urban climate Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:17:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Flying Homing Pigeons to Sample Urban Climates https://www.greenoptimistic.com/homing-pigeons-sample-urban-microclimates-20190411/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/homing-pigeons-sample-urban-microclimates-20190411/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:17:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=68168 Homing pigeons are being bred and trained as messengers for centuries, due to their remarkable ability to navigate. As far back as in ancient Greece, they were used to announce events like the Olympic Games. More recently, homing pigeons delivered messages during World War I and II, known as “war pigeons” and saving lives. Their […]

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