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At least 57 European ski resorts are already seeing the effects of global climate change.
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By Julio Godoy

Europe's Endangered Ski Resorts

An OECD report predicts that by 2050 most of the alpine glaciers will have disappeared, and along with them Europe's ski resorts, due to global warming.

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By Mario Osava

Clean Water - Hold the Salt - in Brazil's Northeast

Brazil is using semi-permeable membranes to eliminate toxins from water in the impoverished northeast region. Promoters hope the technology will be ready for local manufacturing within a few years.

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