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Reporting on Climate Adaptation
Dry spell: Covering worsening droughts
August 11, 2016
A months-long drought has hit the northeastern United States, and while it’s not as dire as the West Coast’s five-year dry spell, it has stressed farms, prompted water restrictions and threatened more wildfires.
Reporting on Climate Adaptation
Harmed by heat: Covering the health risks of extreme weather
July 25, 2016
Public health officials late last week warned of the risks of extreme heat temperatures, posting heat advisories in 23 states, as dangerous temperatures and humidity moved across the central United States, spreading eastward this past weekend.
Reporting on Climate Adaptation
Hot zone: Covering the rise in heat waves
July 12, 2016
It was the hottest June on record for the lower 48 U.S. states — 3.3 degrees above normal and a hair above a 1933 Dust Bowl-era record, reported National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last week.
Reporting on Climate Adaptation
Mayors merge on climate: Covering adaptation in cities
June 22, 2016
Cities are considered the key to successful climate adaptation. Not only do they produce the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions and house the majority of the world’s population, but they often find themselves on the front line of climate risks.