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How Africa's first heat officer is protecting women in Sierra Leone

Saidu Bah

November 09, 2023 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Sierra Leone

Heat officers appointed by local city council and the Transform Freetown initiative work to make the city greener and more livable by helping residents cope with extreme heat, particularly women working as outdoor vendors. Local heat officers have introduced measures like installing cool pavements, mirrored roofing and planting trees to keep residents cool. In 2022, local city council installed shade covers to protect 2,300 street vendors from the heat and heavy rain in open-air markets.

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A Climate Change Success Story? Look at Hoboken.

Michael Kimmelman

November 03, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Hoboken, New Jersey

After experiencing extreme flooding, Hoboken, New Jersey, has reduced its flood risk by rebuilding its sewers to add capacity and designing new infrastructure, like parks, to collect and redirect storm water.

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Colorado's latest tool to fight forest fires: Mushrooms

Michael Booth

October 26, 2023 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Gold Hill, Colorado

The Colorado-based mycology center Boulder Mushroom is spreading fungi mycelium — the underground, root-looking part of a mushroom — across forest floors that were thinned to mitigate wildfires. The mushrooms quicken the pace at which sawdust and other potential fire fuel decays and improve soil health.

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For Indian Farmers, Artificial Glaciers Are a High-Altitude Antidote to Drought

Geetanjali Krishna

October 19, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: India, Kulum

In the Ladakh region of Northern India, vertical artificial glaciers called “ice stupas” melt at a slower pace than natural glaciers, helping farmers to store water for irrigation during the spring drought. Through contests with cash prizes, more than 500 people in 45 villages have been trained to build their own ice stupas.

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AI bots are helping 911 dispatchers with their workload

Amanda Hernández

October 16, 2023 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States

To reduce 911 dispatcher workloads, several U.S. municipalities have integrated AI technology to triage and coordinate responses to non-emergency calls, resulting in more efficient support for callers and less stress on telecommunication workers.

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How the United Nations, kids and corporations saved the Red Sea from an oil disaster

Elizabeth Fitt

October 09, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Yemen

A coalition of governments, oil companies, and individual donors funded the effort to prevent a million-barrel oil spill in the Red Sea from the deteriorating shipping boat the FSO Safer. The funds allowed the United Nations to buy another container ship and transfer all the oil onto that instead.

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How to harvest water from clouds of fog

Kat Lonsdorf Claire Harbage

October 06, 2023 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

As the drought in Kenya drags on, people are collecting water from the air by using plastic to funnel fog off of trees into buckets at night or a machine that pulls water from hot, moisture-filled air like a dehumidifier would.

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Making cities 'spongy' could help fight flooding — by steering the water underground

John Ruwitch

October 03, 2023 |

NPR |

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Response Location: China, Jinhua

The concept of “sponge cities” is taking off as a way to prevent flooding. This style of urban design focuses on creating environments that absorb more water with plants and open ground as opposed to pipes and concrete.

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The goats fighting fires in Los Angeles

Lucy Sherriff

September 26, 2023 |

BBC |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Cities in California are turning to goat herders to manage the dead trees and shrubs that become fuel for wildfires. Goats will eat almost anything and are adept at getting to places humans find difficult to reach.

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The ancient Sri Lankan 'tank cascades' tackling drought

Zinara Rathnayake

September 26, 2023 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Sri Lanka, Maeliya

A hydraulic network of man-made water tanks built 2,000 years ago, called an ellangawa, collects rainwater that locals in Maeliya, Sri Lanka, can release during the dry season to support the rice crop and recharge the groundwater.

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