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Flooding in a Kenyan Natural Reserve Forces Tourist Evacuation

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Devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced tens of thousands more in East Africa are now inundating parts of the Masai Mara, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife national reserves. On Wednesday, the Telek River broke its banks and overflowed into parts of the natural reserve, flooding many tourist camps.

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Global Mobility Report finds world not on track to achieving sustainable mobility

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The green mobility objective proposes four different quantified targets to be achieved by 2030 and 2050, one for each of four key dimensions: climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, air pollution, physical inactivity and noise pollution. The set targets are consistent with international agreements.

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Ethiopian Dam Generates Power, but What's Next?

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There’s even talk of selling power to neighboring countries — though the dam is located hundreds of kilometers from any major city, and it’s not clear if Ethiopia’s grid can handle GERD’s peak power, let alone transmit current to Sudan or Kenya. The region’s monsoon-driven climate will ultimately control how much water gets through.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Being part of a team that is providing care to patients who have been traditionally not served well by our existing health system is a privilege.” The imported machines couldn’t withstand Malawi’s heat, dust, and humidity, and they couldn’t be repaired because the country lacked parts and trained technicians.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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Here’s How We Could Brighten Clouds to Cool the Earth Geoengineering—altering the planet to mitigate the worst effects of climate change—is an idea that has taken on new currency of late. It's a win-win-win for a part of the world that could really use a victory right now. Here’s hoping that doesn’t happen in 2022, or any other year.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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Emission reductions produced by the project are verified by an approved third party and registered with the Climate Action Reserve (Project ID CAR102 ). Emissions reductions produced by the project are verified by an approved third party and registered with the Climate Action Reserve. A “hack and squirt” clearing with new conifers.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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billion) were all in the top 10 of investing countries while more than $1 billion was invested in Indonesia, Chile, Mexico, Kenya and Turkey. Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 billion set in 2011. Additional to China, Brazil ($7.6 billion), India ($7.4

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