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Three billion internet users by end of 2014: ITU

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And the number of mobile-broadband subscriptions will reach 2.3 billion globally, new figures released by International Telecomuumications Union (ITU) Monday show. Fifityfive percent of these subscriptions are expected to be in the developing world.

"The newly released ICT figures confirm once again that information and communication technologies continue to be the key drivers of the information society," said ITU secretary-general Hamadoun I. Toure.

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WHO finds Indian cities have dirtiest air; Chinese data foggy

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An effort by the World Health Organization to measure pollution in cities around the world has found New Delhi admits to having the dirtiest air, while Beijing's measurements, like its skies, are far from clear.
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(Reuters) - An effort by the World Health Organization to measure pollution in cities around the world has found New Delhi admits to having the dirtiest air, while Beijing's measurements, like its skies, are far from clear.

The study of 1,600 cities found air pollution had worsened since a smaller survey in 2011, especially in poorer countries, putting city-dwellers at higher risk of cancer, stroke and heart disease.

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World cities, home to most people, to add 2.5 billion more by 2050: U.N.

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(Reuters) - More than half of the world's seven billion people live in urban areas, with the top "mega cities" - with more than 10 million inhabitants - being Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Mexico City and Sao Paulo, according to a United Nations report on Thursday.

That proportion is expected to jump, so that more than six billion people will be city dwellers by 2045, the U.N.'s World Urbanization Prospects report said. link.reuters.com/buj42w

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Qualcomm, CH2M HILL and The City of Cincinnati Collaborate on Integrated Water Communications Solutions, A Step in Delivering Smart Cities

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"The City of Cincinnati Selects CH2M HILL Water Technology Innovation Project to Design and Implement Water Connectivity Solutions Utilizing Qualcomm’s M2M Cellular Technology"

There is a possibility of securing San Diego's water resources' drought-resilience utilizing Qualcomm's new M2M (machine to machine) techonology.

Resilient Cities 04: Building a Resilient Water System

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Building a Resilient Water System Review

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A review of the topic "Building Resilient Cities 04: Building a Resilient Water System". The pdf was written by Camille Castillo, Erin Johnson, Andrew Oh, and Won Mo Yang.

Week 04: Building a Resilient Water System Slideshow

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Resilient Cities 04: Building a Resilient Water System Clean water is an essential necessity to everyday life. In the world today, around 1.6 billion people are experiencing complete water scarcity and by 2025, 2.8 billion will. Water related challenges such as droughts, floods, and wildfires are caused by global warming. These challenges are impacting the world at an economical, social, and environmental level. For example, farmers are expected to spend more money on irrigation and the chance of species endangerment has increased. Additionally, health problems arose due to poor water quality and the lack of water...

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