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Climate Warming and Palo Alto -> Miradi and the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our local version of accelerated climate change. That’s why we, in conjunction with the Conservation Measures Partnership, have developed Miradi , our groundbreaking software application for running biodiversity and conservation projects. Until they were gone. Suddenly the world seemed a little harsher. No more trees.

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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

and thats a conservative estimate. According to the World Resources Institute , As occasional reports arise of locally acquired malaria in Europe and the U.S., (Paradoxically, all these new air conditioners are likely to contribute even more greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere.)

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Go read this Daily Beast story about Sergey Brin’s secret disaster relief team

The Verge

The story opens detailing how GSD provided disaster relief in the form of medical care and road-clearing crews after Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas last year. They can arrive in complex situations with little understanding of the local context.