Ushahidi Launches Simplified Crisis-Mapping Service

Submitted by glenshewchuck on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 10:44am

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Crowdmap allows users to report incidents within minutes without installing platform on server or paying for host

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Become a Sponsor

Sponsorship of the SIMCenter will take many forms for corporations and other entities interested in participating in the opportunity to create a center for cooperation and collaboration to make informed and sustainable choices for humanity. Your sponsorship is needed in areas such as, but not limited to:

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Water Scarcity - China

Submitted by glenshewchuck on Tue, 08/10/2010 - 11:38am

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1 Introduction
2 Distribution of scarcity
3 Effects
4 Contributing factors
5 Action
6 Solutions
7 Further Reading

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The World Resources Simulation Center

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The World Resources Simulation Center (WRSC) will be a non-profit visualization fa

Experts Roll Out Malaria Map, Urge Mosquito Study

Submitted by glenshewchuck on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 9:12am

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By Tan Ee Lyn

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Nearly 3 billion people, or two-fifths of the world's population, were at risk of contracting malaria in 2009 and closer study of the mosquito's life cycle is needed to combat the disease, researchers said in two reports. In the first study, scientists mapped out the geographical spread of the Plasmodium vivax -- the most common parasite that causes malaria -- using reported cases of malaria and details on temperature and aridity. "We estimate that the global population at risk of P.