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Factors for the situation. we are faced with the changing climate down here. theres also issues of rapid urbanization and migration. also, folks are using too much water in some instances. on to your next question, in terms of the short term, folks really need to ration their water supplies, be smart when using a tap. dont let it run too long. in terms of longer term vision, look at the organization, water systems, but, yeah, also put development on hold until the situation improves. >> right. t...

That both at home and i work and how that lack of space is also inspiring new business ideas. its raining human yeah. and the way its shot its like as if you would be the person being there. these photos its like you can really imagine. being in the screens and. this is kind of. you know. life in hong kong behind the facades of the skyscrapers lies a shadow world entrepreneur for just thats not has been traveling through asia talking to people about the global phenomenon of urbanization. a socia...

Sky and much of the clean water. >> how did china lose its blue sky? >> 35 years of massive industrialization and urbanization, and its very much coal-based energy and pollution-intensive. >> ma jun says inhaling the dirty air is a lot like inhaling cigarette smoke. he took me to the clean air center. it specializes in masks, filters, and other devices to protect families from the pollution. of all the things that weve seen, this one bothers me the most. a baby-size little gas mask. and then thi...

Houston. most of this rain soaked in because there was no concrete. there were no buildings. there was no rooftops to get into the creeks and streams. never did they ever estimate how much water could runoff. thats where we are now. 1953, theres the top. here is where brian todd is. i will show you again. here is where the water is going around and down here where brian todd is, there is not even businesses there yet. let me change the picture. take a look whats happened over the past 50 years. ...

We did have blue sky, and i learned my swimming in the nearby river. but now, you know, we lost blue sky and much of the clean water. >> how did china lose its blue sky? >> 35 years of massive industrialization and urbanization, and its very much coal-based energy and pollution-intensive. >> ma jun says inhaling the dirty area is a lot like inhaling cigarette storm. he took me to a store you can probably only find in china. its the clean air center. it specializes in masks, filters, and other de...

Nearby river. but now, you know, we lost blue sky and much of the clean water. >> how did china lose its blue sky? >> 35 years of massive industrialization and urbanization, and its very much coal-based energy and pollution-intensive. >> ma jun says inhaming the dirty area is a lot like inhaling cigarette storm. he took me to the clean air center. it specializes in masks, filters, and other devices to protect families from the pollution. of all the things that weve seen, this one bothers me the ...

You see the shading of gray that spreads west/northeast and south. that is urbanization. thats what we see the population growth so quickly. we saw over five times the square kilometers of this particular area grow within that period. we are talking about four decades, from 308 square kilometers in 1984 to nearly 1400 square kilometers in 2015. unbelievable to see whats happening in china. whats also unbelievable is the rescue stories coming out of peru. we keep showing you the footage and talki...

Trafficking but had come across intelligence services, radars, for radicalization. his home had been searched back in 2015 after terror attacks in which 130 were killed. it was deemed not enough was found and that level of surveillance was not sufficient to prevent him acting yesterday. we dont know exactly what he was intending to do. he set out from home armed with this canister of petro in his backpack. we dont know what his initial intention was. where would he have headed had he not been st...

These votes are being banked early. >> yeah. thats true. but still, rebecca, usually its all about the economy, right? so if the economy is getting better, you would think it would benefit the candidate who supports the policies of the president making that happen but that may not hold true this year. >> thats right. its really interesting, because even since donald trump has announced his candidacy, millions of jobs have been created in this country and as you mentioned, wages have gone up. the...

Fire, whos going on. i will say the fireworks much, much subdued than usually are. >> cal, beyond what youre tracking and seeing online, youve lived in dubai, you spent a lot of time in the middle east. let talk about this balance of dubais image to the world, certainly the glamour, the luxurious lifestyle, modernization, urbanization that we have know becomes synonymous with the city. the balance of balancing public safeties and concerns that officials have there. what do you see in terms of th...