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Young Scientists Are Leading the Charge on Environmental Change

Climate change will challenge humanity for generations to come. But today's young people are proving that they have the passion – and inspiration – to rise to the occasion. Young scientists around the globe are using Microsoft AI for Earth grants to expand our knowledge of the natural world, putting Microsoft cloud and AI tools in the hands of those working to solve global environmental challenges. Read more about the grantees and their work at Microsoft On The Issues.

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Iran war threatens water access in Middle East
Natalie Johnson, Eileen Zhang

As missiles fly and oil prices soar, the Iran war is exposing another major resource vulnerability in the Middle East: water. Fresh water has been a scarce commodity in a region defined by a dry climate and low rainfall, but attacks on the region’s desalination plants, which convert seawater into drinking water, threaten to open a new front.