"This Year Was A Disaster For The Planet"
"From record-breaking wildfires to devastating hurricanes, human-driven climate change keeps killing us."
Source: HuffPost, 12/30/2020
Climate Change
Climate Change Resource Guide
Climate change is at the top of most environmental journalists' story lists. But its pervasive impacts and deep complexities make it an especially daunting topic to cover. So to help reporters and editors, especially those newer to the climate change beat, the Society of Environmental Journalists provides this extensive Climate Change Resource Guide. Bookmark the guide and watch as we add more pages and resources to this living resource over time, and suggest resources of your own.
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Storm Bella Helps Great Britain Set New Record For Wind Power Generation
"More than half of Great Britain’s daily electricity came from wind turbines for the first time on Boxing Day, as the country headed for its “greenest year on record”, due in part to the coronavirus."
Source: Guardian, 12/29/2020
In Madagascar’s South, Drought Pushes 1 Million Plus To Brink Of Famine
"In Madagascar’s deep south, 1.35 million people, including 100,000 children, could fall victim to malnutrition this year, as the worst drought in a decade grips the region.
This remote region has witnessed 16 famines since 1896, eight of which occurred in the past four decades. Most were the direct result of rainfall deficits, but misguided or failed policies have deepened the distress.
This year, with crop failures, pandemic-related restrictions curbing access to markets, and sharp increases in prices of essentials, food has remained out of reach for thousands.
Source: Mongabay, 12/29/2020
EPA Sets 1st-Ever Airplane Emission Rules; Critics Call Them Ineffective
"The U.S. is regulating greenhouse gas emissions from commercial aircraft for the first time. But critics are saying the rules will be ineffective."
Source: NPR, 12/29/2020
Covering Your Climate: The South
This Society of Environmental Journalists’ special report — “Covering Your Climate: The South” — is the second in a series designed to help journalists of all kinds cover the impacts of climate change in their region, and to report on actions taken to mitigate its worst effects and preparations for what can’t be stopped. This special report begins with the extensive background overview and in the coming weeks, we’ll publish three tipsheets with a wealth of story ideas for right now and over the coming decade, plus a resource toolbox.
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South Slow To Adapt to Rising Sea Levels, Other Climate Impacts
Preparations for the inevitable impacts of the climate crisis in the South, the country’s most vulnerable region, have been hit or miss. And one of the toughest challenges — preparing coastal communities for inevitable flooding from sea level rise — is just beginning. More on the region’s climate adaptation considerations in the final entry in our “Covering Your Climate: The South” special report. Plus, a backgrounder, additional tipsheets and a toolbox.
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Crisis Threatens the Country’s Most Vulnerable Region
As global warming worsens, effects like extreme heat, drought, wildfires, coastal flooding and inland flooding will have an outsized impact in the Southern United States. The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The South” special report looks at those effects. Plus, read an introductory overview and watch for additional entries on climate mitigation and adaptation in the South.
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"The Gospel of Hydrogen Power"
"Mike Strizki powers his house and cars with hydrogen he home-brews. He is using his retirement to evangelize for the planet-saving advantages of hydrogen batteries."
Source: NYTimes, 12/28/2020
Analysis: Faulty Food Systems Laid Bare by COVID-19 And Climate Crises
"From wildfires in California and locust attacks in Ethiopia to job losses caused by pandemic lockdowns in Italy and Myanmar, climate change and COVID-19 disrupted food production and tipped millions more people into hunger in 2020."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 12/28/2020
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