When Peru had a cholera outbreak in 1991, losses from tourism and agricultural revenue were three times greater than the total money spent on sanitation in the previous decade. Rose George agriculturalcholeradecade Change image and share on social
Perhaps we believe that everything travels by air, or magically and instantaneously like information (which is actually anchored by cables on the seabed), not by hefty ships that travel more slowly than senior citizens drive. Rose George airanchorecable share on social
The days of languorous shore leave are long gone. Overnight stays are unheard of and sailor towns a distant memory. In better ports, seafarers head for a seamen's mission. Rose George daydistanthead Change image and share on social
Diarrhoea is the reason you can have a malnourished child in a well-fed family. Rose George childdiarrhoeafamily Change image and share on social
In some of the great cities of Europe - Paris, Vienna, Prague, and Brussels - tourists bored with life above ground can descend below. All these cities have sewer museums and tours, and all expose their underbelly willingly to the curious. But not London, arguably the home of the most splendid sewer network in Europe. Rose George arguablyborebrussels share on social
Research into endometriosis is as scanty as funding. Rose George endometriosisfundresearch Change image and share on social
Since the 1920s, when some U.S. cruise ships decided to fly a Panamanian flag to avoid Prohibition regulations, ships have commonly flown the flag of countries foreign to their owners. The benefits are obvious: lower taxes, laxer labor and safety laws. Rose George 1920savoidbenefit share on social
Half of the hospital beds in sub-Saharan Africa are filled with people suffering from what are generally known as water-related diseases. Rose George africabeddisease Change image and share on social
Light doesn't penetrate beneath the surface of the water, so ocean creatures like whales and dolphins and even 800 species of fish communicate by sound. And a North Atlantic right whale can transmit across hundreds of miles. Rose George atlanticbeneathcommunicate share on social
I feel special. Most women will have only one menopause, and they will hate it. I will have two, and when the second one comes, I will know what is coming. I am having my extra menopause as a cure. I have endometriosis. Rose George comecureendometriosis share on social