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"New Measure of Climate’s Toll: Disasters Are Now Common Across U.S."

"The rising toll of climate change across the United States has been measured in lives lost, buildings destroyed and dollars spent on recovery. But a report released on Wednesday uses a different measure: Which parts of the country have suffered the greatest number of federally declared disasters?" "A new report found that 90 percent of all counties nationwide have suffered a major disaster since 2011."

Source: NYTimes, 11/16/2022

"A Clash Over Degrees: How Hot Should Nations Allow the Earth to Get?"

"The mantra has been: Limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or risk climate catastrophe. But at COP27, there are hints of backsliding."

Source: NYTimes, 11/16/2022

Growing Our Leadership Team To Serve SEJ Members

SEJ's new president of the board of directors, Colorado-based public radio journalist Luke Runyon (pictured, left), shares what the board has been up to recently, introduces the Leadership Committee and offers insight into where the organization is headed in 2023.

Texas' National Butterfly Center Makes Comeback After Right-Wing Attacks

"The wildlife sanctuary’s conservation work has been overshadowed by political drama over its location on the border."

Source: Texas Observer, 11/15/2022

"World Population Hits 8 Billion, Creating Many Challenges"

"The world’s population is projected to hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of the growth coming from developing nations in Africa."

Source: AP, 11/15/2022

"UN To Seek Out Methane Emitters With Data From Space"

"Big emitters of the heat-trapping gas methane can expect a call from the United Nations starting next year, when the global body launches a new platform to combine existing systems for tracking the potent greenhouse gas from space."

Source: AP, 11/15/2022

US Talks Forest Protection at COP27 -- But Mulls Old-Growth Logging at Home

"The U.S. Center at the COP27 climate talks in Sharm El-Sheikh hosted a panel Monday focused on ending global deforestation by 2030, but the reality on the ground in the nation’s forests looks quite different."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/15/2022

"Manchin FERC Shake-Up May Stymie Biden’s Clean Energy Plans"

"The prospect of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Richard Glick losing his job by year’s end could derail policies critical for President Joe Biden’s clean energy and climate agenda."

Source: E&E News, 11/15/2022

"‘Global Shield’: A Climate Fix Or A Distraction?"

"The Global Shield might be one answer to helping peril-prone nations defend themselves against the rising dangers of climate change."

Source: E&E News, 11/15/2022

"Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact"

"The three countries that are home to more than half of the world’s tropical rainforests — Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo — are pledging to work together to establish a “funding mechanism” that could help preserve the forests, which help regulate the Earth’s climate and sustain a variety of animals, plants, birds and insects."

Source: NYTimes, 11/15/2022

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