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"Madagascar, Mozambique Set For “Dangerous” Cyclone Freddy" [1]

"A cyclone which is intensifying as it approaches the southeastern African coast has been labeled as “dangerous” by the United Nation’s weather agency on Monday as nations brace for landfall."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Africa [6]
Source: AP [7], 02/21/2023
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"Paleotsunami Detectives Hunt for Ancient Disasters" [8]

"Gigantic tsunamis have been decimating coastlines since time immemorial. We ignore these prehistoric warnings at our own peril."

Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Hakai [10], 02/20/2023
  • Read more about "Paleotsunami Detectives Hunt for Ancient Disasters" [8]

"Scientists Examine Dangerous Global Warming ‘Accelerators’" [11]

"Recent climate projections may be underestimating the pace of global warming in an atmosphere damaged by greenhouse gas emissions, because the interaction of powerful climate feedback loops that can accelerate warming are not well-represented in key climate models, an international team of scientists concluded in a study published today in the journal One Earth. "

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Science [12]
Public [5]
International [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [14], 02/20/2023
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"Before Ohio Derailment, Norfolk Southern Lobbied Against Safety Rules" [15]

"The Trump administration abandoned rail safety rules that were pursued during the Obama era. The Biden administration is trying to revive some of them."

Chemicals [16]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [22]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Source: Washington Post [24], 02/20/2023
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Hazmat Highway Routes Key to Keeping Public Safe [25]

In the wake of the train derailment and toxic spill in Ohio, now is a good time for environmental journalists to be ready for the next such accident. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox offers up a data source for another transportation risk — hazardous materials transported via highway. Plus, why rail hazmat data can be trickier to access.

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Reporters Toolbox [26]
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Chemicals [16]
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Environmental Politics [18]
Health [27]
Infrastructure [19]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Transportation [22]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
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Feds Send Help After Ohio Derailment, but Residents’ Frustrations Persist [29]

"A visit to East Palestine from the head of the E.P.A. and a White House pledge to lend more support were met with skepticism in the community."

Air [30]
Chemicals [16]
Consumer [31]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
People & Population [32]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [22]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [33], 02/17/2023
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"Deadly Arizona Crash, Leak Leaves Highway Stretch Blocked" [34]

"There is no timetable for reopening part of the main southern Arizona highway southeast of downtown Tucson, officials said Wednesday afternoon, a day after a deadly desert crash caused a hazardous material leak and forced evacuations nearby."

Chemicals [16]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [22]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [35]
Source: AP [36], 02/16/2023
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"Upset Ohio Town Residents Seek Answers Over Train Derailment" [37]

"Residents of the Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment packed a school gym to seek answers about whether they were safe from toxic chemicals that spilled or were burned off."

Chemicals [16]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [22]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Source: AP [38], 02/16/2023
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"Rising Seas Threaten ‘Mass Exodus On A Biblical Scale’, UN Chief Warns" [39]

"The climate crisis is causing sea levels to rise faster than for 3,000 years, bringing a “torrent of trouble” to almost a billion people, from London to Los Angeles and Bangkok to Buenos Aires, António Guterres said on Tuesday. Some nations could cease to exist, drowned under the waves, he said."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Natural Resources [40]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [13]
Source: Guardian [41], 02/15/2023
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"What We Know About the Train Derailment in Ohio" [42]

"On Feb. 3, a train derailed in the village of East Palestine, setting off evacuation orders, a toxic chemical scare and a federal investigation."

Chemicals [16]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [22]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [43], 02/15/2023
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