With 22 days hitting 110F or higher, suspected heat deaths in the Arizona capital topped 450 Extreme heat contributed to as many as 450 deaths in the Phoenix area this summer, in what could be the deadliest year on record for the desert city in Arizona. The medical examiner for Maricopa county, which includes Phoenix,
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8 October 2022
Phoenix could see deadliest year for heat deaths after sweltering summer
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8 October 2022
Sharing Minds Can Change the World (Part 2)
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By Elena Seungeun Lee and Julie Hyunsung LeeSEOUL, Bangkok, Oct 7 2022 (IPS-Partners) When Elena Seungeun Lee discovered the extent of education inequity, she decided to do something about it. She started a YouTube channel, We Learn to Share, to teach online what she learned at school. We Learn to Share has become a student-led
5 October 2022
Science fiction exhibition in London takes visitors on a journey into space
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Voyage to the Edge of Imagination at the Science Museum uses AI and interactive exhibits to create an immersive experience Science fiction often taps into preoccupations of the day, from the existential threat of nuclear war to the rise of advanced AI. But when it comes to climate change, humanity is on such a clear
5 October 2022
Education Cannot Wait Interviews Sigrid van Aken, CEO Novamedia/Postcode Lottery Group
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By External SourceOct 5 2022 (IPS-Partners) Sigrid van Aken is the CEO of Novamedia/Postcode Lottery Group, a private company with a social purpose, that brings together business and ideals. It sets up and operates Postcode Lotteries worldwide to raise funds for charity. With a lucky winning postcode (zipcode), neighbours win together. At the same
5 October 2022
The American EV boom is about to begin. Does the US have the power to charge it?
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States have plans to ban gas-powered cars and the White House wants chargers along highways, but implementation is a challenge Speaking in front of a line of the latest electric vehicles (EVs) at this month’s North American International Auto Show, President Joe Biden declared: “The great American road trip is going to be fully electrified.”
5 October 2022
Women in Argentine Slum Confront Violence Together
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Women gather at the Punto Violeta, a center where different government agencies and social organisations seek to address the gender-based violence suffered by women in the Padre Mugica neighborhood, or Villa 31, a shantytown in Argentina’s capital city. CREDIT: Daniel Gutman/IPS By Daniel GutmanBUENOS AIRES, Oct 4 2022 (IPS) The Padre Carlos Mugica neighborhood looks
3 October 2022
Cop27 host Egypt warns UK not to backtrack from climate agenda
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Unusual diplomatic intervention prompted by fears over Liz Truss’s commitment to net zero The Egyptian government, host of the next UN climate summit, has warned the UK against “backtracking from the global climate agenda”, in a significant intervention prompted by fears over Liz Truss’s commitment to net zero. The warning before the Cop27 conference, which
3 October 2022
Population Growth Diversity Continuing in the 21st Century
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China, the world’s most populous country is expected to be overtaken by India in 2023. Moreover, by 2060 India’s population is projected to be nearly a half billion more than China’s. Picture: Mumbai, India. Credit: Sthitaprajna Jena (CC BY-SA 2.0). By Joseph ChamiePORTLAND, USA, Oct 3 2022 (IPS) While the world’s population of 8 billion
2 October 2022
Climate activist defaces memorial to Captain Sir Tom Moore
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Footage shows Maddie Budd pouring human waste on tribute in protest against use of private jets A memorial to Captain Sir Tom Moore has been defaced by a climate activist campaigning against the use of private jets in the UK. Footage was posted online showing 21-year-old Maddie Budd pouring human waste on to the memorial
2 October 2022
Action against invasive species: Charcoal production, beekeeping, and Prosopis eradication in Kenya
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Publication date: January 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 203 Author(s): Martin Paul Tabe-Ojong