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  • As drought, climate change pressure El Paso water supply, farmers innovate to sustain orchards in one of nation's biggest pecan-growing hubs

    August 11, 2025 |

    El Paso Matters |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    El Paso pecan farmers are implementing innovative water conservation techniques—including cover crops, polymer soil treatments, and improved tillage practices—that are showing promising results in reducing water usage and salt buildup, with cover crops alone reducing weed populations by 80-90% while creating cooler, more moisture-retentive soil conditions that help orchards survive in increasingly drought-prone conditions.

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  • "C'est mieux que la clim" : à Lyon, un réseau de froid urbain rafraîchit des magasins sans rejeter d'air chaud

    August 11, 2025 |

    Franceinfo |

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    Response Location: France, Lyon

    À Lyon, le réseau de froid, situé sous le quartier de la Part-Dieu, est considéré comme plus efficace que la climatisation traditionnelle, refroidissant les commerces et les entreprises du quartier avec environ la moitié de l’énergie. Le système utilise l’eau souterraine pour refroidir les machines qui pompent l’eau glacée à travers un réseau de tuyaux sous la zone.

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  • The 'frying pan of Spain' shows how cities can deal with extreme heat

    August 08, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Spain, Seville

    Seville has implemented three innovative water-based cooling solutions—ancient Persian qanat technology, adiabatic cooling systems in 450+ schools, and urban evapotranspiration projects—that collectively reduce temperatures by 6-12°C in public spaces and buildings while using minimal energy and attracting international attention as replicable models for heat adaptation.

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  • Okyanusların yükü mavi karbonla azaltılabilir mi?

    August 05, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Turkey

    Mavi karbon ekosistemleri (deniz çayırları, gelgit/tuzlu bataklıkları ve mangrov ormanları) okyanusların yalnızca küçük bir kısmını kaplamasına rağmen küresel karbonun yaklaşık yarısını depolayarak iklim değişikliğiyle mücadelede güçlü bir doğal çözüm sunuyor. Türkiye’de ise deniz çayırlarının haritalanması, korunması ve restorasyonu gibi çalışmalar bu çözümün nasıl işleyeceğini ortaya koyarken, aynı zamanda ekosistem tahribatının önlenmesi ve kapsamlı iklim politikalarıyla birlikte yürütülmesi gerektiğini gösteriyor.

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  • Güneş tepede, gölge nerede?

    August 05, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Dünyanın farklı şehirlerinde uygulanan yeşil alan artırımı, gölgelendirme projeleri, serinleme merkezleri ve sıcaklıkla mücadele ekipleri, şehirlerdeki ölümcül sıcaklıkların etkisini azaltarak insanların yaşam kalitesini doğrudan iyileştiriyor. Bu çözümler; ağaçlandırma, yeşil koridor oluşturma, kamusal serinleme noktaları yaratma, saha ekipleriyle kırılgan gruplara destek sağlama ve yansıtıcı yüzey gibi yenilikçi uygulamalarla kent ısısını düşürmeye çalışan çok araçlı bir yaklaşım üzerinden işliyor.

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  • Alaskans work to analyze and reduce risks of glacial outburst flooding

    August 02, 2025 |

    Alaska Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Juneau, Alaska

    In response to recurring glacial flooding outbursts, Juneau has implemented an early warning dashboard, $8 million temporary flood barriers, and ongoing scientific research. The solutions are too new to demonstrate measurable flood damage reduction, but increased community participation in preparedness activities is one promising impact.

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  • Can rainwater-fed ponds revive Bangladesh's hilly streams?

    August 01, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Khagrachhari

    In Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, conservationist Mahfuz Ahmed Russel is reviving dying streams by building artificial ponds that harvest rainwater to use in streambeds during dry seasons. Over seven years, aquatic life and vegetation have begun to repopulate and streambeds have remained wet throughout the dry season.

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  • How one California community is turning an old oil field into protected habitat

    August 01, 2025 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Fullerton, California

    The Friends of Coyote Hills led a 30-year community campaign that successfully protected 24 acres of threatened habitat from development. Alongside voter mobilization, strategic fundraising, and federal wildlife protections, they secured $70 million toward the purchase of land.

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  • A forest garden project attempts to expand into the Sahel

    July 28, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Senegal

    The creation of forest gardens—the modern term for an ancient agroforestry model that mixes shrubs, herbs, vines, fruit and nut trees, and perennial vegetables—are helping supply communities in sub-Saharan Africa with food, medicine, and animal feed. The U.S.-based NGO TREES claims to have created 38,000 active forest gardens in five countries, each comprising about 4,000 trees. This has restored 99,743 acres of degraded land, having reached 56,273 farmers and their families across 174 community projects.

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  • Singapore's regreening is a model for cities everywhere

    July 22, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Government initiatives, certification programs, ecological consultants, and international environmental associations are all part of Singapore's concerted effort to coexist with its wildlife and reduce impacts of climate change like air pollution and stress.

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