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November 15, 2023

DEADLINE: CNN Academy — Climate Storytelling From the Global South [12]

Early-career journalists and storytellers from and working in the Global South are invited to apply for this Rockefeller Foundation-funded program in Abu Dhabi intended to raise awareness about the impact of climate change in their home countries. All expenses paid. Apply by Nov 15, 2023.

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"Nepal's Mountains Have Lost One-Third Of Their Ice, UN Chief Says" [16]

"Nepal's snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday after a visit to the area near Mount Everest, the world's highest peak."

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Source: Reuters [18], 10/31/2023

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Japan’s Iriomote and Tsushima Cats: Ambassadors For Island Conservation [19]

"Two rare subspecies of leopard cat, the Iriomote cat and Tsushima cat, can be found only on the Japanese islands they’re named after. With populations hovering around 100 individuals each, the cats are the focus of Ministry of the Environment-led conservation measures."

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Source: Mongabay [22], 10/25/2023

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Author Brings Far-Reaching Insight to ‘The Three Ages of Water’ [23]

Leading water expert Peter Gleick’s new book on water’s past, present and future is an ambitious volume that offers a panoramic look at this essential resource — and hope for living in harmony with it in the future. BookShelf Editor Tom Henry calls “The Three Ages of Water” a rare book of breadth and depth, part history and part sustainable remedy. Read his review.

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SEJ Statement on Flatwater Free Press Reporter Yanqi Xu [36]

October 20, 2023 — The Society of Environmental Journalists stands with Flatwater Free Press reporter Yanqi Xu, whose work was dismissed by Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on the basis of her nationality. In response to Xu’s reporting on high nitrate levels in groundwater on Pillen’s hog farms, the governor said on live radio that he will not read the story because the “author is from Communist China.” Read SEJ's statement [36].

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October 23, 2023

Webinar: Climate Change in the Chinese Mind [38]

The Yale Center for Environmental Communication, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and Yale School of the Environment present a conversation with Yale University World Fellow Dr. Binbin Wang, who will share key findings of the latest national public survey on climate change in China. Noon ET.

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Electric Vehicles Will Be Burning Rubber in 2024 [40]

As global sales of electric vehicles surge, the positive impact on climate change emissions could be a critical benefit. But as our Backgrounder points out, it’s not as simple as that. There are challenges with politics, tax laws, mineral access, related pollution regulations and union jobs. Get an overview of the issue, in this latest entry in our expanding 2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy.

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"The Human Limit: The Inequality Of Heat" [50]

"After the third day without power, the residents of Kasia Bagan had had enough. Their city of Kolkata was in the midst of a blistering heat wave, with temperatures rising to 105 degrees, making life in the narrow lanes and in their tiny one-room homes nearly unbearable."

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