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Corals at Risk as Great Barrier Reef Faces Its Latest Bleaching Event [1]

"Increasingly frequent marine heat waves are hammering away at the world’s coral reefs, scientists say."

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
International [8]
Australia & Oceania [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [10], 03/13/2024
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‘Catastrophic’: California Salmon Season To Be Restricted Or Shut Down — Again [11]

"California’s fishing industry is bracing for another bad year as federal managers today announced plans to heavily restrict or prohibit salmon fishing again, after cancelling the entire season last year."

Fish & Fisheries [4]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [14]
Source: CalMatters [15], 03/12/2024
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"Amid Louisiana’s Crawfish Shortage, Governor Issues Disaster Declaration" [16]

"Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the impacted industry Wednesday."

Agriculture [17]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [18]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Food [19]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: AP [21], 03/08/2024
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"In Climate-Related Flooding, A Ugandan River Turns Poisonous" [22]

"Uganda’s Nyamwamba river, in the Rwenzori Mountains, has begun to flood catastrophically in recent years, partly due to climate change. Along the river are copper tailings pools from an old Canadian mining operation, which are becoming increasingly eroded by the flooding."

Chemicals [23]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [24]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Africa [26]
Source: Mongabay [27], 03/08/2024
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"Mass Die-Offs Among Farmed Salmon On The Rise Around The World" [28]

"Hundreds of millions of farmed salmon have perished in mass die-offs over the past decade, say researchers."

Climate Change [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Technology [29]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Canada [30]
Europe [31]
Source: BBC News [32], 03/08/2024
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"One-Fifth Of Mekong River Fish Species Face Extinction, Report Says" [33]

"Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong river, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia's main artery facing extinction, a report by conservation groups said on Monday."

Agriculture [17]
Biodiversity [2]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Asia [35]
Source: Reuters [36], 03/05/2024
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Oil Spill And Fertilizer Leak From Sunken Cargo Ship Threaten Red Sea [37]

"A vibrant fishing industry, some of the world’s largest coral reefs, desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water. They’re all at risk from large amounts of fertilizer and oil spilled into the Red Sea by the sinking of a cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels."

Agriculture [17]
Chemicals [23]
Disasters [38]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Military [39]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [40]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
International [8]
Middle East [41]
Source: AP [42], 03/04/2024
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How Ice Fishing Can Break the Ice on Your Local Climate Story [43]

What does dragging an old car onto an ice-covered lake have to do with informing your community about the perils of climate heating? Potentially a good deal. The latest TipSheet explains how waning winters and the potential impact on the entertaining tradition of ice fishing can serve as an entry into more serious matters. A dozen story ideas and resources to get you started.

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TipSheet [44]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [24]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Journalism & Media [45]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [46]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [48]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [49]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [50]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [51]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
  • Read more about How Ice Fishing Can Break the Ice on Your Local Climate Story [43]

Greens To Petition Biden For Cleanup Rules For Offshore Oil Infrastructure [52]

"A coalition of environmental advocacy groups will petition the Biden administration to propose rules that require stricter enforcement for cleaning up leftover infrastructure for offshore drilling."

Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [53]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Infrastructure [54]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [55], 02/29/2024
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"US Warns Of Environmental Disaster From Cargo Ship Hit By Huthi Rebels" [56]

"A cargo ship abandoned in the Gulf of Aden after an attack by Yemeni rebels is taking on water and has left a huge oil slick, in an environmental disaster that US Central Command said Friday could get worse."

Energy & Fuel [34]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Military [39]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [40]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Middle East [41]
Source: AFP [57], 02/26/2024
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