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"CSU Increases Hurricane Prediction For 2024 Atlantic Season After Beryl" [1]

"Colorado State University researchers are predicting that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than previously expected, according to a July forecast released Tuesday."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Science [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [8], 07/11/2024
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"White House Requires Infrastructure To Be Raised Above Flood Levels" [9]

"The long-awaited rule will affect all federally funded reconstruction projects."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Planning & Growth [12]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [13], 07/11/2024
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"To Protect Giant Sequoias, They Lit a Fire" [14]

"After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns."

Biodiversity [15]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [16]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [18]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
California [19]
Source: NYTimes [20], 07/10/2024
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"Taking A Train During A Heat Wave? Watch Out For ‘Sun Kinks’" [21]

"As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [10]
Transportation [22]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Grist [23], 07/10/2024
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"The Pacific Northwest Is Littered With ‘Deadbeat Dams’" [24]

"Aging structures dubbed 'deadbeat dams' choke off habitat and threaten human life in some instances. Native nations are at the forefront of the effort to address these lingering dams".

Disasters [3]
Environmental Justice [25]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Infrastructure [10]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Source: ICT [28], 07/10/2024
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"Farmworkers In The US Cultivate Their Own Heat Safety Standards" [29]

"The Fair Food Program works to boost farmworker safety by appealing directly to major brands and consumers".

Agriculture [30]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [25]
Food [32]
People & Population [18]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [33], 07/10/2024
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"Home Insurance Rates in America Are Wildly Distorted. Here's Why." [34]

"Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [35]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [36]
Environmental Health [31]
Laws & Regulations [11]
People & Population [18]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [37], 07/10/2024
  • Read more about "Home Insurance Rates in America Are Wildly Distorted. Here's Why." [34]

"Beryl Updates: At Least Nine Dead; Power Outages Could Persist For Days" [38]

"Hurricane Beryl, which brought fierce winds and heavy rains to a large portion of southeastern Texas, has killed at least nine people, according to state and local authorities."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [31]
People & Population [18]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Texas Tribune [39], 07/10/2024
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"Record Heat Engulfs Both U.S. Coasts" [40]

"A record-breaking heat wave across the Western U.S. that’s been checking all the key boxes — intensity, duration, and geographic spread — may just be the opening scene of the worst kind of summer blockbuster, one that’s spreading nationwide."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Politics [41]
Laws & Regulations [11]
People & Population [18]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [42]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [43], 07/10/2024
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GAO Safety Review of USFS Prescribed Fires Finds Gaps In Key Areas [44]

"Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history, independent investigators say there are gaps that need to be addressed if the agency is to be successful at using prescribed fire as a tool to reduce risk amid climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Source: AP [46], 07/09/2024
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