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Three stories that give us reasons to be cheerful: Bangkok, built on marshland and bearing the brunt of the heavy monsoons, is a city that is regularly prone to flooding. One of the nature-led solutions that helps in flooding adaptation is the Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park, built in central Bangkok in 2017. Designed to keep with the natural topography of the city, it has a green slope that allows water to trickle down to a series of wetlands, which filter the water and feed into a retention pond. Contrasting with this is the case of Saudi Arabia where extreme dryness led to desertification. Here, atmospheric moisture is proving to be the solution to irrigate farms. Surprisingly, humidity in these areas can range from 40% during the day to 80% at night. Hydrogel that is applied to the back of solar panels help to absorb and retain the moisture. Scientists have successfully grown spinach plants as a first step. A solution for homelessness in California is the third case, where Project Homekey turned the state's underused hotels and motels into 7,000 affordable houses. The state plans to renovate the rooms into apartments with kitchens and appropriate furnishings.
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