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Indonesia's giant capital city is sinking. Can the government's plan save it?

Indonesia's giant capital city is sinking. Can the government's plan save it?

Indonesia has grand plans for Jakarta—a new capital on Borneo, a giant bird-shaped sea wall to protect Jakarta itself—but they don’t solve the underlying problem.
Arizona’s future water shock

Arizona’s future water shock

Smaller cities. Soaring water prices. Scorched desert towns. 
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The deceptively simple plan to replenish California’s groundwater

The deceptively simple plan to replenish California’s groundwater

The state pumps too much groundwater, especially during droughts. Now, it's learning to refill the overdrawn bucket. "It's the simplest math in the world," says one scientist.

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