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The Olympics of Geothermal – WGC 2023 experience of African participants

ThinkGeoEnergy

As such, a significant contingent of participants in the WGC 2023 came from Africa. Ernest as an Academic Associate at the University of South Africa (UNISA) found the preparation of the conference not easy from his institution. The main feature of this project is a dual heating and cooling supply.

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Mosquitos are moving to higher elevations — and so is malaria

Grist

Researchers have documented the insects making their homes in higher places that are typically too cool for them, from the tropical highlands of South America to the mountainous but populous regions of eastern Africa. A recent Georgetown University study found them moving upward in sub-Saharan Africa at the rate of 21 feet per year.

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Chris Cook?s tour of the oil markets: from Nixon to Trump

Low Impact

Wasn’t he trying to develop a new currency to replace the dollar in North Africa? They’re going into Africa and hoovering up assets, in the same way that the US did before them. Subsequently, in 2004, we made a presentation to the central bank in Iran, and we got the contract to do a feasibility study.