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Beach authorities measure bacteria—from sewage, birds, or other animals—and post a warning if levels are too high. But the 24-hour test is too late for most swimmers.
How Chicago Got a Lot Faster at Beach Water Warnings
Chicago is the only major U.S. city to use a new method to test for bacteria at most of its beaches—and then issue same-day swimming advisories.
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Land titles of farmers who kill themselves in an Indian state will be given to their widows, granting inheritance equality in a nation where their #propertyrights are often denied | @rinachandran reports
Widows of suicide farmers to get land titles in Indian state
By Rina Chandran BANGKOK, June 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Land titles of farmers who kill ...
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HBO's 'Chernobyl' revisits the devastating 1986 nuclear disaster. Take a look at some maps depicting the effects of the radiation throughout Europe:
Chernobyl MAPPED: Countries that were affected by Chernobyl - radiation map revealed
CHERNOBYL’s 1986 nuclear disaster is at the heart of HBO and Sky Atlantic’s incredible new drama – but how far did the nuclear fallout f...
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"One of the most important challenges in any infrastructure or road project is how to generate as little (environmental) impact as possible, and we achieved this" | @anastasiabogota reports #cities
Bogota's solar-powered gondola gives slum dwellers a lift
By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, June 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sweeping above sprawling slums ...
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More than 5 million tourists visited Bali in 2018, a five-fold increase since 2001. Environmental problems associated with this rise include the overuse of freshwater, air pollution, habitat destruction, and the generation of large amounts of garbage.
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25% of Mongolia's pasture land has turned to sand in the past 30 years. To fight #desertification, communities are using climate adaptation tech to protect fertile soil & glacial 💧springs: https://t.co/FYIEKH2aAp #2019WDCD
How many humans tomorrow? The United Nations revises its projections
How many humans tomorrow? The United Nations revises its projections
The UN's new global population projections include some surprises – in particular, that the global population in 2100 will be 3% less than they proj...
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Americans have historically viewed parks as dangerous places after dark, largely as a result of disinvestment in urban parks, as white flight spread after World War II.
Why Don't Americans Use Their Parks At Night?
Most cities aren’t fond of letting people use parks after dark. But there are good lifestyle, environmental, and safety reasons to reconsider.
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"We didn't cross the border. The border crossed us." Migrant justice and indigenous rights are inextricably tied. #NoOneIsIllegal #AbolishBorders
One of the first things a British-Nigerian documentary maker did was take a giant, inflatable mobile cinema on a tour of low-income communities to show them films about forced evictions | #Propertyrights #Landrights #Water #Nigeria
Armed with maps and music, Nigeria's slum dwellers fight evictions
By Linus Unah PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria - When bulldozers entered the Nigerian slum of Njemanze and ...
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"The new tourists are the status seekers, who travel because it's good for the way other people perceive them. They're people who go to sites, take a selfie first to show they've have been there, and otherwise aren't interested."
As Tourism Booms, Amsterdam Shifts to Damage Control
Fed up with raucous tourists, the Netherlands will stop promoting its capital as a destination. But new airports, cruises, and hotels will keep them c...
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Had it not been for the women of the Roro tribe, things might look bleaker in their lush corner of Papua New Guinea. #WomenOnAMission
In protecting their forests, these women transformed their futures...
For International Women's Day, we are celebrating the women of the Roro tribe in Papua New Guinea.
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