The water cycle is intensifying as the climate warms, IPCC report warns – that means more intense storms and flooding

The world watched in July 2021 as extreme rainfall became floods that washed away centuries-old homes in Europe, triggered landslides in Asia and inundated subways in China. More than 900 people died.

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Claims of voter suppression in newly enacted state laws don’t all hold up under closer review

As states across the U.S. enact new laws relating to elections, there have been efforts to capture, in aggregate, the effects of those laws. Reports that new election laws will “restrict” voting or have an “anti-voter” effect misrepresent what many of the laws will do.

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Apple can scan your photos for child abuse and still protect your privacy – if the company keeps its promises

The proliferation of child sexual abuse material on the internet is harrowing and sobering. Technology companies send tens of millions of reports per year of these images to the nonprofit National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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