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"Hazardous Air Quality From Wildfire Smoke Takes A Toll On Outdoor Workers" [1]

"“If we’re not outside, then we don’t make money,” said a pedicab driver in Central Park, echoing the view of many workers who pressed on despite warnings about harmful air quality".

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [9], 06/12/2023
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Ukraine Dam Collapse Is A Slow-Moving Ecological Catastrophe [10]

"The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea."

Agriculture [11]
Disasters [4]
Military [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [7]
Europe [15]
Source: AP [16], 06/12/2023
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"How Warming Ruined a Crab Fishery and Hurt an Alaskan Town" [17]

"As the world warms, extended spikes in ocean temperatures are triggering the collapse of key marine populations. For the Aleut community of St. Paul, Alaska, the loss of the snow crab fishery is having a profound economic impact and raising questions about the future."

Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
Source: YaleE360 [21], 06/12/2023
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"Extreme Heat Is Killing Incarcerated Black Folks" [22]

"As we march into what climate scientists predict could be one of the hottest years on record, plenty of us will be cranking up the air conditioning, sitting in front of a fan, or sweating on our front porches. But imagine the torment of trying to find relief by lying on a cold prison floor or cooling off with toilet water."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [23]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Word in Black [24], 06/09/2023
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"Puerto Rico Is So Hot This Week, It’s Astonishing Some Meteorologists" [25]

"Parts of the U.S. territory reached a “life-threatening” heat index of 125 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday, driven by a combination of an intense heat dome, El Niño and climate change."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 06/08/2023
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Apocalyptic Skyline: "Worst Air Quality In 20 Years Grips New York City" [28]

"Hazy skies, the fiery, red sun, and the smell of smoke caught the attention of residents from Maryland to New England on Tuesday. The air quality spiked to very unhealthy levels across the Northeast on Wednesday morning as wildfire smoke from Canada poured into the region."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [29]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Health [5]
Forests [31]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Canada [32]
Source: AccuWeather [33], 06/08/2023
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"Too Late Now To Save Arctic Summer Ice, Climate Scientists Find" [34]

"It is now too late to save summer Arctic sea ice, research has shown, and scientists say preparations need to be made for the increased extreme weather across the northern hemisphere that is likely to occur as a result."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [7]
International [35]
Antarctica & Arctic [36]
Source: Guardian [37], 06/07/2023
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"Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Sets Off Health Alerts In New York, Ottawa" [38]

"Authorities in New York, Toronto and Ottawa on Tuesday warned residents about the health risks from air polluted by smoke from unprecedented early summer wildfires in eastern Canada."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Forests [31]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Canada [32]
Source: Reuters [39], 06/07/2023
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"Destruction of Kakhovka Dam Takes Ukraine War Into Uncharted Territory" [40]

"The breach of a huge dam on the front-line Dnipro river has muddied the picture for a much-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian invaders and threatens an environmental disaster for civilians living in the war zone."

Disasters [4]
Infrastructure [41]
Military [12]
People & Population [42]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [7]
Europe [15]
Source: Reuters [43], 06/07/2023
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From TV Meteorologists, More Straight Talk About Climate Change [44]

Reporters covering floods, fires and other weather-driven disasters sometimes hesitate to link these extreme events to climate change. But TV meteorologists increasingly see an opportunity — and a responsibility — to help local audiences better understand the connections. Their unique relationship with viewers makes it easier to get past partisan divisions, while innovative tools are providing new ways to communicate information.

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