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Melting of Alaska’s Juneau Icefield Nearly 5 Times Faster Than 1980s [1]

"The melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered area is now shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s, according to a new study."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: AP [9], 07/03/2024
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July 31, 2024

DEADLINE: Dart Center's Reporting Safely in Crisis Zones Course [10]

The Dart Center, in partnership with the ACOS Alliance and the Bronx Documentary Center, is offering its annual four-day crisis zones reporting course to 16 freelance journalists at no cost. The course will be held October 3-6, 2024, at the Bronx Documentary Center in New York City. Apply by Jul 31.

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"To Foil a Deadly Pest, Scientists Aim for a Beetle-Resistant Ash Tree" [15]

"Emerald ash borer beetles have killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in the U.S. Now, researchers are nurturing ash that can withstand the insects, in the hope of producing resistant seeds that would ensure a future for trees that are a crucial part of Eastern forests."

Biodiversity [16]
Disasters [3]
Forests [17]
Natural Resources [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: YaleE360 [18], 07/02/2024
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Biden OSHA Inching Closer To A Heat Standard For Workers As Election Looms [19]

"The long-awaited rule could be finalized before November, but it faces political hurdles either way."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [24]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Grist [25], 07/02/2024
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US Home Insurance Still Priced Too Low for Climate Risk, Says Swiss Re Chair [26]

"This has been a year of insurance sticker shock in the US. But the man who provides insurance to insurers thinks maybe the shock still isn’t enough to steer people away from risk in a changing climate."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [27]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Bloomberg Green [28], 07/02/2024
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Hurricane Beryl Grows To Cat 5 Strength As It Razes SE Caribbean Islands [29]

"Hurricane Beryl strengthened to Category 5 status late Monday after it ripped doors, windows and roofs off homes across the southeastern Caribbean with devastating winds and storm surge fueled by the Atlantic’s record warmth."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mexico [30]
Central America & the Caribbean [31]
Source: AP [32], 07/02/2024
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Floods, Widespread Heat Waves Are Undermining U.S. Transportation Systems [33]

"The severe floods sweeping through the Midwest are a potent example of how extreme weather damages the transportation arteries we all rely on."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [27]
Infrastructure [34]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 07/01/2024
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Beryl, Earliest Category 4 Hurricane On Record, Imperils Caribbean [37]

"The "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl barrelled across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday afternoon toward the Caribbean's Windward Islands, where it is expected to bring life-threatening winds and flash flooding on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Central America & the Caribbean [31]
Source: Reuters [38], 07/01/2024
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"Arctic Wildfire Emissions Rise As Blazes Sweep Russia's North" [39]

"Wildfires above the Arctic Circle in June have unleashed carbon emissions that are the third highest for the time of year in two decades of monitoring, European scientists said on Thursday."

Air [40]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [20]
Forests [17]
Pollution [41]
Public [6]
International [14]
Antarctica & Arctic [42]
Source: Reuters [43], 06/28/2024
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"Chemical Safety Board Urges Changes After Fatal Ohio Refinery Fire" [44]

"The Chemical Safety Board issued recommendations Monday after finding that miscommunication and errors hampered the response to a chemical leak and fire that killed two people at an Ohio refinery."

Chemicals [45]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [46]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [47], 06/28/2024
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