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How is 100% renewable energy possible in South Korea by 2020?

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Animated map: U.S. drought in 2012

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Animated map: U.S. drought in 2012
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Drought conditions have been at record levels in the contiguous United States for much of July, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, which began monitoring drought conditions in 1999. The animated map below shows the spread of drought conditions since January 2012.

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http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/07/us/drought/index.html

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Vast aquifer found in Namibia could last for centuries

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A newly discovered water source in Namibia could have a major impact on development in the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa.

Estimates suggest the aquifer could supply the north of the country for 400 years at current rates of consumption.

Scientists say the water is up to 10,000 years old but is cleaner to drink than many modern sources.

However, there are concerns that unauthorised drilling could threaten the new supply.

Huge resource

For the people of northern Namibia water is something that they either have too much of or too little.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18875385

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Angola Population 2010

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http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/bookhub/2657?e=berglee_1.0-ch01_s03

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Angola Population 2010

Poverty will be a main problem in this country. In about 20 years, there will be an increase in active population. The same thing will happen to other developing countries where there won't enough jobs for the active population and a much higher unemployment rate.

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Japan Population 2010

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http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/bookhub/2657?e=berglee_1.0-ch01_s03

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Japan Population 2010

With technology improving, life expectancy will increase. In about 20 years, the active population of 2010, aka the baby boomers, will shift up, increasing the inactive population. The same thing will happen to many other developed countries where the level of dependency will increase which means there will not be enough active workers to support the elderly.

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Working Under the Radar

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http://philebersole.wordpress.com/tag/illegal-immigrants/

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Working Under the Radar

This chart describes the different occupations that illegal immigrants participate in and the percentage of unauthorized workers in each sector. The highest number of unauthorized workers: construction labourers because manual labour doesn’t need a high level of education and lower salaries are better than none

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Human Trafficking Pie Chart

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http://holliamea.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/40/

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Human Trafficking Pie Chart

Prostitution (46%) is the largest sector and domestic servitude is 27%. 1/2 of the people into US so their children can have a ‘better life’. Most people are from East Asian and Pacific countries to US. But this situation is not just happening in the U.S. for there are a total of 800,000 people trafficked per year. The result of this issue restricted migration rules.

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