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Two women stand on the remains of a house destroyed by erosion on the banks of the Padma River, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh, 2018: Two women amid the rubble of their house on the banks of the Padma River, where accelerated erosion has destroyed a great many homes and arable fields.
Ziaul Haque Oisharjh / Sopa Images / Zuma / RÉA
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Citizens of the world on the same wavelength
02.13.2026, by
Marina Julienne
For the first time, researchers are assessing people’s opinions on policies for the global redistribution of wealth and the fight against climate change. Such measures receive massive, nearly universal support, albeit more so in Europe than in the United States.
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