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Fire Crews Battle To Tame S. Calif. Wildfire After Thousands Flee [1]

"Firefighters battled to tame a wildfire on hillsides southeast of Los Angeles late on Thursday, some 24 hours after it broke out in a wooded canyon, apparently triggered by a faulty domestic generator."

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Source: Reuters [7], 12/04/2020
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'We Lost Everything:' Central Americans Flee North After 2 Hurricanes [8]

"It took Luis Salgado years of manual labor to save enough money to open a small fresh produce store, so when torrential floods swept away $1,500 worth of apples, bananas and other fruits, he decided there was no longer a future for him in Honduras."

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Source: Reuters [13], 12/04/2020
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"Feds To Allow Private Flood Insurance For Millions Of People" [14]

"Millions of homeowners will be able to buy flood insurance from private companies instead of the government under a policy proposed by the Federal Housing Administration."

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Source: E&E News [18], 12/03/2020
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Mississippi R.: EPA Ditches Bush Veto, Approves WWII-Era Flood Project [19]

"EPA has greenlit a flood project halted by the Bush administration, saying the new version of the Yazoo Backwater Pumps would not be covered by its 2008 veto of the project."

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Source: E&E News [24], 12/03/2020
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"A Hotter Planet Is Already Killing Americans, Health Experts Warn" [25]

"Rising temperatures and environmental pollutants are already endangering the health and well-being of Americans, with fatal consequences for thousands of older men and women, a team of public health experts warned Wednesday. Their report, published in The Lancet, called on lawmakers to stem the rise of planet-warming gases in the next five years."

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Source: NYTimes [27], 12/03/2020
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"U.N. Chief Says U.S. Leadership Key To Fight Climate Emergency" [28]

"United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that humanity is waging a suicidal war on nature and that there is no way to address the climate emergency without global leadership from the United States."

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Source: , 12/03/2020
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"How Climate Change Could Spark The Next Home Mortgage Disaster" [31]

"Taxpayers are backing more than a trillion dollars in home mortgages, but the agencies buying them are neglecting to consider climate risks."

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Source: Politico [33], 12/02/2020
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"More Forests Die As Warming Cranks Up Fires, Slows Regrowth" [34]

"Wildfires in the western United States are increasingly destroying forests by turning them into grasslands and shrublands that exacerbate soil erosion and minimize carbon capture, according to new research."

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Source: E&E News [35], 12/02/2020
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Ancient Droughts Choked Southwest for 1000s of Years. Will They Return? [36]

"Great Basin Caves tell a story linking climate change to a “worst-case scenario,” with potential impact on 56 million western water users."

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Source: InsideClimate News [37], 12/01/2020
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Along Crumbling Sonoma Coast, Project Paves Way For ‘Managed Retreat’ [38]

"A few winding turns past Bodega Bay, along foggy bluffs and coastal prairie, relentless waves pound a crumbling stretch of coastline in dire need of saving."

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Source: LA Times [40], 12/01/2020
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