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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

Here are a few ways you can use technology today to learn more and act for water conservation! The H 2 O Conserve Water Footprint Calculator is an interactive tool designed to help you quantify how much water you use, find out how you use it and what you can do to conserve. Cebu, Philippines. Hulhumale Maldives.

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How Drones Are Being Used to Benefit Humankind

Tech Soup

Conservation mapping and 3D imaging. They are perfect for wildlife conservation, search and rescue, and understanding what is needed in disaster relief. After the recent Nepal earthquake , the Canadian nonprofit, GlobalMedic , flew drones over the affected areas to create 3D maps of the worst-hit zones. Tracking storms.

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