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"Climate Change Is Deadly. Exactly How Deadly?" [1]

"Despite the growing danger from climate-driven disasters, there is no single, reliable count of who is dying as a result of extreme weather in the United States. For any given weather disaster, multiple government agencies publish independent — and often widely differing — death counts."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Studies [4]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NPR [8], 06/12/2024
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October 18, 2024

IJ4EU Confidential: Unveiling the Secrets of Complex Investigations [9]

This Investigative Journalism for Europe monthly webinar series delves into the backstories of collaborative journalistic projects in Europe and beyond. Next up, on Oct 18, is "How EU migration policy fails the dead and the living: The making of The Border Graves Investigation," 14:00 CEST (8:00 a.m. ET).

Other Events [10]
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Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Forests [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Military [15]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [5]
Policy [17]
Technology [18]
Wildlife [19]
Region: 
Antarctica & Arctic [20]
Europe [21]
Middle East [22]
South America [23]

Is Your Community Ready for Tornadoes? Are You? [24]

With more than 100 tornadoes hitting the United States so far this year, the latest TipSheet takes a closer look at how journalists can help their communities better prepare for these damaging and often deadly windstorms. Plus, more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources, from questions about warning systems and shelters to sources at weather agencies and for tornado-preparedness advice.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [11]
Journalism & Media [14]
People & Population [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [26]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"Man In Mexico Dies In First Known Human Case Of H5N2 Bird Flu Variant" [27]

"A 59-year-old male resident of Mexico died after being infected with a bird flu subtype never before confirmed to have spread to humans, the World Health Organization said Wednesday."

Agriculture [28]
Biodiversity [29]
Environmental Health [3]
People & Population [5]
Wildlife [19]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [30]
Mexico [31]
Source: Washington Post [32], 06/07/2024
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October 22, 2024 to October 25, 2024

27th IAVE World Volunteer Conference [33]

With difficult progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, hundreds of volunteer representatives will make the case at this International Association for Volunteer Effort event in Busan, South Korea that volunteer action is essential, and has untapped potential, to help the world achieve a sustainable future.

Professional Meetings [34]
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Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [35]
People & Population [5]
Planning & Growth [36]
Region: 
International [30]
Asia [37]

NYC Had A Bold Plan To Tax Drivers And Fund Transit. The Governor Killed It. [38]

"What would have been America’s first congestion pricing experiment has been delayed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, leaving public transit in a financial hole."

Air [39]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [40]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [42]
People & Population [5]
Pollution [43]
Transportation [44]
Public [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Source: Washington Post [46], 06/06/2024
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"Bangladeshi Garment Workers Fall Ill As Temperatures Soar" [47]

"In the factory where Aysha Talukder Tanisa stitches jeans and children's clothes for Western brands, the cooling system has been no match for Bangladesh's longest heatwave in 70 years. "Some of us - mostly girls - fall sick, vomiting or swooning due to the boiling heat," the 22-year-old told Context by phone from Ashulia, a town near the capital, Dhaka."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [3]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
Asia [37]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [48], 06/06/2024
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"Oral History Project Preserves Black and Indigenous Food Traditions" [49]

"The Heirloom Gardens Project records the stories of elders and honors both long-held expertise and culturally meaningful foods."

Agriculture [28]
Biodiversity [29]
Consumer [50]
Environmental Health [3]
Food [51]
Forests [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [52]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Source: Civil Eats [54], 06/05/2024
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"Modi Will Feel the Heat in a Third Term. And Not Just Politically." [55]

"Narendra Modi, the Hindu nationalist prime minister who claimed victory Tuesday for a third five-year term, will face major challenges fueled by climate change. India, the world’s most populous country, is also among the most vulnerable to climate hazards."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [40]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
Asia [37]
Source: NYTimes [56], 06/05/2024
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Children In Afghanistan Are Affected By Ongoing Flash Floods, UNICEF Says [57]


"Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan remain affected by ongoing flash floods, especially in the north and west, the U.N. children’s agency said Monday."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [3]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [58]
Public [6]
Asia [37]
Source: AP [59], 06/04/2024
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