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"Increasingly Frequent Ocean Heat Waves Trigger Mass Die-Offs of Sealife" [1]

"Over the past several years, the temperature of the Earth’s oceans have been spiking high enough to trigger numerous die-offs of marine species, killing millions of corals, fish, mammals, birds and plants. Those mass die-offs also have sent a wave of emotional trauma washing over some researchers watching their life’s work vanish before their eyes."

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Science [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [13], 05/02/2024
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"Extreme Heat Is Closing Schools, Widening Learning Gaps Worldwide" [14]

"Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in the capital city." "There is no real education in schools in this punishing heat," she said. "Teachers can't teach, students can't concentrate. Rather, our lives are at risk."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [15]
Public [10]
International [12]
Africa [16]
Asia [17]
Source: Reuters [18], 05/01/2024
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"The Drowning South: Where Seas Are Rising At Alarming Speed" [19]

"One of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth is besieging the American South, forcing a reckoning for coastal communities across eight U.S. states, a Washington Post analysis has found."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Natural Resources [7]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [20], 04/30/2024
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Trump Will Dismantle Key US Weather And Science Agency, Climate Experts Fear [21]

"Climate experts fear Donald Trump will follow a blueprint created by his allies to gut the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), disbanding its work on climate science and tailoring its operations to business interests."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [22]
Government [23]
Science [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [24], 04/30/2024
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"US Experts Predict One Of Most Active Hurricane Seasons On Record" [25]

"Last week, the US National Hurricane Center issued its first advisory of the year, more than a month before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from 1 June to 30 November."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [26], 04/30/2024
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"Fire for Watersheds" [27]

"To bring more water to the landscape — and fight the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires — a Tribe in California helps to reshape fire management policy."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Forests [28]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [29]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: bioGraphic [30], 04/29/2024
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"Appalachia’s Recreation Industry Faces Climate Change Challenges" [31]

"The impacts of climate change are steadily and exponentially being felt here in Appalachia just as they have across the globe, and environmental activists, scientists and outdoor enthusiasts alike find themselves in a race to counter the climate curve in the region."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [32]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [29]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: 100 Days in Appalachia [33], 04/29/2024
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"Study Says It’s Likely A Warmer World Made Deadly Dubai Downpours Heavier" [34]

"Circumstantial evidence points to climate change as worsening the deadly deluge that just flooded Dubai and other parts of the Persian Gulf, but scientists didn’t discover the definitive fingerprints of greenhouse gas-triggered warming they have seen in other extreme weather events, a new report found."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
International [12]
Middle East [35]
Source: AP [36], 04/29/2024
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Angry Mexican Farmers Target Avocado Orchards That Suck Up Too Much Water [37]

"As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City."

Agriculture [38]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Food [39]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
Mexico [40]
Source: AP [41], 04/29/2024
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"A Water Crisis In Mississippi Turns Into A Fight Against Privatization" [42]

"Thanks to a federal judge, residents of Jackson will have a say in how the city resolves its yearslong water crisis."

Consumer [43]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [32]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [44]
Infrastructure [45]
Laws & Regulations [46]
Pollution [47]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
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Source: Grist [49], 04/29/2024
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