Nepal’s flash floods show the devastating power of ‘cascading hazards’
Early evidence suggests this was not an ordinary rain-driven flash flood. So what caused it?
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Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta’s $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens
Meta’s settlement calls for several key design changes to protect teens, but how the states will verify and enforce the changes is a big question mark.
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Nepal-Tibet floods: when disaster strikes before communities recover from previous climate extremes, crisis escalates
Recovery time between climate disasters makes a huge difference to the consequences affecting local people.
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Sunscreen for lakes and dams: could a thin floating layer of nanomaterial shield water from evaporation?
A new nanomaterial ‘blanket’ could reduce evaporation from dams by blocking heat while letting sunlight through, helping save scarce water in hot parts of Africa.
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Jolene, I Will Always Love You and 9 to 5: the genius of Dolly Parton in three songs
The biggest legacy Dolly Parton leaves is her songwriting, and three songs define her more than any others.
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The ‘robot Olympics’ were spectacular – but will this technology end up helping humans?
Getting a robot to run 100m faster than Usain Bolt is impressive. But how about a humanoid that can make you a cup of tea in your own kitchen?
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How the ‘backwoods Barbie’ Dolly Parton turned self-aware artifice into authentic artistry
Dolly Parton’s first hit was titled ‘Dumb Blonde’. The country music legend, who has died at 80, was anything but that.
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Mark Carney’s defiance: Canada shows the world how to respond to Donald Trump’s threats
Canada cannot match the U.S. economically, but it can make Donald Trump’s trade war politically costly as the U.S. heads toward midterm elections.
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Ceuta crisis: anti-migrant ‘invasion’ rhetoric threatens Europe’s food supply and economy
Migrant workers are vital to Spain’s vast agriculture sector, but they are often hidden from view.
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Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions over Red Sea port have turned the Tigray peace deal into a political weapon
An incomplete peace agreement has become a useful political tool to the Ethiopian government, the TPLF and Eritrea.
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