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Climate Week NYC 2024 Event Recap: Redlining and Flooding—Breaking the Cycle of Disinvestment
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm late last night, the most powerful storm to ever hit this region in history, and will move up the coast to North Carolina and Georgia. According to the The New York Times, this storm could create a storm surge up to 20…
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2024 Climate Literacy Guide Now Available
As of this Tuesday morning, September 24, 2024, the US Global Change Research Program published the 3rd edition of the Climate Literacy Guide! Last updated in 2009, 24 organizations (many of them federal agencies) and 60+ individuals collaborated to revamp this guide. What are some key updates from the last guide?⭐️ The Guiding Principle that…
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Climate Week NYC 2024 Event Recap: Climate Action for Health – Solutions from the Health Sector
The evidence is clear that climate change and public health are interconnected; syndromic surveillance allows us to track how many people who visit the emergency room are being affected by certain health conditions (which can be instrumental when understanding how extreme heat can contribute or exacerbate chronic illnesses, for example). 5% of global GHG emissions…
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Climate Week 2024 Event Recap: Media Balance on a One-Sided Climate Crisis
Global Witness hosted Media Balance on a One-Sided Climate Crisis to discuss the growing tension to maintain balanced reporting on the climate crisis amidst the rise of financial pressure and disinformation efforts from bad actors. We heard from Evelyn Acham of Agape Earth Coalition, Yessenia Funes of Atmos Magazine, and Marcel Gomes of Repórter Brasil. Lots…
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Climate Week NYC Event Recap: Heatwaves and Health – community-based health resilience in a warming world
As extreme heat proves to be the #1 weather-related killer in the US, public, private, and nonprofit sectors understand the importance of collaboration in order to adapt to and become resilient with rising global temperatures, particularly in urban settings. This session explored how healthcare providers, government officials, and businesses can work together to design solutions…
A Healthy Blueprint 