The third challenge is gender disparity
At the moment, 1% of old people are in institutional care. I think by 2030 that could be 50%. You could be going from a million to 150 million in 20 years. China is a country with a big economy but a...
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„The white cloud is probably a vapor trail caused by passing through a layer of humid air, and the dark line running off to the right is a shadow cast by the cloud.“ Also visible in the image, if one...
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Gerten’s results echo findings from the World Bank and other organizations that have linked global warming to water scarcity. It’s not clear when the world’s water crisis will come to a head, but many...
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