Arlit is an industrial town in northern Niger. Founded in the 1960s, it has grown around the uranium mining industry and is also home to an airport. Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Uranium, U, 92 Chemical series Actinides Period, Block 7, f Density, Hardness 19050 kg/m3, 6 Appearance silvery-white metal Atomic properties Atomic weight 238. ...
Arlit is a case study in environmental racism set in a uranium mining town in the Sahara desert of Niger.
Arlit was alive 24 hours a day, with frequent international flights, nightlife, earning it the nickname, le deuxiéme Paris. Then came the collapse in uranium prices and the Tuareg rebellion against the central government in Niamey more than 500 miles to the southwest.
Arlit says she was nervous at first because she didn’t want to hold anyone back, but she was able to keep up.
Arlit is also organizing a trip for women to go to Nepal this spring to participate in a circuit trek across the country.
Arlit says she is working on students being able to get credit for the trip and she hopes the UI Women’s Center will start a Nepal tradition where every two years women go and do different circuits.
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