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Story Publication logo September 28, 2012

Peru: All We Need Is Water

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Planet Earths average temperature has risen about one degree Fahrenheit in the last fifty years. By...

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A small group of people in the community Nueva Esperanza, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, are creating a plantation in the desert. They're building mist traps to harvest water from perennial fog. With luck, they hope to create a forest and a better life.

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