cause for great concern. While there has been a decline in overall crime rates in the last several years, gang violence is alarmingly on the rise. It is estimated that gang-related homicides typically account for 13 percent of all homicides annually."
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The Atlantic
It's fairly well known that a bad diet, a lack of exercise and genetics can all contribute to type 2 diabetes. But a new global study points to an additional, surprising culprit: the air pollution emitted by cars and trucks. Recent research found that in the United States alone, air pollution was responsible for 150,000 cases of diabetes in 2016.
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Chicago Tribune via Government Technology
In 13 of Chicago's police districts, everyone from tactical lieutenants to station supervisors to community policing officers work each day in "nerve centers" to review everything from where shootings are taking place to who is wanted on arrest warrants. They also track high-profile shooting anniversaries that could lead to retaliatory violence as well as arrests for gun crimes.
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Claims Journal
Scientists at Colorado State University's Tropical Meteorology Project have decreased their forecast and now believe that 2018 hurricane season will have below-average activity. In explaining the changed forecast, they note that the tropical Atlantic is much colder than normal. "A colder than normal tropical Atlantic provides less fuel for developing tropical cyclones but also tends to be associated with higher pressure and a more stable atmosphere," the forecasters note.
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Emergency Management (commentary)
Eric Holdeman writes: "Generally, my sense has been that our professional workforce should reflect the makeup of the populations that we serve in our communities. It is an area that I think we need to continue to work hard at in recruiting people outside of the Caucasian and Christian backgrounds, especially in urban areas that have a wide variety of nationalities and religious beliefs. It will allow us to relate to these populations and understand how better to a) communicate risks and disaster preparedness b) make sure that we are presenting information in culturally appropriate ways."
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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP via JD Supra
In settling an employment dispute with a former employee, it is almost routine for the parties to agree that a response to future requests for an employment reference will be limited, often to providing only the dates of employment. This agreement not only advances the interest of settlement but may prevent defamation and other suits by the former employee. What if the separating employee is a police officer with a history of unconstitutional conduct in the performance of his or her duties, such as the use of excessive force?
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