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The 19th century transition to coal in Britain was thought to be driven by a lack of sites for water wheels but there were plenty of spots left 鈥� instead, drought may have made water flow less consistent and reliable than coal
Satellite data from 466 cities in low and middle-income countries shows that monitoring by US embassies led to better air quality compared with cities without public data