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Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 5 days agoThe small, evergreen tree or shrub is famously drought-tolerant, with some varieties capable of enduring more than 200 days between waterings. Climate change is scrambling the seasons, wreaking ...
Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims reported dead amid extraordinary heat
Washington Post· 4 days agoSeveral days of extraordinary heat took a major toll on one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, with hundreds reported dead as part of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in the desert of Saudi ...
As heat wave sweeps the state, many outdoor pools remain closed - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoLast year, 90-degree temperatures hit Massachusetts toward the end of July, when Bostonians then...
More women in Africa are using long-acting contraception, changing lives - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 5 days agoOver the past decade, the number of women in the region using modern contraception has nearly...
Water, sand and humans: everything can be strange
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner· 6 days agoDavid Hume, the 18th-century Enlightenment philosopher, and librarian at Edinburgh U., once observed “What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which ...
Who really controls our food and water? Here are the 6 most shocking revelations from "The Grab"
Salon.com· 6 days agoThe next world war may be fought over food and water. Over the course of six years, the documentary...
More Women in Africa Are Using Long-Acting Contraception, Changing Lives
New York Times· 6 days agoMethods such as hormonal implants and injections are reaching remote areas, providing more...
DeWitt to be featured in statewide agritourism event
Quad-City Times· 3 days agoDeWitt will be one of four rural Iowa towns that will be featured in a state-sponsored agritourism event.
Why southern Europeans will soon be the longest-lived people in the world
The Economist· 3 days agoDiet and exercise, but also urban design and social life
Saudi hajj pilgrims’ deaths highlight how extreme heat kills | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 3 days agoMore than 1,000 people have died at this year’s hajj pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia, an...
