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"As Many As One In Six U.S. Tree Species Is Threatened With Extinction" [1]

"Some 100 native tree species could die out amid an onslaught of invasive insects, a surge in deadly diseases and the all-encompassing peril of climate change".

Climate Change [2]
Forests [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Washington Post [6], 08/25/2022
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"Forest Fires Are Getting Worse, 20 Years Of Data Confirm" [7]

"Across Russia, Europe, Indonesia, the Amazon Basin, North America, Australia, and beyond, we have watched fires blaze across landscapes, causing immense damage to life and land. Now, a new analysis confirms what many have witnessed firsthand and in the news: forest fires are getting worse."

Climate Change [2]
Forests [3]
Public [4]
International [8]
Source: Mongabay [9], 08/18/2022
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August 30, 2022

Webinar: The Media, the Amazon and the 2022 Brazil Elections [10]

Ahead of Brazil's 2022 elections, Smoke Signal socio environmental monitor invites journalists to the virtual launch of their new report "The Amazon and the Future of Brazil," showing politicians in nine Brazilian states supported dismantling of environmental policy to protect forests at the federal level. 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET.

Other Events [11]
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Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [12]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [3]
Region: 
South America [15]

"France Battles 'Monster' Wildfire As Heatwaves Scorch Europe" [16]

"A "monster" wildfire raged for a third day in southwestern France on Thursday, ravaging forests and forcing 10,000 people to evacuate their homes."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [17]
Forests [3]
Public [4]
Europe [18]
Source: Reuters [19], 08/12/2022
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"Climate Bill Would Breathe New Life Into Big-City Trees" [20]

"After years of fighting for survival, the federal tree-planting effort in cities and towns may be poised for growth."

Climate Change [2]
Forests [3]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [22]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: E&E News [23], 08/11/2022
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"Billions in Feds’ Spending on Megafire Risks Seen as Misdirected" [24]

"Congress is spending billions to save communities from Western megafires by thinning large swaths of forests even as scientists say climate change-driven drought and heat are too extreme for it to work. The money would be better spent thinning woods closest to homes and shoring up houses against embers raining down from firestorms, according to academics, former agency officials, and others who study wildfires."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [25]
Disasters [17]
Forests [3]
Infrastructure [26]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [27], 08/09/2022
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Swamped By Public Outcry, Oregon Withdraws Controversial Wildfire Risk Map [28]

"Oregon Department of Forestry has been inundated with complaints after releasing a map of wildfire risk on every tax lot in the state."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [3]
Public [4]
Northwest (OR WA) [29]
Source: OPB [30], 08/08/2022
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"Wind-Whipped Fire Leaves Northern California Hamlet In Ashes" [31]

"A week ago, the scenic Northern California hamlet of Klamath River was home to about 200 people and had a community center, post office and a corner grocery store. Now, after a wildfire raged through the forested region near the Oregon state line, four people are dead and the store is among the few buildings not reduced to ashes."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [17]
Forests [3]
People & Population [32]
Public [4]
California [33]
Source: AP [34], 08/04/2022
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"Illegal Airstrips Bringing Toxic Mining to Brazil’s Indigenous Land" [35]

"Hundreds of airstrips have been secretly built on protected lands in Brazil to fuel the illegal mining industry, a Times investigation found, including 61 in this Yanomami Indigenous territory."

Climate Change [2]
Forests [3]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [22]
Public [4]
South America [15]
Source: NYTimes [36], 08/03/2022
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"Fires Engulf Western Nebraska Wildlife Area, Sparking Evacuations" [37]

"Emergency responders and law enforcement officials in Nebraska’s Scotts Bluff County urged residents to evacuate as they worked to contain a large fire engulfing a state wildlife management area in the western county."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [17]
Forests [3]
Public [4]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]
Source: Washington Post [39], 08/01/2022
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