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What can other cities learn about water shortages from ‘Day Zero’?

Cape Town narrowly avoided “Day Zero,” but that doesn’t mean the city is resilient to future water shortages. (Pixabay), CC BY Lucy Rodina, University of British Columbia and Kieran M. Findlater, University of British Columbia Cape Town was set to…

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7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support?

Slums in Caracas, Venezuela. Wikimedia Andrew D. Hwang, College of the Holy Cross Humans are the most populous large mammal on Earth today, and probably in all of geological history. This World Population Day, humans number in the vicinity of…

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Yes, humans are depleting Earth’s resources, but ‘footprint’ estimates don’t tell the full story

Purse seiner fishing in the Indian Ocean. Footprint estimates do not assess how sustainably resources such as fisheries are managed. Jiri Rezac, CC BY-SA Robert B. Richardson, Michigan State University Experts widely agree that human activities are harming the global…

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Race of mass shooters influences how the media cover their crimes, new study shows

If a news report mentions a shooter’s tough childhood, chances are he’s white. ASAG Studio Author: Laura Frizzell, The Ohio State University; Sadé L. Lindsay, The Ohio State University, and Scott Duxbury, The Ohio State University On Jan. 24, 2014,…

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Greek fires: the predatory political economy behind a recurring human disaster

The fires tore through Mati, effectively sweeping it from the map. Pantelis Saitas/EPA-EFE Author: Ioannis Glinavos, University of Westminster After wildfires struck coastal resorts and suburbs around Athens, the images of the destruction show the trail of devastation and death left behind.…

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Putin’s interference in US elections undermines faith in American democracy

Is your faith in democracy waning? AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Pippa Norris, Harvard University Questions about the legitimacy of the 2016 U.S. presidential election continue to reverberate and deepen partisan mistrust in America. Doubts have been compounded by the indictment of…

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How the Russian government used disinformation and cyber warfare in 2016 election – an ethical hacker explains

Outside forces pushed the American people farther apart. Delpixel/Shutterstock.com Timothy Summers, University of Maryland The Soviet Union and now Russia under Vladimir Putin have waged a political power struggle against the West for nearly a century. Spreading false and distorted…

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America can’t be first without Europe

Author: Earl Anthony Wayne, Hamilton College and Daniel S. Hamilton, Johns Hopkins University On March 25, European Union leaders celebrate the 60th anniversary of their founding treaty, a central pillar of the structure set up in the aftermath of World War…

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Wildfires, volcanoes and climate change: how satellites tell the story of our changing world

Shutterstock Author: Ian Whittaker, Nottingham Trent University The average rainfall for the first two weeks of July in England was 6mm, while only 15mm fell throughout all of June, according to the UK’s Environment Agency. To give some idea of how…

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Overtourism: a growing global problem

”The municipality, in collaboration with Port of Bergen and Visit Bergen, has therefore decided to put a cap on the number of cruise calls per day to 4 ships and/or 9000 passengers. The goal is to maintain Bergen as a…

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What can other cities learn about water shortages from ‘Day Zero’?

7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support?

Yes, humans are depleting Earth’s resources, but ‘footprint’ estimates don’t tell the full story

Race of mass shooters influences how the media cover their crimes, new study shows

Greek fires: the predatory political economy behind a recurring human disaster

Putin’s interference in US elections undermines faith in American democracy

How the Russian government used disinformation and cyber warfare in 2016 election – an ethical hacker explains

America can’t be first without Europe

Wildfires, volcanoes and climate change: how satellites tell the story of our changing world

Overtourism: a growing global problem

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