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Thwaites "Doomsday Glacier" Disintegrating Faster Than Thought [1]

"Antarctica's so-called "doomsday glacier" -- nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to global sea level -- has the potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years, scientists say, amplifying concerns over the extreme sea level rise that would accompany its potential demise."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: CNN [7], 09/07/2022
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"U.N. Inspectors Call for Security Zone Around Nuclear Plant" [8]

"Shelling at a nuclear plant in Ukraine has “gravely concerned” international monitors who believe a security protection zone should be established immediately, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency said in a report on Tuesday after inspectors visited the embattled Zaporizhzhia facility."

Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [9]
Military [10]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [11]
Public [5]
Europe [12]
Source: NYTimes [13], 09/07/2022
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"Historic, Unforgiving Western Heat Wave Is Peaking And Crushing Records" [14]

"A historically severe September heat wave is baking the West, breaking hundreds of records, posing a danger to public health and pushing California’s power grid to the limit. Some records have been shattered by wide margins as the scorching air mass exacerbates the fire danger in the drought-stricken region."

Agriculture [15]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [16]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [18], 09/07/2022
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"It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off." [19]

"The ‘highly skilled environmental engineers’ can help to store precious water and rejuvenate land ravaged by climate change. Just don’t dynamite their homes."

Agriculture [15]
Biodiversity [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [4]
Wildlife [22]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [23], 09/06/2022
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WarWilding: A New Word To Describe Using Nature As A Weapon [24]

"From defensive flooding to buffer zones, using the natural world in conflict is as old as war itself – now academics have given it a name".

Military [10]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [5]
Europe [12]
Source: Guardian [25], 09/06/2022
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"How Pakistan Floods Are Linked To Climate Change" [26]

"The devastating floods in Pakistan are a "wake-up call" to the world on the threats of climate change, experts have said."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Asia [27]
Source: BBC News [28], 09/06/2022
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"A Failure Of Enforcement" [29]

"Deforesters are plundering the Amazon. Brazil is letting them get away with it."

Agriculture [15]
Climate Change [2]
Forests [16]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [5]
South America [31]
Source: Washington Post [32], 09/06/2022
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Northern California Wildfire Wipes Out Neighborhood With Frightening Speed [33]

"Jane Coolidge and her husband, Bruce, were driving past the town of Weed, Calif., on Friday when they saw a huge plume of black smoke."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [16]
Public [5]
California [34]
Source: LA Times [35], 09/06/2022
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"Climate Change Is Overwhelming US Flood Maps, FEMA Head Says" [36]

"WASHINGTON — Flood maps used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of date and understate the risks to homes and businesses from flooding and extreme rain triggered by climate change, FEMA Director Deanne Criswell said.

Those risks are in focus after flooding in Jackson, Mississippi, overwhelmed the city’s main water treatment plant a week ago, leaving more than 150,000 residents of the region without safe water. Ms. Criswell said there’s no timeline for restoring service to Jackson, the capital city.

Climate Change [2]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg [37], 09/06/2022
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"Chileans Resoundingly Reject New Progressive Constitution" [38]

"Chileans resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, dealing a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would have ushered in a new progressive era."

Environmental Politics [39]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [5]
South America [31]
Source: AP [40], 09/06/2022
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