EJToday: Top Headlines

"FEMA Stretched Beyond Climate Response as Disasters Balloon" [9]

"Atmospheric rivers drenched California and deadly storms crept toward Mississippi as Deanne Criswell sat in her corner office in Washington, D.C., and tackled a loaded question: Is it all too much for FEMA?"

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Government [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [15], 07/13/2023
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"Birds Get Revenge By Using Anti-Bird Spikes In Nests" [16]

"In cities around the world, anti-bird spikes are used to protect statues and balconies from unwanted birds - but now, it appears the birds are getting their own back. Dutch researchers have found that some birds use the spikes as weapons around their nests - using them to keep pests away in the same way that humans do."

Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Infrastructure [19]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: BBC News [21], 07/13/2023
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Vermont Floods Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change [22]

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"This week’s flooding in Vermont, in which heavy rainfall caused destruction even miles from any river, is evidence of an especially dangerous climate threat: Catastrophic flooding can increasingly happen anywhere, with almost no warning. And the United States, experts warn, is nowhere close to ready for that threat."

Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Source: NYTimes [24], 07/12/2023
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"Florida In Hot Water As Ocean Temperatures Rise Along With The Humidity" [25]

"Water temperatures in the mid-90s (mid-30s Celsius) are threatening delicate coral reefs, depriving swimmers of cooling dips and adding a bit more ick to the Sunshine State’s already oppressive summer weather. "

Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: AP [28], 07/12/2023
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"Extreme Heat Is Pushing The U.S. Toward A Grim New Fossil Fuel Milestone" [29]

"The United States is set to use more natural gas to generate electricity than ever before this summer as extreme heat sends demand for air conditioning skyrocketing."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: HuffPost [31], 07/12/2023
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Crawford Lake Shows Humans Started A New Chapter In Geologic Time: Scientists [32]

"A humble lake in a Canadian suburb may soon become the symbolic starting point for a radical new chapter in Earth’s official history: the Anthropocene, or the age of humans."

Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [33]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [20]
Canada [35]
Source: Washington Post [36], 07/12/2023
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"'A Wake Up Call': The World Needs to Prepare for Massive Crop Failure" [37]

"The climate crisis has changed weather patterns, and this could increase crop failure in multiple agricultural regions around the world, a new study says. "

Water & Oceans [26]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: Earther [38], 07/12/2023
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"Crunch Talks Due On Deep-Sea Mining Controversy" [39]

"Controversial proposals to allow deep-sea mining will be centre-stage at global talks in Jamaica from Monday."

Chemicals [40]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Fish & Fisheries [41]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [43]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: BBC News [44], 07/12/2023
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"In The Northern Rockies, Grizzly Bears Are On The Move" [45]

"As grizzlies recover, they’re no longer content to roam within the boundaries we’ve contrived for them."

Biodiversity [17]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Wildlife [46]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [47]
Source: High Country News [48], 07/12/2023
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"Heat Down Below Is Making the Ground Shift Under Chicago" [49]

"Basements and train tunnels constantly leak heat, causing the land to sink and straining building foundations. Scientists call it “underground climate change.”"

Climate Change [10]
Infrastructure [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [50], 07/12/2023
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"Why Is Climate Denial Still Thriving Online?" [51]

"An extreme global heat wave has been blamed on climate change, yet online misinformation has evolved to counter the facts — despite platforms like TikTok banning climate denial."

Climate Change [10]
Journalism & Media [52]
Science [53]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: DW [54], 07/12/2023
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Cities Make Made Plans For Extreme Heat. Are They Enough In A Warming World? [55]

"Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Chicago learned that the hard way in 1995. That July, a weeklong heat wave that hit 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) killed more than 700 people."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [56]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [57], 07/12/2023
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"Flash Floods Rage In Vermont, New York; 50 Rescued By Swift Boat" [58]

"Torrential downpours unleashed flash floods on the U.S. Northeast on Monday that washed out roadways, overwhelmed rivers, prompted 50 swift boat rescues and killed a woman who was swept away in front of her fiancé, officials said."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Source: Reuters [59], 07/11/2023
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"Heat Stress Deaths Show Europe Isn’t Ready For Climate Change" [60]

"More than 60,000 people died as a result of record-breaking temperatures in Europe last summer, a study has found, raising concerns about multiple countries’ lack of preparation for extreme heat fueled by climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [56]
Public [13]
Europe [61]
Source: Bloomberg [62], 07/11/2023
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"U.S. Carbon Emissions Fall For First Time In Biden Era" [63]

"Global carbon dioxide emissions were roughly flat through the first five months of the year, with rising greenhouse gas production from China and India offsetting deep declines in emissions from the United States and Europe."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Pollution [43]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [20]
Source: E&E News [64], 07/11/2023
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