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Hurricane Beryl Grows To Cat 5 Strength As It Razes SE Caribbean Islands [1]

"Hurricane Beryl strengthened to Category 5 status late Monday after it ripped doors, windows and roofs off homes across the southeastern Caribbean with devastating winds and storm surge fueled by the Atlantic’s record warmth."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Mexico [7]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: AP [9], 07/02/2024
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Beryl, Earliest Category 4 Hurricane On Record, Imperils Caribbean [10]

"The "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl barrelled across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday afternoon toward the Caribbean's Windward Islands, where it is expected to bring life-threatening winds and flash flooding on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: Reuters [11], 07/01/2024
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July 9, 2024

GIJN Webinar: How Latin America Connects to Your Story [12]

This Global Investigative Journalism Network webinar is on investigations into intricate webs of misconduct that start in Latin America but impact communities around the world. Explore the region’s global reach of illicit money, deforestation, illegal mining, drug trafficking and environmental destruction. 11:00 ET.

Other Events [13]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Forests [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [18]
Region: 
International [19]
Mexico [7]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
South America [20]

Florida Reefs Are In Trouble. Is The Answer Coral From The Caribbean? [21]

"Off the northern coast of Honduras, thick stands of endangered elkhorn coral have mysteriously defied warming oceans fueled by climate change to blanket the reef with healthy, cocoa-brown colonies branching toward the water’s surface like antlers."

Biodiversity [22]
Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [19]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: NPR [24], 06/24/2024
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September 1, 2024

DEADLINE: Climate Change and Labour Film Grant [25]

The Pulitzer Center, the Financial Times and One World Media seek an experienced filmmaker who wants to explore, through a short documentary, how climate change is affecting lives and work in the global south. Receive funding, commission, global promotion, mentoring and more. Deadline is Sep 1, 2024.

Awards and Grants [26]
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Public [5]
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Climate Change [2]
Journalism & Media [16]
People & Population [18]
Region: 
International [19]
Mexico [7]
Africa [27]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
South America [20]

‘Heat Dome’ Leads To Sweltering In Mexico, Central America And US South [28]

"Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the U.S. South has left millions of people in sweltering temperatures, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico dropping dead from trees."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [29]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Mexico [7]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: AP [32], 05/24/2024
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"After 13 Years, No End in Sight for Caribbean Sargassum Invasion" [33]

"The growing invasion of sargassum in the Caribbean has impacted the quality of life of the islands' residents. But local governments have failed to coordinate an international response to problem."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [29]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 05/08/2024
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"Smothered by Seaweed: Sargassum Wreaks Havoc on Caribbean Ecosystems" [36]

"Its growth driven to epic levels by climate change and fertilizer runoff, sargassum puts dozens of species — and people — at risk."

Biodiversity [22]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: The Revelator [37], 05/07/2024
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"Why Some Corals Are Better Off Dead" [38]

"As scientists rush to save ailing corals elsewhere, in Venezuela locals are trying to kill off this stinky variety."

Biodiversity [22]
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: Washington Post [39], 05/06/2024
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"'Slow-Motion Disaster': Panama's Indigenous Leave Home As Sea Levels Rise" [40]

"The Guna people of Panama's sinking Gardi Sugdub island are planning to move to the mainland to escape rising sea levels".

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [18]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [41], 04/17/2024
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