People & Population

"Deadly Milton Leaves Florida With Flooding And Damage In Its Wake"

"Floridians are picking up the pieces after Milton made landfall as a dangerous Category 3 hurricane and cut through the state as a Category 1 storm before moving offshore. In some areas, such as St. Petersburg, the storm represented a more than a 1-in-1000 year rainfall event."

Source: CNN, 10/11/2024

Millions Without Power As Milton Slams Florida, Causes Deaths And Flooding

"Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) after producing a barrage of tornadoes, but sparing Tampa a direct hit."

Source: AP, 10/10/2024

"Live Updates: Milton Approaches Florida As A Category 5 Hurricane"

"Hurricane Milton was upgraded back to a Category 5 storm as it churns toward Florida’s west coast. The Tampa Bay area, home to more than 3.3 million people, faced the possibility of widespread destruction after avoiding direct hits from major hurricanes for more than a century."

Source: AP, 10/09/2024

Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Case Claiming Cancer Alley Racism

"Black residents of Louisiana’s St. James Parish asked a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn a lower court ruling and give them the opportunity to argue at trial that local land-use policies are racist and have concentrated polluting industrial plants in their neighborhoods."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/08/2024

Photos Of Vast E-Waste Dumping Ground — And Those Who Make A Living Off It

"When he was just 18 years old, Emmanuel Akatire traveled about 500 miles from his home in Zorko, Ghana, to Accra, the nation’s capital, to find the only work he could — sifting through vast piles of discarded electronics to find valuable scrap metal. A week’s worth of painstaking, often dangerous work, earns him the equivalent of about 60 U.S. dollars."

Source: NPR, 10/07/2024

Blue Ridge Parkway To Be Closed Indefinitely After Helene: Park Service

"The country’s most-visited national park site, the Blue Ridge Parkway, will remain closed indefinitely, the National Park Service (NPS) said Wednesday. The closure affects the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway, though some parts were hit harder than others by storm damage. It comes right as the region and scenic road typically see a boom in tourism, as weather cools and the leaves change colors."

Source: The Hill, 10/04/2024

"Hurricane Helene Exposes FEMA Assistance Gap In Appalachian Areas"

"As residents of western North Carolina piece together their lives following Hurricane Helene, few will be able to rely on federal flood insurance to help them rebuild."

Source: Reuters, 10/04/2024

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