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"Georgia Wildfires Updates: 87 Homes Destroyed, Fires Largely Uncontained" [1]

"The two largest wildfires in southern Georgia have burned tens of thousands of acres combined." "A total of 87 homes had been destroyed as of Thursday by wildfires sweeping across parts of Georgia."

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [7]
Source: WSBTV [8], 04/24/2026
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"Spain's Wild Horses In Peril, Despite Key Role In Wildfire Prevention" [9]

"The wildfires that used to burn each summer in the woods above the Spanish village of Barro have diminished to almost none since Lucia Perez started grazing wild horses there."

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Source: Reuters [15], 04/23/2026
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"What a 5,000-Mile-Long Marine Heat Wave Means For Summer In The U.S. [16]

"It could worsen heat and humidity in the West this summer, and also boost the risks of Pacific hurricanes as well as wildfires in the region."

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Source: Washington Post [22], 04/23/2026
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"Alarm As Acting CDC Director Delays Report Showing Covid Vaccine Benefits" [23]

"A Trump administration appointee has delayed publication of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that shows benefits related to the Covid vaccine, leading to concerns that the administration is engaging in behind-the-scenes tactics to undermine vaccines."

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Source: Guardian [29], 04/23/2026
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"As Cuba’s Grid Fails, Solar Power Becomes A Lifeline" [30]

"The Trump administration’s fuel blockade against Cuba has resulted in widespread power outages, gas shortages, garbage in the streets, and a humanitarian crisis – but also a surge in solar installations."

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Source: Yale Climate Connections [37], 04/22/2026
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"New Mexico’s Time-Honored Irrigation Canals Face Existential Threat" [38]

"As the Rio Grande dries out months early, water managers look to blessings, prayers and groundwater to save the acequias that have spread water, history and culture to farmers and families since the 16th century."

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Source: Inside Climate News [43], 04/22/2026
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"Moderna Launches mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine Trial After HHS Cancels Funding" [44]

"The Department of Health and Human Services had canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in funding previously committed to help develop mRNA vaccines."

"Moderna is launching a large-scale clinical trial of a shot to combat bird flu in humans after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s department had canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in funding previously committed to aid in vaccine development.

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Source: Washington Post [46], 04/22/2026
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As Wildfires Worsen, Exposure To Smoke May Increase Risk Of Several Cancers [47]

"With cigarette smoking declining and fire frequency on the rise, wildfire smoke may emerge as a key driver of cancers in the United States, new research finds."

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Source: Washington Post [49], 04/22/2026
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Facing Drought, Low Snowpack, Rio Grande States Expect a ‘Challenging’ Year [50]

'“Severe.“ “Critical.” “Dire.” “Challenging.” “Record-low.” Officials at the Rio Grande Compact Commission annual meeting Friday worked through the thesaurus to describe the conditions on the river that flows out of southwestern Colorado.'

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Source: Inside Climate News [51], 04/22/2026
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Wildfires Used To ‘Sleep’ At Night. Climate Now Makes Them Burn Overtime [52]

"Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study found."

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Source: AP [55], 04/21/2026
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