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Storm Likely To Slam Florida Gulf Coast As Hurricane Helene On Thursday [1]

"Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 could become a landfalling major hurricane for the Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday."

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Source: Yale Climate Connections [8], 09/24/2024
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Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects as Federal Aid Surges [9]

"Many dams in the Midwest do not meet grant eligibility requirements, leaving safety officials and residents worried about how they’ll prevent future collapses as flood risks increase."

"MINNEAPOLIS—A record amount of federal aid will soon flow to states to help fix, replace or demolish their aging dams, many of which are under increasing pressure as climate change fuels more frequent and severe extreme weather events.

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Source: Inside Climate News [12], 09/24/2024
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Americans Most Affected By Climate Crisis Head To Midwest [13]

"Unbearable heat and worsening storms prompt residents of states such as Florida to move elsewhere"

"As a Rust belt town of 65,000 people in eastern Indiana, Muncie may not be the most exciting place in the world. It doesn’t have beaches, year-round warm weather or much in the way of cosmopolitanism.

But for Laura Rivas, a cybersecurity engineer formerly of North Miami Beach, Florida, Muncie is perfect.

Before she moved there in 2022, life in Florida had become unbearable.

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Source: Guardian [16], 09/23/2024
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California Insurers Begin Giving 'Discounts' For Fire-Proofed Homes [17]

"Under a new state program, property insurers must provide discounts for home wildfire mitigation. But some discounts are miniscule."

Climate Change [2]
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Economy & Business [18]
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Laws & Regulations [11]
People & Population [14]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
California [20]
Source: E&E News [21], 09/20/2024
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"Worst Drought On Record Lowers Amazon Rivers To All-Time Lows" [22]

"The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were previously navigable waterways."

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Natural Resources [24]
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South America [26]
Source: Reuters [27], 09/20/2024
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"Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents" [28]

"Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare?"

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International [15]
Source: NYTimes [33], 09/19/2024
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Calif. Mountain Towns Are Too Risky for Insurers, but Residents Want to Stay [34]

"In the San Bernardino Mountains, another wildfire has forced residents to flee, the latest reminder that they must accept the risks of climate change if they want to remain."

Climate Change [2]
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Forests [32]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [14]
Public [5]
California [20]
Source: NYTimes [35], 09/19/2024
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"A Fungus Decimated American Bats. Now Scientists Are Fighting Back." [36]

"Researchers have found several promising ways to thwart the fungus, which causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats."

Biodiversity [23]
Chemicals [37]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [30]
Natural Resources [24]
Technology [38]
Wildlife [39]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [40], 09/18/2024
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Antibiotic Resistance Could Cause Over 39 Million Deaths By 2050: Study [41]

"More than 39 million people could die of antibiotic-resistant infections between now and 2050, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet."

Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [37]
Consumer [42]
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Environmental Health [30]
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People & Population [14]
Public [5]
International [15]
Source: Washington Post [43], 09/18/2024
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"DC Circuit Questions LNG By Rail’s ‘Unprecedented’ Hazards" [44]

"A federal appeals court on Friday appeared highly skeptical that the Trump administration had adequately weighed the safety and environmental risks of a rule authorizing rail transport of liquefied natural gas — even as judges questioned whether they should issue a decision yet on the suspended regulation."

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Source: E&E News [46], 09/18/2024
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