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Join an online event on 13 October to launch a new digital tool that combines scientific climate risk information with the traditional knowledge, practices and skills of communities to help Indian communities undertake climate risk management more effectively

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Last year, the pandemic closed 82% of overnight camps and 40% of day camps. • 6 min read What’s in store for kids at summer camp this year Here’s what you should know before deciding on sleepaway camp this summer for your kids. Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post via Getty Images, FILE The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on summer camps. Theres still a lot of uncertainty and camps that have lasted for genera...

After the city government canceled events in 2020 because of COVID-19, St. Augustine commissioners decided unanimously Monday night to allow events again in the spring ― though event organizers have canceled or postponed the biggest gatherings.  The vote requires organizers to submit a COVID-19 safety plan that is compliant with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. The CDC has released its "Events and Gatherings: Readiness and Planning Tool." “The CDC is recognizi...

Introduction The City of Toronto (the "City") has released details of its proposed inclusionary zoning framework. At its September 22, 2020 meeting, the Planning and Housing Committee endorsed a draft official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment to implement inclusionary zoning as a basis for public consultation. While final approval by Council is still many months away, the details of the report paint a clearer picture for the development community in Toronto of what is to come. Backgro...

Dont use this while youre driving. but, of course, many people will ignore that. >> and who is, how do they know if a space is big enough for your car? like you have a big suv or something. do they adjust for that at all, or is that still in the works? >> reporter: its a good question. but the sensor works well enough that it really doesnt matter what car is parking in that spot. it can tell whether or not its blocked. and so if that space is free, it will be uploaded to the app, and so it will ...

>> reporter: open floodgates, thousands hit by floodwaters so new orleans stays dry. the alternative, city officials say, would have been worse than katrina. >> water is pouring through 15 of 125 floodgates at morganza, louisiana right now, a quarter of the gates will eventually be opened. downstream, water from the spillway is already overrunning some homes. as many as 25,000 could go under water in the next few weeks. president obama is welcoming jordan king abdallah to the white h...