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"Tensions Grow Over Lack Of A Water Deal For The Shrinking Colorado River" [1]

"Two months ago, federal officials took the unprecedented step of telling the seven states that depend on Colorado River water to prepare for emergency cuts next year to prevent reservoirs from dropping to dangerously low levels."

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Source: LA Times [8], 08/16/2022
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Poland Says Oder Tests So Far Not Showing Poison As Cause Of Fish Die-Off [9]

"Poison cannot be ruled out as the cause of a mass die-off of fish in the Oder river but tests so far have not proven toxic substances were to blame, Polish Environment Minister Anna Moskwa said on Sunday."

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Europe [13]
Source: Reuters [14], 08/15/2022
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Warming Doubles Risk Of Catastrophic California ‘Megaflood’ - Researchers [15]

"Even today, as California struggles with severe drought, global warming has doubled the likelihood that weather conditions will unleash a deluge as devastating as the Great Flood of 1862, according to a UCLA study released Friday."

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California [17]
Source: LA Times [18], 08/15/2022
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"France Battles 'Monster' Wildfire As Heatwaves Scorch Europe" [19]

"A "monster" wildfire raged for a third day in southwestern France on Thursday, ravaging forests and forcing 10,000 people to evacuate their homes."

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Forests [20]
Public [6]
Europe [13]
Source: Reuters [21], 08/12/2022
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"Signs of BP's Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Persist Over a Decade Later" [22]

"Spots of solid petroleum residues and oily mats can still be found in coastal wetlands along the Gulf of Mexico, according to a new study."

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Source: Earther [25], 08/12/2022
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"As Temperatures Rise, Industries Fight Heat Safeguards For Workers" [26]

"Extreme heat is making work more dangerous. But beyond the West Coast, the fight to protect workers faces head winds."

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Environmental Health [27]
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Source: Washington Post [30], 08/10/2022
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"Almost No One In Ky. Has Flood Insurance, Hindering Recovery" [31]

"Kentucky residents who are struggling to rebuild after devastating flooding face huge financial obstacles because almost nobody in the state has flood insurance."

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: E&E News [34], 08/10/2022
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"Billions in Feds’ Spending on Megafire Risks Seen as Misdirected" [35]

"Congress is spending billions to save communities from Western megafires by thinning large swaths of forests even as scientists say climate change-driven drought and heat are too extreme for it to work. The money would be better spent thinning woods closest to homes and shoring up houses against embers raining down from firestorms, according to academics, former agency officials, and others who study wildfires."

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Forests [20]
Infrastructure [37]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [38], 08/09/2022
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"How Young Californians Cope To Beat Climate Anxiety and Doom" [39]

"When he was 6 years old, Sim Bilal began to have nightmares of floods pouring through his South Los Angeles home."

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California [17]
Source: LA Times [41], 08/09/2022
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"Biden Surveys Flood Damage In Kentucky, Pledges More US Help" [42]

"President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday witnessed the damage from deadly and devastating storms that have resulted in the worst flooding in Kentucky’s history, as they visited the state to meet with families and first responders."

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Source: AP [43], 08/09/2022
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