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"A Call For EPA Action On Climate Risks To Hazardous Waste Facilities" [1]

"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be doing more to help address potential climate change-related risks to hundreds of hazardous waste facilities across the country, according to a recent government watchdog report."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Pollution [6]
Waste [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The New Lede [11], 11/21/2024
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"Drought Is an Immigration Issue" [12]

"In Mexico, the conditions that have contributed to the largest sustained movement of humans across any border in the world will get only more common. This spring, at the start of the corn-growing season, 76 percent of Mexico was in drought, and the country was sweltering under a deadly heat dome."

Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mexico [15]
Source: Atlantic [16], 11/20/2024
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‘Bomb Cyclone’ Kills 1 And Knocks Out Power Across The Northwest US [17]

"A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least one person."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [18]
Northwest (OR WA) [19]
Source: AP [20], 11/20/2024
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"Biden Administration Requesting Roughly $100 Billion For Disaster Relief" [21]

"The Biden administration is sending a roughly $100 billion request to Congress to help Americans impacted by a series of major and record-breaking natural disasters in 2023 and 2024, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton, calling on lawmakers to pass the needed relief with “bipartisan and bicameral support.”"

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: CNN [25], 11/20/2024
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Weather Extremes Spur Illegal Migration Between U.S. And Mexico: Study [26]

"Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships, according to a new study."

Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
People & Population [14]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mexico [15]
Source: AP [27], 11/18/2024
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November 20, 2024

Webinar: Covering Climate on the Frontlines [28]

People worldwide are deeply affected by the crises and emergencies climate change creates. These events can seem abstract — until you hear the stories of people who have lived through them. This event is sponsored by the Canadian Association of Journalists. 3-4:30pm ET.

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Climate Change [3]
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Journalism & Media [30]
People & Population [14]
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International [31]
Canada [32]

Dust Storm Reduces Visibility, Causes Pileup On Central Calif. Highway [33]

"A powerful dust storm known as a haboob caused a vehicle pile-up on a central California highway, sending several people to hospitals with minor injuries, authorities said."

Air [34]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Pollution [6]
Transportation [35]
Public [9]
California [18]
Source: AP [36], 11/14/2024
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New Jersey Will Issue Drought Warning After Dry October As Wildfires Rage [37]

"With wildfires burning after its driest September and October ever, New Jersey will issue a drought warning, a step that could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if significant rain doesn’t fall soon."

Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Forests [38]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [39]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [40]
Source: AP [41], 11/14/2024
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Extreme Weather Cost $2 Trillion Globally Over Past Decade, Report Finds [42]

"Violent weather cost the world $2 trillion over the past decade, a report has found, as diplomats descend on the Cop29 climate summit for a tense fight over finance."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [22]
Environmental Health [5]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
International [31]
Source: Guardian [43], 11/14/2024
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"Where The Trees Once Stood" [44]

"There’s a tranquility to western North Carolina’s forests. The quiet here is part of the reason Leo Temko and Janice Barnes chose a hillside northeast of Asheville as an escape from New York City, where they spend half their time."

Biodiversity [45]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Forests [38]
Natural Resources [39]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Source: Washington Post [47], 11/13/2024
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