Typhoon Haiyan – Hijras in Bangladesh – Bedouin Town Demolished – Oakland Gunshot Detection – Ozone Treaty – ClimateCentral – The Dubai Taxi Driver
A super typhoon destroys parts of the Philippines as the world scrambles to help with rescue and recovery. While the outgoing government in Bangladesh formally recognizes Hijras as a separate gender. The Israeli cabinet approves the destruction of a Bedouin town ahead of a supreme court decision. Over in California, an Oakland school will be the first of its kind to have a gunshot detection system. And new research shows that the Montreal protocol accidentally helped slow global warming. This week's NEWZ Source: Climate Central. Lastly today, Mark has a new project on kickstarter entitled "The Dubai Taxi Driver", read all about it.
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- Typhoon Haiyan, At Least 10,000 People Reported Dead in the Philippines
- Bangladesh Government Recognized Hijras as Separate Gender
- Israeli Cabinet Approves Demolishing of Bedouin Town
- Oakland School to Test Gunshot Detection System
- Ozone Treaty Accidentally Slowed Global Warming
- NEWZ Source: Climate Central
- New Kickstarter Campaign from CitizenReporter.org: The Dubai Taxi Driver
- Episode Image: School bus stop ahead- no shooting by Tobias C. Jensen