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"Science Offers Basis For National Climate Damage Claims - Study" [1]

"A scientific basis exists to calculate how much one country's carbon emissions have damaged the economy of another, a study said on Tuesday of a development it billed as a potential game-changer for climate litigation."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Public [7]
International [8]
Source: Reuters [9], 07/13/2022
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Caregivers of Seniors, Disabled Trained for Climate Disasters [10]

"A pilot program in California is offering tools and emergency response training to caregivers, who often find themselves on the front lines of wildfires, hurricanes or other natural disasters."

"Brian Smith was getting ready for work one Thursday in 2018 when he was jolted by loud raps on the window and poked his head out the door to see his neighbors running from house to house yelling, “Fire!”

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [11]
People & Population [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [14], 07/13/2022
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"Dangerous Heat Wave Strikes China" [15]

"As dozens of cities in eastern and southern China issued heat alerts on Tuesday, with some temperature forecasts exceeding 104 degrees over the next 24 hours, health workers conducted outdoor coronavirus tests with packets of frozen snacks strapped to their white hazmat suits. Roofs melted, roads cracked and some residents sought relief in underground air-raid shelters."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Public [7]
Asia [16]
Source: NYTimes [17], 07/13/2022
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"Texas Grid Avoids Blackouts With Voluntary Cutbacks Amid Scorching Heat" [18]

"Texas's power grid operator held off from imposing rolling blackouts on Monday using voluntary cutbacks and appeals to conserve energy as scorching triple-digit temperatures hit much of the state."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Source: Reuters [21], 07/12/2022
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"Europe’s New Heat Wave Is Going To Be Expensive" [22]

"An unusually early and intense summer heat wave hit many parts of Europe this past weekend. The heat wave sent temperatures soaring to as much as 18 degrees Fahrenheit above normal temperatures for this time of year. That’s especially concerning given that Europe is also experiencing an energy crisis, driving up the costs – and potentially the carbon emissions – associated with staying cool."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Public [7]
International [8]
Source: Grist [23], 07/12/2022
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"Amazon Deforestation Hits New Record In Brazil" [24]

"Deforestation of the Amazon hit a new record during the first half of 2022, the Brazilian Space Agency reported Friday, deepening concerns that the vast rainforest’s critical role in protecting the planet’s health will be irreparably damaged."

Agriculture [25]
Biodiversity [26]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Natural Resources [27]
Wildlife [28]
Public [7]
International [8]
South America [29]
Source: Washington Post [30], 07/11/2022
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"Yosemite Wildfire Is Latest Threat To Giant Sequoia Trees" [31]

"The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park was closed Friday and hundreds of people ordered evacuated nearby as a wildfire burning through dense forest became the latest in recent years to threaten the world’s largest trees."

Biodiversity [26]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [32]
Public [7]
California [33]
Source: AP [34], 07/11/2022
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‘Every Year It Gets Worse’: On Frontline Of Climate Crisis In Bangladesh [35]

"Over the past few weeks, catastrophic flash floods – the worst in Bangladesh in a century – have inundated much of Sylhet, where rising waters have washed away whole towns, killing at least 68 people and leaving thousands displaced."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [7]
Asia [16]
Source: Guardian [37], 07/07/2022
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"Alaska Is on Track for a Record Fire Season" [38]

"Alaska is on pace for a historic fire season, spurred on by warm temperatures, a diminished snowpack, and an apparent uptick in lightning strikes. Fires have ripped through 2 million acres so far this year, roughly 10 times the total area burned in all of 2021."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [32]
Public [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [39]
Source: YaleE360 [40], 07/07/2022
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"Rising Heat Drives Crippling Sandstorms Across The Middle East" [41]

"Drought and changing weather patterns feed stronger, longer dust storms, causing damage that costs the region $13 billion a year".

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Public [7]
Middle East [42]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [43], 07/06/2022
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