Good News Friday

  • Teen invents a solar-powered water purifier — made entirely of electronic waste — to help people impacted by floods. Good Good Good.
  • TB deaths decline almost 80% among people living with HIV in Zambia. Longview News-Journal.
  • Between 2000 and 2020, access to safe water in China increased from 45.7% to 91.3%. BMC.
  • Completion of Dutch-Jordanian project brings clean water, improved sanitation to 125,000 people in Irbid. The Jordan Times.
  • St. Paul to wipe out medical debt for 32,000 residents. MPR News.
  • Since 2019, manufacturing jobs in 30 US states have witnessed the first full recovery after a recession since the 1970s. Stateline.
  • Researchers develop crystals to harvest water from air, inspired by desert life. NYU Abu Dhabi.
  • This malaria vaccine is delivered by a mosquito bite. Nature.
  • Middle schooler leads $11.5 million project to build air filters for schools. NBC.
  • Chile’s renewable energy surge pushes coal to new lows. The Progress Playbook.
  • Türkiye increases solar generation by 40% in a single year. Ember.
  • Global solar capacity hits 2 TW. It took 68 years for the world to install the first terawatt, and just two more to add the second. Global Solar Council.
  • A two-year experiment found that coral reefs can endure in heated water better than expected. Anthropocene.
  • Oldest known alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city. Phys.org.
  • AI finds hundreds more Nazca Lines in Peru. New York Times.

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