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"Wildfire Put Out At Turkish Power Plant" [1]

"Flames that threatened a coal-fired power station in Turkey’s fire-ravaged southwest have been extinguished, local authorities said on Thursday after workers and residents were evacuated overnight by ship when fire broke out in the plant’s grounds."

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Source: Reuters [8], 08/05/2021
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"Forecasters: Hurricane Season To Be Busier Than 1st Thought" [9]

"After a record start, followed by a near-silent July, the Atlantic hurricane season looks like it will be busier than meteorologists predicted a few months ago."

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Source: AP [12], 08/05/2021
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Tens Of Millions Of People Have Been Moving Into Flood Zones: Satellites [13]

"Tens of millions of people have been moving into flood zones around the world. The influx is as much as 10 times more than previously thought, and if the trend continues on its current trajectory millions more could suffer the impacts of flooding, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature."

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Source: Washington Post [16], 08/05/2021
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"California Resorts To Water Cutoffs As Drought Worsens" [17]

"California water regulators took unprecedented action this week, passing an emergency regulation that will bar thousands of Californians from diverting stream and river water as the drought worsens."

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California [20]
Source: LA Times [21], 08/05/2021
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"Raging Wildfire Destroys Much Of California Gold Rush Town" [22]

"A wind-driven wildfire tore through a Northern California mountain town, leaving much of the downtown in ashes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames in the midst of dangerous weather."

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California [20]
Source: AP [23], 08/05/2021
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"This Year’s Summer Of Climate Extremes Hits Wealthier Places" [24]

"Wealthy countries such as the United States, Canada, Germany and Belgium are joining poorer and more vulnerable nations on a growing list of extreme weather events that scientists say have some connection to human-caused climate change."

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Source: AP [25], 08/04/2021
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"BLM Plans Emergency Wild Horse Gathers Amid Extreme Drought" [26]

"The Bureau of Land Management is prepared to ramp up wild horse and burro gathers over the next two months as extreme heat and drought conditions across much of the West threaten the safety of thousands of federally protected animals."

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Source: E&E News [28], 08/03/2021
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"Fighting Fire With Fire" [29]

"It’s a clear, sunny spring morning in Seeley Lake, Mont., and 34 firefighters are gathering on a road east of town, drip torches in hand. They are here to set a fire, not stop one."

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Source: Washington Post [30], 08/02/2021
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August 5, 2021

Drought in the American West: "The Everything Disaster" [31]

Join a roundtable of experienced journalists and subject-matter experts for a virtual discussion on the drying of the American West, what it means and how to report it. Hosted by SEJ and Circle of Blue. 1:00 p.m. ET.

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La. Researcher Says She Was Fired For Raising Alarm About Dolphin Deaths [36]

"Gulf Coast researchers are raising alarms about a $1.4 billion coastal restoration project’s potential to kill and injure bottlenose dolphins. Now, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries employee whose job it was to count dolphin deaths in the state says she was fired in 2019 because her work reaffirmed the potential of the project to devastate a dolphin population."

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Source: La. Illuminator [40], 07/30/2021
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