Good News Friday

  • The company Equatic has created a technology that extracts hydrogen from seawater while also removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in the ocean. Heatmap.
  • The Saiga antelope was close to extinction in 2003, when the population was down to 21,000. The population has increased to 1.3 million today. Actual News.
  • Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort. BBC.
  • Viet Nam eliminates trachoma as a public health problem. WHO.
  • Queensland’s youth crime rate has halved across the past 14 years. ABC.
  • Since 1970, 37 countries have cut the probability of their citizens dying before they reach age 70 in half. Duke Global Health.
  • Between 2000-2022, there has been a 75% decline in youth incarceration in the United States. The Sentencing Project.
  • Fentanyl deaths in the U.S. have dropped faster than expected. NPR.

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