Disasters

"Last Earth Day, Wynn Bruce Set Himself on Fire Outside the Supreme Court"

"Some saw my former student’s actions as a climate protest. As I examined the years leading up to his death, I found his grief for our planet was undeniable."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/24/2023

"Unhealthy Air Alerts In Eastern North Carolina As Fire Rages"

"Air quality across much of eastern North Carolina has reached unhealthy levels in several coastal counties as a 55-square-mile (140-square-kilometer) wildfire burns the Croatan National Forest, the state Department of Environmental Quality said Saturday."

Source: AP, 04/24/2023

"UN’s Weather Agency: 2022 Was Nasty, Deadly, Costly And Hot"

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"Looking back at 2022's weather with months of analysis, the World Meteorological Organization said last year really was as bad as it seemed when people were muddling through it. And about as bad as it gets — until more warming kicks in."

Source: AP, 04/24/2023

Historic Asia Heat Breaks Records, With Extremes In Thailand And China

"Numerous heat records have been broken across Southeast Asia, China and other parts of the continent in recent days as the region remains in the grip of a dangerously scorching heat wave, with Thailand in particular experiencing unusually extreme conditions."

Source: Washington Post, 04/19/2023

"Slow Start On World Bank Reform Angers Climate-Hit Countries"

"The World Bank meetings were supposed to be a first step in a new era of affordable loans for developing nations hard hit by climate change like Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s Barbados, one of many Caribbean islands battered by worsening hurricanes."

Source: AP, 04/18/2023

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