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Pakistan’s Deadly Monsoon Floods Were Worsened By Global Warming: Study [1]

"Heavy rainfall that triggered floods in Pakistan in recent weeks, killing hundreds of people, was worsened by human-caused climate change, according to a new study."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Asia [7]
Source: AP [8], 08/07/2025
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"At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the Biggest Risk Isn’t Alligators" [9]

"The area around the immigrant detention center, deep in the Everglades, is threatened by a number of environmental hazards like hurricanes, intense heat and even wildfires."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [4]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [16]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Source: NYTimes [19], 08/07/2025
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"The Air Conditioning Dilemma: Cooling Homes Heats The Planet" [20]

"As temperatures soar around much of the world, people are cranking up the air conditioning, but blasting icy air into buildings fuels global warming, which increases demand for more cooling, creating a vicious circle."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [21]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [10]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [23]
Technology [24]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [25]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [26], 08/07/2025
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Photos Of Mexican Ranchers Struggling As Screwworm Ravages Their Cattle [27]

"The U.S. has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite found in southern Mexico. This suspension has severely impacted ranchers in Sonora, who are already struggling with drought."

Agriculture [28]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [10]
People & Population [4]
Wildlife [29]
Public [6]
Mexico [30]
Source: AP [31], 08/06/2025
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Court Temporarily Blocks Trump From Reallocating FEMA Preparedness Funds [32]

"A federal court on Tuesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from reallocating funds used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help communities prevent future storm damage."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [34], 08/06/2025
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"Air Quality Alerts In Place For 10 States Due To Canadian Wildfires" [35]

"The National Weather Service announced air quality alerts in 10 states Tuesday as smoke from the Canadian wildfires continues to spread across the U.S. border."

Air [36]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [10]
Forests [37]
Pollution [23]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [17]
Canada [38]
Source: The Hill [39], 08/06/2025
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"Scientists Crack The Case Of The Melting Sea Stars. It Only Took A Decade" [40]

"Researchers in Washington and British Columbia say they have solved a deadly mystery that has stumped scientists for more than a decade. They have identified the pathogen behind one of the world’s biggest disease outbreaks: a wasting disease that has turned billions of sea stars into goo — from Alaska to California."

Biodiversity [41]
Disasters [3]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Natural Resources [15]
Science [43]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [29]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [17]
Canada [38]
Source: KUOW [44], 08/05/2025
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Coastal Flooding Challenges Cities Around the U.S. [45]

The United States has nearly 100,000 miles of coastline and much of it is at risk of flooding. But what that inundation looks like varies widely from place to place. From storm surges to land subsidence, the latest Backgrounder details the different types of flooding and the threats they pose to coastal communities, especially sea level cities.

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Backgrounders [46]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [13]
Journalism & Media [47]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [48]
California [49]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [50]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [51]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [52]
Northwest (OR WA) [53]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
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Public [6]
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"‘Sponge City’: How Copenhagen Is Adapting to a Wetter Future" [55]

"Climate change is bringing ever more precipitation and rising seas to low-lying Denmark. In response to troubling predictions, Copenhagen is enacting an ambitious plan to build hundreds of nature-based and engineered projects to soak up, store, and redistribute future floods."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [33]
Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [4]
Planning & Growth [56]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
International [25]
Europe [57]
Source: YaleE360 [58], 08/04/2025
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"How Flood-Ravaged Boston Took On The Climate Deniers – And Won" [59]

"As the Trump administration dismisses global heating, the coastal city is getting on with becoming one of the most climate resilient in the world. Here’s how" 

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [4]
Planning & Growth [56]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [52]
Source: Guardian [60], 08/04/2025
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