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Sunday

Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions

Kelna Begum, 30, stands with her child in front of a building that's been raised to survive seasonal floods in her village of Golabari in the Sunamganj region of northern Bangladesh. Fatima Tuj Johora for NPR hide caption

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Goats and Soda

Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions

The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.

Friday

The happiest country in the world wants to fly you in for a free masterclass

Lake Saimaa in Puumala, Finland, which is near the resort where 10 lucky participants will stay for a happiness masterclass in June. Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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World

The happiest country in the world wants to fly you in for a free masterclass

Finland has held the title of world's happiest country for six years running. It wants to teach people how to unlock their "inner Finn" during a four-day masterclass at a lakeside resort in June.

News Round Up: algal threats, an asteroid with life's building blocks and bee maps

Leading our news round up is news of a giant floating mat of grassy brown algae called Sargassum. It has grown from small patches in the Sargasso Sea and can now be seen from space. THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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News Round Up: algal threats, an asteroid with life's building blocks and bee maps

After reading the science headlines this week, we have A LOT of questions. Why did the Virgin Islands declare a state of emergency over a large blob of floating algae? What can a far-off asteroid tell us about the origins of life? Is the ever-popular bee waggle dance not just for directions to the hive but a map?

News Round Up: algal threats, an asteroid with life's building blocks and bee maps

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Thursday

3 reasons why California's drought isn't really over, despite all the rain

Water pours out of Lake Oroville in Northern California in March. Reservoirs levels plummeted over the last three years, but now have more water than they can hold. Ken James/California Department of Water Resources hide caption

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Climate

3 reasons why California's drought isn't really over, despite all the rain

California has been deluged by storms this winter, but fixing the state's severe drought will take more than rain. The state had deeper problems in how it uses water.

3 reasons why California's drought isn't really over, despite all the rain

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Wednesday

New UN report paints a grim picture for the future of the world's water

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Richard Connor of UNESCO about Wednesday's report on the state of the world's water supply.

New UN report paints a grim picture for the future of the world's water

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Tuesday

What we lose if the Great Salt Lake dries up

Boat docks sit on dry cracked earth at the Great Salt Lake's Antelope Island Marina. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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What we lose if the Great Salt Lake dries up

Dotted across the Great Basin of the American West are salty, smelly lakes. The largest of these, by far, is the Great Salt Lake in Utah.

What we lose if the Great Salt Lake dries up

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Monday

National

The Supreme Court hears a case with implications for the shrinking Colorado River

The Navajo Nation says the federal government isn't delivering water it's owed from the Colorado River. The case could affect how much water is available for non-tribal uses.

The Supreme Court hears a case with implications for the shrinking Colorado River

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Sunday

Politics

Supreme Court cases could reshape Navajo Nation water rights

NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Gregory Ablavsky, professor at Stanford Law School, about a set of cases the Supreme Court will hear on Monday involving the water rights of the Navajo Nation.

Supreme Court cases could reshape Navajo Nation water rights

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Saturday