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Taiwan is taking serious steps to deal with its worst drought in 56 years. The extreme dry weather has left many farmers unable to grow crops and is threatening many other businesses in the country. Last year, Taiwan had very little rain and it wasn’t hit by a single typhoon. That has left the island nation struggling with its worst drought in at least 56 years. Lakes and rivers in the central and southern part of the country are drying up. Many of the country’s reservoirs are only 20% full. Some, like the Baoshan No. 2 Reservoir, are less than 10% full. In response to the shortage, the government has been limiting water. For example, people in the central city of Taichung only get water five days a week. For the other two days, they use water stored in buckets or bathtubs. Some businesses that use a lot of water, like swimming pools and car washes, have been forced to shut down. The drought has forced the government to choose between the country’s t

Newrk City’s police department (NYPD) has decided to return a robot dog that it was testing. Though the robot worked well, it upset many people. Some thought it was “creepy”. Others worried that it would invade their privacy. Spot is a dog-shaped robot built by a company called Boston Dynamics. The robot has four legs which allow it to move easily over uneven ground. Instead of a head, the robot has a camera. It also has a microphone and a speaker, and can be remotely controlled by a human from a distance. The robot is designed to go places that are difficult or dangerous for humans to go themselves. For example, Spot can easily explore in spaces that are too tight for a human to fit. It’s also useful for looking into situations that could hurt or kill a person, such as a gas leak. Boston Dynamics says that they mainly expect Spot to be used in places with dangerous working conditions, like “oil fields, construction sites, and mines”. But that doesn’t mean that

On Monday, a recreation center in Arouca, Portugal opened an unparalleled new extension. Despite the fact that it's very high, it's the length of the scaffold that has established a standard. It's the world's longest draping span for walkers – more than five football fields long.  The 516 Arouca connect runs between two mountains in Arouca Geopark in Portugal. The "516" in its name comes from the way that it's 516 meters (564 yards) in length It's an engineered overpass, which implies that it hangs between its two finishes with no backings under. The developers say the scaffold was enlivened by engineered overpasses worked by the old Inca individuals in the Andes Mountains in South America.  In contrast to the scaffolds of the Incas, which were made of grass, 516 Arouca is made essentially of metal. Solid steel links run back from the extension to the enormous V-molded backings which anchor the scaffol