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Solar canopies sitting 5 meters above a corn field produced clean energy while shielding the plants from the worst effects of the extreme heat and helping to reduce evapotranspiration, boosting crop yields by 20% during summer heatwaves. 🌽 Another site produced a better quality barley yield. 🌞

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u/Round-Math3621 — 4 days ago
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Ukraine now provides free hot school meals to 3 million children nationwide, expanding the programme to every student in grades 1 to 11 at public schools. Even in frontline regions facing Russian attacks and blackouts, school kitchens keep serving hot lunches.

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u/ArgentineBeauty — 4 days ago
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Wyoming becomes the sixth US state to reach no kill status, with every animal shelter saving at least 90% of the dogs and cats in its care for 12 consecutive months. The state's overall save rate reached 92%, marking a major milestone for animal welfare.

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u/ArgentineBeauty — 3 days ago
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A Swiss dam covered in 4,872 solar panels produced 43% of its electricity during winter, when Switzerland faces seasonal power shortfalls. In its first measured year, the alpine installation generated 68% more electricity per installed kilowatt than a lowland plant.

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u/ArgentineBeauty — 4 days ago
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An 11 year old schoolgirl stayed with an injured elderly man until paramedics arrived, making sure he was safe and comfortable. When she learned he hadn’t eaten all day, she used her own pocket money to buy him food from a takeaway.

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u/ArgentineBeauty — 4 days ago
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A Los Angeles school had 54 students experiencing homelessness last year, yet none were chronically absent. Scholarship Prep South Bay uses 50+ community partnerships to provide food, transportation, healthcare, counseling and other support that helps students stay in school.

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u/ArgentineBeauty — 3 days ago
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California’s Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, the world’s largest, is on track to open this December, creating a safe route across 10 lanes of Highway 101. Planted with 6,000 native plants, it will reconnect isolated mountain lions with potential mates and help protect the population from extinct

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u/ArgentineBeauty — 3 days ago
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Vaccines have saved an estimated 51.2 million lives in Africa over 50 years, with each infant life saved representing nearly 60 years of life. Immunisation programmes now protect children against 13 diseases across most African countries, up from just six when the WHO programme began in 1974.

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u/ArgentineBeauty — 4 days ago
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At 40, a mother of two secretly prepared for her first bodybuilding competition because she was afraid of failing. Four years later, Danielle Cooper has won two British titles.

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u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 — 4 days ago
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The world's oyster reefs could deliver an estimated $12 trillion in ecosystem benefits if restored and protected, scientists say. Researchers identified 295,000 square kilometres of suitable habitat across 10 countries, where reefs can clean water, capture carbon and protect coastlines.

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u/ArgentineBeauty — 5 days ago
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IKEA volunteers to become an emergency shelter (again)

"If a blackout, ‌flood or attack on critical infrastructure struck, IKEA could turn its stores into emergency shelters or even temporary hospitals. Restaurants could provide meals, generators could keep the buildings running and extra beds could be assembled from flat packs pulled from warehouse shelves...during deadly floods in Valencia, Spain, in October 2024, IKEA turned one of its stores ‌into a ⁠shelter for more than 600 people."

reuters.com
u/satsmeow — 4 days ago