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"‘It’s Like A Death:’ What It’s Like To Leave One Flood-Prone Community" [1]

"SOCASTEE, S.C. — On the day she would finally move to higher ground, Terri Straka awoke in the neighborhood where she had lived for three decades, but a place steadily becoming less recognizable."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [7]
Source: Washington Post [8], 10/25/2022
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"Cyclone Lashes Bangladesh Killing Nine, Flooding Low-Lying Areas" [9]

"A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links, officials said."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Asia [10]
Source: Reuters [11], 10/25/2022
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"Interior, NOAA Ink Right Whale And Offshore Wind Strategy" [12]

"NOAA Fisheries and the Interior Department released a draft strategy Friday to protect the endangered right whale amid an imminent boom of offshore wind development."

Biodiversity [13]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [17], 10/24/2022
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"Can Floating Turbines Harvest The World's Wind?" [18]

"Ten miles off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland, five turbines tower over the North Sea. Each is as tall as the giant towers of Canary Wharf in London's docklands. Kincardine is the world's largest floating wind farm."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Technology [19]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
International [20]
Source: BBC News [21], 10/24/2022
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"There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait." [22]

"A crucial aquifer is running low, so officials are pumping in treated sewage. It’s an increasingly common strategy as heavy demand and climate change strain water supplies."

Climate Change [2]
Infrastructure [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [25], 10/24/2022
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"‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Water Systems Serving Millions: GAO" [26]

"“Forever chemicals” have been identified in water systems that serve about 9.5 million people in just six states, according to a new analysis of state data by a congressional watchdog."

Chemicals [27]
Consumer [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [31], 10/24/2022
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"Heat Waves In U.S. Rivers Are On The Rise. Here’s Why That’s A Problem" [32]

"The temperature spikes can cause trouble for fish, plants and water quality".

Biodiversity [13]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Studies [33]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Science News [35], 10/24/2022
  • Read more about "Heat Waves In U.S. Rivers Are On The Rise. Here’s Why That’s A Problem" [32]

"‘Erin Brockovich’ Metal in Tap Water Likely Causes Cancer" [36]

"Chromium-6, known as the “Erin Brockovich” chemical, is “likely to be carcinogenic” if consumed in drinking water, an EPA draft review of the metal’s toxicity concludes."

Chemicals [27]
Environmental Health [29]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Science [38]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [39], 10/21/2022
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"A New Cold War Is Heating Up the Arctic" [40]

"The North Pole is melting faster than ever, but the chill in the air at this year’s global gathering of Arctic experts had more to do with the widening repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [41]
Military [42]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
International [20]
Antarctica & Arctic [43]
Source: Bloomberg Green [44], 10/21/2022
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"Vast Marine Protected Area 'Boosts Tuna Stocks'" [45]

"A huge marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean has led to the recovery of tuna and other migratory fish around its borders, according to a study."

Biodiversity [13]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
International [20]
Source: BBC News [46], 10/21/2022
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