Turns them into hot spots literally. Lets take a look at the rising temperatures in our cities welcome to tomorrow today the science show on t. W. In. The Northern Hemisphere is the 2nd hottest summer since records began is just coming to an end. In the last 140 years theres only been one summer hasa than this 12016 thats here august was particularly roasting the fall of hottest summers were all in the last 5 years Climate Change is catching up with us its particularly evident in cities because they become heat islands. And heating is the name given to the socalled heat island effect temperatures and towns and cities rise more sharply than in the surrounding areas. Because of the density of streets and buildings and the many people cars and trains all of which produce heat. Spread over the year the mean air temperature in a urban areas is around 1. 00 to 3. 00 degrees celsius warmer than areas outside and only spaces within them. On top of this town and city centers often cooled down f
Another 5 days. Germany has held an official ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of its reunification president frank. Addressed the event in potsdam you know berlin he described the past 30 years as a triumph of democracy of oppression he also warned against populism and extremist. Sudans Transitional Government and rebel groups have signed the landmark peace deal and in decades of war that has killed thousands you freeman signed in neighboring south sudan he called couples power sharing between the warring groups the return of refugees and land rights. This is d. W. News from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram at the deadly news or visit our website thats d. W. Dot com. Well blue planet is becoming increasingly dominated by concrete over health the global population now lives in cities and the number is rising. Not only are millions of people moving into urban areas wild animals are entire populations of them. Urban areas are covered in cement bricks and asphalt whic
3 nba championships and thousands of human rights violations. Its weird. Im used to performing in front of big, loving audiences in rooms filled with applause and laughter. Now here i am doing a show alone in an empty house, and the slight wrinkling of a masked cameramans eyes is the only way i can tell if any of this is funny and i see a smattering of wrinkle. All right. But not to worry, if anything goes wrong tonight, i have a great understudy standing by. Hows it going, guillermo . Guillermo im doing good. Youre doing a wonderful job. Ah, guillermo, you tease. Ive always wanted to know, whats your favorite broadway show . Guillermo aladdin. Well guillermo, you aint never had a friend like me just kidding you probably have many dear friends. Im sorry if i made assumptions. Broadway, sadly, is closed at least through the end of the year. Theres no shows, the tony awards were postponed. Which is a shame because thats where most gay highschoolers get their yearbook quotes. Some kids qu
Great understudy standing by. Hows it going, guillermo . Guillermo im doing good. Youre doing a wonderful job. Ah, guillermo, you tease. Ive always wanted to know, whats your favorite broadway show . Guillermo aladdin. Well guillermo, you aint never had a friend like me just kidding you probably have many dear friends. Im sorry if i made assumptions. Broadway, sadly, is closed at least through the end of the year. Theres no shows, the tony awards were postponed. Which is a shame because thats where most gay highschoolers get their yearbook quotes. Some kids quote gandhi or abraham lincoln. I quoted alice ripleys winning speech for best actress in next to normal Musical Theatre is a fine art and to all you parents of theater kids out there, if youre going on a road trip this summer and they want to blast the original cast recording of spring awakening repeatedly, please just let them have it. I even wrote my College Admissions essay about spring awakening, so maybe itll encourage them t
Conventions are considered to have delivered the best speeches of their political careers. Cuomo, anddan, mario annrichards in 1988 richards in 1988. Barbara jordan became the first black woman to give the keynote address to the dnc. She received a law degree edit with the first black woman to serve in the u. S. Senate. She talked political ethics at the university of texas in austin entered the on immigration reform. She spoke to delegates in new york city. [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen. [applause] are neither ladies nor are you gentlemen. Gentlemen, in case you do not know it, may i now present our second keynote speaker, the honorable Barbara Jordan, democrat of houston, texas. [applause] Barbara Jordan thank you. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen for a very warm reception. 144 years ago that members of the Democratic Party first led a convention to select a president ial candidate. Since that time, democrats have continued to go to been once every f