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More Than 100 Australian Bushfires 'Omen' Of Severe Summer Fire Season [1]

"Australian firefighters battled more than 100 bushfires across two eastern states on Sunday as authorities warned that parts of the country could expected a severe bushfire season this summer."

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Source: Reuters [7], 09/09/2019
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"Corpses Strewn, People Missing a Week After Dorian Hit the Bahamas" [8]

"MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas — The corpse was lying on its back, dressed in black shorts and a red shirt, arms outstretched, face toward the sky."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Central America & the Caribbean [12]
Source: NY Times [13], 09/09/2019
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"NOAA Staff Warned In Sept. 1 Directive Against Contradicting Trump" [14]

"Nearly a week before the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publicly backed President Trump over its own scientists, a top NOAA official warned its staff against contradicting the president."

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Science [17]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [18], 09/09/2019
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"As Disasters Multiply, Billions in Recovery Funds Go Unspent" [19]

"The Trump administration is sitting on tens of billions of dollars in unspent recovery money meant to help Americans recover from disasters, leaving people less able to rebound from the effects of Hurricane Dorian and other storms."

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Government [20]
People & Population [9]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NY Times [21], 09/06/2019
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"Hog Waste Fears Raised Again as Dorian Approaches North Carolina" [22]

"Environmental groups are watching dozens of lagoons of swine waste stored directly in Hurricane Dorian’s path in North Carolina with growing trepidation, fearful that a breach will release millions of gallons of manure."

Agriculture [23]
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Environmental Health [24]
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Source: Bloomberg [27], 09/06/2019
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"Aerial Video Shows Total Destruction Of Bahama Island After Dorian" [28]

"A helicopter captures, in graphic detail, the devastation left in the Bahamas."

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Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [12]
Source: NBC News/AP [29], 09/06/2019
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"On the Alabama Coast, the Unluckiest Island in America" [30]

"Dauphin Island has been battered by more than a dozen hurricanes and tropical storms in recent decades. But that hasn’t stopped homeowners on the beach resort from repeatedly getting federal aid and insurance payouts to keep rebuilding in the same vulnerable locations."

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Source: YaleE360 [31], 09/05/2019
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"Hurricane Dorian Strengthens To Category 3, Death Toll Climbs To 20" [32]

"FREEPORT, Bahamas — The ground crunched under Greg Alem’s feet on Wednesday as he walked over the ruins of his home, laid waste by Hurricane Dorian. He touched a splintered beam of wood and pointed to the fallen trees, overcome by memories."

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National (U.S.) [11]
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Source: AP [33], 09/05/2019
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Hurricane Toolkit: Latest Headlines, TipSheets, Backgrounders & More [34]

To help better cover Hurricane Dorian, SEJournal offers a range of resources. Get the latest hurricane headlines [35], see our Hurricane Toolbox [36], a Backgrounder [37] on hurricanes and another on infrastructure [38], and a range of hurricane TipSheets on getting ready [39], reporting the numbers [40], storm surge [41], flooding [42] and flood insurance [43], dam failures [44] and toxic floodwaters [45] (plus more [46]). Also, an Inside Story [47] on how an SEJ Award-winner looked ahead at prospects of a perfect storm, and a hurricane-inspired student project [48].

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Other Cities Have Built Levees And Sea Walls. That Won't Work In Florida [51]

"Guus van Kesteren moved to Delray Beach 23 years ago. His home here is on the the town's barrier island and backs up to the Intracoastal Waterway, which separates the island from the Florida mainland."

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Planning & Growth [52]
Technology [53]
Water & Oceans [10]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: CNN [54], 09/04/2019
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