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  • At Sahara's edge, old habits protect crops from new climate

    Jack Thompson

    January 19, 2024 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Senegal, Ndiob

    Farmers in Ndiob, Senegal, have returned to an ancient technique called zaï to combat drought, use less fertilizer, and increase their yields. Zaï involves drilling holes in the soil so rainwater can fill them and soak into the land instead of running off.

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  • Power of Mama: the women firefighters of West Borneo

    Rita Utari

    January 18, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Indonesia, Ketapang

    An all-women firefighting team in Ketapang, Indonesia, is stopping people from setting fires to clear land, a practice called slash and burn, and putting out the fires they can’t prevent. Arsonists often set fire to peatlands, which pollutes the air and releases stored carbon dioxide.

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  • A drying sea half a world away carries a message for those worried about the Great Salt Lake

    Leia Larsen Levi Bridges

    January 18, 2024 |

    Great Salt Lake Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    At the steadily shrinking Aral Sea and the Great Salt Lake, officials have stemmed some of the water, salinity, and biodiversity losses by sectioning off healthier sections of the bodies of water with a dam and a causeway.

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  • Yellowstone Club becomes first ski resort in Montana to turn wastewater into snow 

    Justin Franz

    January 18, 2024 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    The Yellowstone Club ski resort in Montana is misting treated wastewater into the air with machines to make snow. This keeps its ski runs open during dry winters and produces more runoff in the summers to recharge crucial aquifers.

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  • Houses that breathe: Vietnamese architects turning the tide to tackle climate change 

    Nhung Nguyen

    January 15, 2024 |

    Mekong Eye |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    Architects in Vietnam are creating climate-resilient buildings with nature-based designs and materials that adapt to the local weather to reduce the building’s emissions throughout its lifespan by naturally regulating the temperature.

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  • Tidal power: What's holding it back?

    Graihagh Jackson Jordan Dunbar Malene Jensen

    January 14, 2024 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Korea

    Researchers in South Korea and Ireland are harnessing the power from the up, down, and side-to-side motions of ocean tides as a source of renewable energy.

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  • This Louisiana town moved to escape climate-linked disaster

    Lucy Sherriff

    January 13, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Isle de Jean Charles, United States, Louisiana

    In the face of increasing land loss and flooding due to coastal erosion and climate change, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Tribe made the decision to relocate their community to higher ground. After winning a grant from the National Disaster Resilience Competition, the tribe worked closely with the Louisiana state government to figure out where and how the new community would be built.

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  • Shining a Light on Snake Bites

    Diwash Gahatraj

    January 11, 2024 |

    Bluedot Living |

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    Response Location: India, Muzaffarpur, Bihar

    The addition of solar power mini-grids provides electricity to 50 houses in the village, making it possible for residents to monitor their homes for snakes — something that’s impossible to do without light — and prevent fatal snake bites. The 50 mini-grids were provided for free and since their installation in February 2023, the village hasn’t reported a single snake bite case.

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  • Virginia districts roll on with electric school buses despite lack of state funding

    Elizabeth McGowan

    January 11, 2024 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Schools in Virginia are switching from diesel to electric buses to reduce their emissions and impact on local air quality. With no access to state funding, the schools are buying buses outright, renting them, and partnering with nonprofit organizations that assist them in finding funding.

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  • Piplantri, ce village d'Inde qui plante des arbres pour envoyer ses filles à l'école

    Robin Tutenges

    January 09, 2024 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: India, Piplantri, Rajasthan

    Quand une fille est naît dans le village de Piplantri, les habitants plantent 111 arbres et déposent de l’argent sur un compte bancaire qui ne peut pas être touché jusqu’à ce qu’elle a ses 18 ans, lorsqu’il peut être utilisé pour ses études ou pour payer les frais de mariage, mais seulement si elle reste à l’école jusque-là. Le programme a permis de créer des emplois à l’école et dans l’entretien de la nouvelle forêt. Aucune des filles nées depuis le début de l’initiative n’a été forcée de se marier au détriment de son éducation, et le village a planté plus de 500 000 arbres.

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