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"Florida Leaders Rejected Major Climate Laws. Now They’re Seeking Storm Aid." [1]

"Hurricane Ian’s wrath made clear that Florida faces some of the most severe consequences of climate change anywhere in the country. But the state’s top elected leaders opposed the most significant climate legislation to pass Congress — laws to help fortify states against, and recover from, climate disasters, and confront their underlying cause: the burning of fossil fuels."

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National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [9], 10/06/2022
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"Florida’s Waterways Contaminated Post-Ian, Posing Health Risks" [10]

"Sewage pipelines overflowed into waterways. Toppled portable toilets spilled into floodwaters. Gasoline and motor oil leaked from partly submerged vehicles. Downed trees have started decomposing on waterlogged roads."

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Source: Washington Post [14], 10/06/2022
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Imperial Valley Ca. Farmers Awash In Colorado River Water, Even In Drought [15]

"A few hundred farms in the southern tip of California, along the Mexican border, may hold the key to saving the drought-plagued Colorado River from collapse."

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Source: NPR [17], 10/05/2022
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"The Monsoon Is Becoming More Extreme" [18]

"South Asia’s monsoon is inextricably linked, culturally and economically, to much of Asia. Climate change is making it increasingly violent and erratic."

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Public [7]
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Source: NYTimes [20], 10/05/2022
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After Fiona, Magdalen Islanders Say They're On 'Front Line' Of Climate Change [21]

"Isabelle Cormier spent the days after post-tropical storm Fiona picking through what could be salvaged of her family's 40-year-old cottage."

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Canada [22]
Source: CBC News [23], 10/04/2022
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"Biden To Storm-Hit Puerto Rico: 'All Of America's With You'" [24]

"President Joe Biden on Monday pledged more than $60 million in aid to help U.S. territory Puerto Rico and said more money was coming, as he sought to present a more compassionate image than his predecessor, Donald Trump, while surveying damage from Hurricane Fiona."

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Source: Reuters [26], 10/04/2022
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"Pakistan Disease Outbreaks After Floods Spur Calls For Crisis Plan" [27]

"Pakistan is facing a disaster within a disaster as diseases spread rapidly and deaths mount following widespread deadly flooding - a crisis worsened by the country's weak health system and lack of emergency planning, medical experts warn."

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Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [31], 10/03/2022
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"Fed Announces Pilot Program On Climate Risk With Six Major Banks" [32]

"The Federal Reserve Board will enlist six major U.S. banks in a pilot climate risk analysis program, officials announced Thursday."
 

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Source: The Hill [33], 10/03/2022
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"Hurricane Ian Death Toll Climbs To 83, Officials Defend Response" [34]

"The death toll from Hurricane Ian climbed past 80 on Sunday as embattled residents in Florida and the Carolinas faced a recovery expected to cost tens of billions of dollars, and some officials faced criticism over their response to the storm."

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Source: Reuters [36], 10/03/2022
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Hospitals in Coastal Cities Risk Flooding Even in ‘Weak’ Hurricanes: Study [37]

"In a large proportion of the metropolitan areas along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, at least half of the hospitals are at risk of flooding even from relatively weak hurricanes, a new study found."

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Source: NYTimes [39], 09/30/2022
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