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New UN Mapping Tool Reveals Global Floods Since 1985 to Aid Disaster Planning

United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada See also: “Popular Science Magazine: UN’s World Flood Mapping Tool is One of 2021’s

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Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN

United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to decommissioning dams By 2050, most

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In the news: 30 clients’ most noted news releases of the decade

Terry Collins & Associates, Toronto, December 31, 2019   Many of the ~200 science news releases written and distributed for 30 clients in the 2010s

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UN warns of rising levels of toxic brine as desalination plants meet growing water needs

UNU-INWEH, Hamilton Canada World’s ~16,000 desalination plants discharge 142 million cubic meters of brine daily — 50 percent more than previously estimated; Enough in a

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Where the Water Is

UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada (op-ed published by Project Syndicate)   Sustainable Development Goal 6 calls for universal access to clean water

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Experts warn booming seaweed industry

United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Beyond sushi wrap: Expanding number of valuable uses drives astonishing growth of seaweed

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