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Journalism Industry Program Supports Reporting on Workers — and Work — in a Warming World [1]

As the economic impacts of climate change intensify, reporting on how individuals are affected, particularly in the Global South, is lagging. Veteran journalist Christine Spolar at The Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting details a new initiative to encourage journalists to fill this gap. The story of recent grantees Bhasker Tripathi and Susan Schulman, who have tracked job losses and migrations tied to climate change in India and Iraq.

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Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Food [10]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [14]
Policy [15]
Technology [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
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National (U.S.) [18]
International [19]
Africa [20]
Asia [21]
Middle East [22]
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Public [23]
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Extreme Rainfall Offers Journalists a Deluge of Environment, Climate Stories [24]

The increased frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation presents environmental reporters with challenging coverage of flooding, property damage, insurance shortfalls and risk to human life, as well as about the climate change driving the downpours. The latest TipSheet offers context, story ideas and resources to cover such big storms in your area.

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Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Infrastructure [26]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [28]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
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Public [23]
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Nicole Makes Landfall In Florida As Hurricane With Surge, Winds, Flooding [31]

"Nicole made landfall in Florida as a hurricane early Thursday and has now weakened to a tropical storm. Coastal flooding, strong winds, flooding rain and tornadoes are expected along the Southeast coast."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Source: Weather Channel [32], 11/10/2022
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"Cholera's Return To Lebanon Exposes Clean Water Crisis" [33]

"Water and sanitation services are buckling after years of economic meltdown, with many people unable to afford safe alternatives".

Disasters [6]
Environmental Health [34]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [23]
Middle East [22]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [36], 11/09/2022
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"High Court To Hear Water Dispute Between Navajo, Government" [37]

"The Supreme Court says it will hear a water dispute involving the U.S. government and the Navajo Nation."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Justice [8]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [38], 11/08/2022
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Climate Change Threatening ‘Things Americans Value Most’ -- U.S. Report [39]

"Climate change is unleashing “far-reaching and worsening” calamities in every region of the United States, and the economic and human toll will only increase unless humans move faster to slow the planet’s warming, according to a sprawling new federal report released Monday.

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Food [10]
Forests [40]
Infrastructure [26]
Natural Resources [41]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [28]
Pollution [35]
Transportation [42]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [43]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [44], 11/08/2022
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Reporting on Storm Chasing’s ‘Human Side’ Hints at Climate’s Future [45]

Writer Noah Gallagher Shannon followed scientists into the heart of the megastorms ravaging an agricultural region in Argentina, and in the process learned not just about their high-risk fieldwork and what these massive thunderstorms might tell us about the storms of the future in the United States, but also their impact on affected communities. Find out about his reporting experience in this Inside Story Q&A.

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Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Studies [47]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [14]
Science [48]
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International [19]
South America [49]
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Public [23]
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Storm Nicole Poses Wind, Rain, Flood Threats To Florida, Southeast [50]

"Subtropical Storm Nicole has formed in the Atlantic and is forecast to push toward the Bahamas, Florida and the Southeast this week. Strong winds, high surf, rip currents, coastal flooding, beach erosion and heavy rain are expected along parts of the Eastern Seaboard."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Source: Weather Channel [51], 11/07/2022
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"A Warming Siberia, Wracked by Wildfires, Nears a Crucial Threshold" [52]

"Rapid warming of the Arctic has led to the extreme wildfire seasons experienced in Siberia in recent years, scientists said Thursday, and such severe fires are likely to continue."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Forests [40]
Public [23]
International [19]
Asia [21]
Source: NYTimes [53], 11/04/2022
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"The Marine Lab in the Path of Fury" [54]

"At the DeFelice Marine Center, researchers and staff are living, working, and adapting to climate change in real time."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Studies [47]
Natural Resources [41]
Science [48]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Source: Hakai [55], 11/03/2022
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