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Mindblowing: California Allows More Gas Storage At Aliso Canyon Leak Site [1]

"State officials voted Thursday to let Southern California Gas Co. store far more fuel at the Aliso Canyon gas storage field, eight years after a record-breaking leak spewed more than 100,000 metric tons of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere and prompted thousands of San Fernando Valley residents to evacuate their homes for months."

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Source: LA Times [9], 09/01/2023
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Trump Rule Allowing Rail Shipments Of LNG Will Be Put On Hold For Safety [10]

"OMAHA, Neb. — A Trump-era rule allowing railroads to haul highly flammable liquefied natural gas will now be formally put on hold to allow more time to study the safety concerns related to transporting that fuel and other substances like hydrogen that must be kept at extremely low temperatures when they are shipped, regulators announced Thursday.

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Source: AP [14], 09/01/2023
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Hurricane Idalia Could Become 2023’s Costliest Climate Disaster For US [15]

"Hurricane Idalia could become the costliest climate disaster to hit the US this year, analysts say, with massive implications for the insurance and risk management industries."

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Source: Guardian [18], 09/01/2023
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"Photo Essay: What It’s Like To Flee A Wildfire In B.C." [19]

"As someone who has long frequented burning landscapes to put out fires, I hadn’t ever feared for my safety before. That changed the day two explosive blazes converged in the province’s Shuswap region".

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Canada [21]
Source: The Narwhal [22], 08/31/2023
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"Invasive Species Have Created A Cycle Of Wildfire In Hawaiʻi" [23]

"Planting native flora could help prevent the island's next wildfire."

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Source: Grist [28], 08/31/2023
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"Falsehoods Follow Close Behind This Summer’s Natural Disasters" [29]

"Misattributed videos, recycled lies and warped fears are fueling unfounded claims about the recent record-breaking heat, floods and wildfires."

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Source: NYTimes [33], 08/31/2023
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"Hurricane Idalia: How Climate Change Is Fueling Hurricanes" [34]

"Hurricane Idalia's arrival on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday signaled activity in the Atlantic's hurricane alley might not be as quiet this year as meteorologists had once predicted."

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Source: Reuters [35], 08/31/2023
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Study: Damage Would Cost Corporations 44% If They Paid For Their Emissions [36]

"The world’s corporations produce so much climate change pollution, it could eat up about 44% of their profits if they had to pay damages for it, according to a study by economists of nearly 15,000 public companies."

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Source: AP [39], 08/30/2023
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"America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow" [40]

"Overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a New York Times data investigation revealed."

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Source: NYTimes [42], 08/30/2023
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Cat 4 Idalia Projected To Hit Florida With ‘Catastrophic’ Storm Surge [43]

"Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday morning as it steamed toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall."

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Source: AP [44], 08/30/2023
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