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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech's Patrick Ball was on National Public Radio's Morning Edition show today in a piece entitled Uncertainty the Rule in Gauging Deaths from Tsunami. Like the rest of the world, we have been following the Asian disaster closely. Our partner groups and friends in Sri Lanka have also fared well, to our relief.

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Ensuring a healthy U.S. democracy in the face of extreme weather events

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Accelerating extreme weather events have inspired creative solutions to mitigate the impacts of climate change on physical infrastructure: Copenhagens permeable tiled roads absorb stormwater, Timor-Lestes vetiver grass plantings prevent landslides, and New York Citys reflective cool roofs reduce urban heat capture. Although 91% of U.S.

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