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Countdown to the stock-market Crash of 2016 is ticking louder …

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Construction on the Bay Bridge in Oakland in 2013. Fiscal policy that includes public infrastructure development could stave off a collapse in economic growth.
Warning bells just keep getting louder and louder as the countdown to the Crash of 2016 keeps ticking. Wall Street’s in denial, but the Washington Post warns: “U.S. economic growth slows to 0.2 percent, grinding nearly […]

Best Online Stock Trading – Investment Total

Finding the best online stock trading sites is quiet difficult. To avoid getting scammed, here are the criteria in choosing the best online stock trading platform or trading sites from stock broker companies. It is important to know that the company who owns the trading platform is legitimate. You will know if a company is legitimate by simply checking the […]

Big data confirms climate extremes are here to stay – Phys.org

In a paper published online today in the journal Scientific Reports, published by Nature, Northeastern researchers Evan Kodra and Auroop Ganguly found that while global temperature is indeed increasing, so too is the variability in temperature extremes. For instance, while each year’s average hottest and coldest temperatures will likely rise, those averages will also tend to fall within a wider […]

Can Big Data Help U.S. Cities Adapt to Climate Change? – Scientific …

Imagine a map that shows years of rising sea levels in a matter of seconds, and the water is surrounding your house. There might soon be an app for that.
That’s the sort of visualization that the Obama administration believes can spark action toward climate adaptation in communities around the nation. To help push technologists to create these new climate tools, […]