In California, they're counting on it to end an historic drought; in Peru, they've already declared a pre-emptive emergency to prepare for devastating flooding. It's both an economic stimulus and a recession-maker. And it's ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 27, 2015
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A recent OECD report has shown that income inequality has increased in the majority of OECD countries – and in some, at historic speed.
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2015
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There are many long rivers in the world, but which ones are the longest? Naturally, there is a disagreement over the answer to this question. While The Nile has traditionally been considered to be longest in the world, the ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 4, 2015
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As water scarcity and quality issues grow in California and around the world, a new book co-edited by UC Riverside water economist Ariel Dinar and water experts in Spain and Argentina examines the experience of 15 countries ...
Environment
Jun 2, 2015
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Colombian authorities must stop using the controversial herbicide glyphosate—also known by its brand name Roundup—to eradicate illicit coca plantations, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday.
Environment
May 9, 2015
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Two decades after it started spraying coca fields with herbicide, Colombia is torn between continuing to wage a US-sponsored war on drugs from the sky and mounting fears of health risks.
Environment
May 6, 2015
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Sally Beauty said Monday that it is investigating reports of unusual activity on payment cards used at some of its U.S. stores.
Security
May 4, 2015
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The description of five new species of blueberry relatives from Colombia highlights the country's great diversity of the plant family Ericaceae and the importance of field exploration. These new mortiños, as locally known, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2015
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How can people live together, with ever more diverse characteristics, in the world's rapidly expanding cities? What are the similarities and differences in social and spatial patterns that arise when new diversity meets old ...
Social Sciences
Apr 3, 2015
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A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning for vast swathes of the Pacific and as far north as Russia.
Earth Sciences
Mar 30, 2015
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