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In Brazil’s Worst Drought, Wildfires Rage And Amazon River At Record Low [1]

"Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows, and uncontrolled manmade wildfires have ravaged protected areas and spread smoke over a vast expanse, plummeting air quality."

Climate Change [2]
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Forests [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
South America [8]
Source: AP [9], 09/13/2024
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"Facebook Is Blocking Emergency Warnings As Wildfires Roar Through West" [10]

"The Post has collected more than 40 examples of Facebook removing emergency-related posts during at least 20 wildfires since June. The explanation: “you tried to get likes, follows, shares or video views in a misleading way.”"

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Source: Washington Post [14], 09/12/2024
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Amid Quakes, New Mexico Cancels Dozens of Planned Wastewater Injection Sites [15]

"Study uncovers thousands of undocumented quakes, underscoring the link between injection sites and seismic activity."

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Energy & Fuel [16]
Infrastructure [17]
Natural Resources [5]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Source: Capital & Main [19], 09/11/2024
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Brazilian President Flies Into Amazon Amid Alarm Over Droughts And Wildfires [20]

"Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has flown into the Amazon amid growing alarm over the droughts and wildfires sweeping the rainforest region and others parts of Brazil."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Politics [21]
Forests [4]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
South America [8]
Source: Guardian [23], 09/11/2024
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"The Huge US Toxic Fire Shrouded In Secrecy: ‘I Taste Oil In My Mouth’" [24]

"Louisianans say a major accident at a sprawling Marathon refinery caused health issues. The company insists there were ‘no offsite impacts’"

Chemicals [25]
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Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [21]
Pollution [22]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: Guardian [28], 09/11/2024
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"US Gulf Coast Residents Flee, Oil Production Shut As Francine Intensifies" [29]

"Tropical Storm Francine was on track on Tuesday to become a hurricane overnight, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, prompting Louisiana residents to flee inland and oil and gas companies to shut in Gulf of Mexico production."

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National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Mexico [30]
Source: Reuters [31], 09/11/2024
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"Why New York’s Animal Wet Markets Unnerve Some Scientists" [32]

"Urban wet markets are fertile grounds for viral transmission, experts say. Outbreaks of bird flu have already occurred."

Agriculture [33]
Biodiversity [34]
Consumer [35]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Food [36]
Laws & Regulations [37]
People & Population [38]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [39]
Source: NYTimes [40], 09/10/2024
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Francine Strengthens In Gulf, Is Expected To Hit Louisiana As A Hurricane [41]

"Tropical Storm Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was expected to drench the Texas coast with rain before coming ashore in Louisiana as a hurricane on Wednesday night."

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Water & Oceans [6]
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National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Mexico [30]
Source: AP [42], 09/10/2024
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"What Would It Take to Bring Renewable, Reliable Power to Puerto Rico?" [43]

"The island is struggling to build a more stable electrical grid. What’s taking so long?"

Climate Change [2]
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Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [17]
People & Population [38]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: Sierra [44], 09/09/2024
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"The MAGA Plan To Stop Forest Fires: Remove The Forest" [45]

"Project 2025 plans to increase commercial logging to fight wildfires. Ecologists and fire experts say this will make fires worse."

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Source: HEATED [46], 09/09/2024
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