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Deadly Explosion Off Nigeria Shows Global Threat From Aging Oil Ships [1]

It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. ... Five workers were killed and two others presumed dead in the blast on the Trinity Spirit, a rusting converted oil tanker anchored 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Nigeria that pulled crude oil from the ocean floor."

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Source: AP [10], 10/31/2023
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"Scientists Discover Why Dozens Of Endangered Elephants Dropped Dead" [11]

"In 2020, 350 elephants mysteriously died in Botswana, with a further 35 dying in similar circumstances in Zimbabwe. Now scientists think they may have found the reason why".

Biodiversity [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [7]
Africa [9]
Source: Guardian [15], 10/26/2023
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Drought And Rising Temperatures Drove Millions Of Somalis From Homes [16]

"Between 2016 and 2018, more than 2 million people in Somalia fled their homes, finding refuge elsewhere within their country." "A small increase in average monthly temperatures led to a 10-fold jump in the number of refugees."

Agriculture [17]
Climate Change [18]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [13]
Natural Resources [19]
People & Population [20]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Africa [9]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [21], 10/24/2023
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Author Brings Far-Reaching Insight to ‘The Three Ages of Water’ [22]

Leading water expert Peter Gleick’s new book on water’s past, present and future is an ambitious volume that offers a panoramic look at this essential resource — and hope for living in harmony with it in the future. BookShelf Editor Tom Henry calls “The Three Ages of Water” a rare book of breadth and depth, part history and part sustainable remedy. Read his review.

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"Battling Desertification: Bringing Soil Back To Life In Semiarid Spain" [33]

"Southeastern Spain is experiencing the northward advance of the Sahara Desert, leading to declining rainfall, soil degradation, and climate change-induced droughts, threatening agricultural lands that have been farmed for many centuries."

Agriculture [17]
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Natural Resources [19]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Africa [9]
Europe [34]
Source: Mongabay [35], 10/18/2023
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"The Human Limit: Where Heat Worsens Hunger" [36]

"In war-torn Yemen, malnourished children are struggling to survive as temperatures rise".

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Source: Washington Post [37], 10/13/2023
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"Uncontrolled Logging Puts New Sahel Reforestation Projects At Risk" [38]

"Reforestation projects to restore degraded lands in Chad and Cameroon, like the “Great Green Wall” and the “Reforestation 1400” projects, are facing increasing pressure from logging activity."

Forests [39]
Natural Resources [19]
People & Population [20]
Public [7]
Africa [9]
Source: Mongabay [40], 10/10/2023
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"Jimmy Carter Closes In On Decades-Long Goal: Eradicating Guinea Worm" [41]

"Former president has played pivotal role in fight against neglected tropical diseases."

Activism [42]
Environmental Health [13]
Infrastructure [43]
Pollution [4]
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Africa [9]
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution [44], 10/03/2023
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October 2, 2023

DEADLINE: Reporting for a Livable Earth: Communicating Science, Facts and Action [45]

This online seminar, Oct 4 and 5, 2023, 7:00-8:30 a.m. EDT, is open to English-speaking journalists who report on climate change and sustainable development and are currently collaborating with at least one media outlet of global, regional or national reach [46]. Three participants could be awarded a story grant. Apply by Oct 2.

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"Climate Change Made Libya's Deadly Rainfall Up To 50 Times More Likely" [49]

"Climate Change made the heavy rainfall that led to deadly floods in Libya up to 50 times more likely, scientists said on Tuesday."

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Source: Reuters [50], 09/20/2023
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