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Haaland Announces Restoration Of Once-Endangered Apache Trout In Arizona

"U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Wednesday that the Apache trout — Arizona’s state fish — has been removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife following more than five decades of recovery efforts."

Source: AP, 09/05/2024

Photographer Captures Life In America’s Last Remaining Old-Growth Forests

"“As humans, our everyday lives are sustained by the behaviors and interactions of forest organisms,” photographer David Herasimtschuk writes of old growth forests. “Yet, because these processes and relationships occur in places and at scales rarely observed, our connection with forest biodiversity and the role it plays in nurturing our well-being often goes completely unnoticed.”

Source: NPR, 09/05/2024

West Braces For Extreme Heat; Phoenix Passes 100 Days Over 100 Degrees

"The West Coast of the United States is bracing for extreme heat with temperatures in desert towns expected to soar as high as 120 Fahrenheit (49 Celsius) and Phoenix likely to extend its streak of 100 days over 100 degrees, forecasters said on Tuesday.


The southwestern U.S. can expect multiple days of supercharged heat beginning on Tuesday, with the homeless, elderly, children, and people with health issues at the highest risk for heat illness, the U.S. National Weather Service said.

Source: Reuters, 09/05/2024

S. Carolina Models ‘Managed Retreat’ From Coasts Threatened by Climate Change

"The state has identified hundreds of thousands of homes that will need to be abandoned. But at one flagship buyout, only one in 10 eligible homeowners signed up."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/05/2024

"As Tornado Alley Shifts East, Bracing for Impact in Unexpected Places"

"As the remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled north in September 2021, Chris Erdner heard a startling warning on TV: Residents in her area needed to seek shelter immediately. Erdner’s quiet suburban neighborhood in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was directly in the path of a tornado."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/05/2024
September 12, 2024

MIT Webinar: The Role of Fusion Energy in a Decarbonized Electricity System

This webinar will discuss a new study from the MIT Energy Initiative in collaboration with the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center on the role fusion could play as a major part of future electric power systems. 10:00-11:00 a.m. ET.

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Runners Are Used To Toughing It Out. Warming Climate Can Make That Deadly

"Carolyn Baker, clad in a neon pink top and matching sunglasses, smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod, looking around for friends as she neared the end of a race she’d completed more than a dozen times before. Suddenly, Baker collapsed, as her exertion on a sunny August day sent her internal temperature soaring. As medical volunteers rushed to her aid by plunging her into a tub filled with ice water, they measured it at nearly 107 degrees (41.6 Celsius)."

Source: AP, 09/04/2024

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