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"Japan Looks For Missing As Typhoon Kills As Many As 48" [1]

"Rescue crews dug through mudslides and searched near swollen rivers Monday as they looked for those missing from a typhoon that left as many as 48 people dead and caused serious damage in central and northern Japan."

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Asia [6]
Source: AP [7], 10/14/2019
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"After Avoiding Safety Upgrades, PG&E Hired Lobbyists and PR Instead" [8]

"Power shutoffs affecting more than 1 million residents, scheduled by PG&E this week throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, have sparked a massive backlash, with many community members telling reporters that they are shocked that the company has not done more to upgrade its transmission lines."

Consumer [9]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [13]
Technology [14]
Public [5]
California [15]
Source: The Intercept [16], 10/14/2019
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"Rich Counties Get More Help to Escape Climate Risk, New Data Show" [17]

"Federal programs to help Americans move away from disaster-prone areas are skewed by the income levels of communities seeking help — rather than being based solely on the risk they face — new data shows, blunting an important tool for helping people cope with climate change."

Disasters [3]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [19]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NY Times [21], 10/11/2019
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"Massive Power Shutoffs to Begin Early Wednesday, PG&E Confirms" [22]

"PG&E is warning residents across Northern and Central California of widespread power shutoffs this week that will affect up to 800,000 customers. The preemptive power shutoffs come amid concerns of high fire risk due to gusty winds and dry conditions."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [5]
California [15]
Source: KQED [23], 10/09/2019
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California Ignores The Science As It OKs More Homes In Wildfire Zones [24]

"Researchers say continued home building in high-risk wildfire areas threatens lives and makes big blazes more likely."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [13]
Planning & Growth [25]
Public [5]
California [15]
Source: LA Times [26], 10/08/2019
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"In Guatemala, A Bad Year For Corn — And For U.S. Aid" [27]

"In a good year, Jesús García Ramos can feed his family all year on the corn that he grows in small fields around his home in the Guatemalan village of Quilinco. But this was not a good year."

Agriculture [28]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [19]
Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [29]
Source: NPR [30], 10/07/2019
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In Houston, Rash of Storms Tests Limits of Coping With Climate Change [31]

"After Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017, Houston jumped to the front of the pack in adapting to the threat of climate change. It passed tougher building codes, offered more buyouts for flood-prone homes and budgeted billions of dollars in new funding for flood control."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Planning & Growth [25]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
Source: NY Times [33], 10/03/2019
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"More Than 1,600 Die In India's Heaviest Monsoon Season For 25 Years" [34]

"The heaviest monsoon rains to lash India in 25 years have killed more than 1,600 people since June, government data showed on Tuesday, as authorities battled floods in two northern states and muddy waters swirled inside a major city."

Agriculture [28]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Asia [6]
Source: Reuters [35], 10/02/2019
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"Record-Setting Hurricane Lorenzo Takes Direct Aim at Ireland" [36]

"Hurricane Lorenzo, the largest storm ever to roam the Eastern Atlantic, is forecast to strike the heart of Ireland’s west coast within days carrying tropical-strength winds, driving rain and a huge storm surge."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Europe [37]
Source: Bloomberg [38], 10/02/2019
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‘Waterfront Porch: Reclaiming Detroit’s Industrial Waterfront As a Gathering Place for All’ [39]

The Detroit River, a key Great Lakes shipping channel, was once the repository of millions of gallons of industrial discharge. But as a new book attests, Detroit’s industrial waterfront has in the last 50 years undergone a remarkable recovery that offers hope for the cleanup of other polluted Rust Belt towns. Read our BookShelf review.

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