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By Diego Cevallos

Indigenous Peoples Left Vulnerable to Disasters

Disaster prevention plans often fail to take into account the cultures and world views of indigenous communities. If the plans were more inclusive, say activists, there would be fewer tragedies resulting from climate phenomena like the recent Hurricane Stan.

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CryoSat Satellite.
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By Julio Godoy

A New Satellite for Measuring Polar Ice Melt

The European Space Agency hopes to launch the CryoSat II satellite within three years -- following the failure of the first mission on Oct. 8.

In this section, Tierramérica shares letters from our readers. If you'd like to send us your comments, please write to: cartas@tierramerica.org.

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