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Extreme weather events-
Flash flooding in Mississippi inundates streets and prompts rescues | The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/08/24/mississippi-flooding-jackson-alabama-louisiana/
Slight growth seen at Moose Fire north of Salmon | KTVH: https://www.ktvh.com/news/fire-watch/slight-growth-seen-at-moose-fire-north-of-salmon
Climate studies-
As many as one in six US tree species threatened with extinction, study finds | The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/08/23/extinct-tree-species-sequoias/
Increased energy use for adaptation significantly impacts mitigation pathways | Nature Communications: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32471-1?utm_campaign=Carbon Brief Daily Briefing&utm_content=20220825&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue Daily
2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report | NOAA: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/sealevelrise/sealevelrise-tech-report.html
Climate victories-
The ‘spongy’ cities of the future | BBC Future: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220823-how-auckland-worlds-most-spongy-city-tackles-floods?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20220826&instance_id=70304&nl=climate-forward®i_id=83007827&segment_id=102444&te=1&user_id=67e1fa5e9e1c2e5cdb1b62bca3aaeb35
The Crypto World Can’t Wait for Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ | The NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/technology/crypto-ethereum-the-merge.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20220826&instance_id=70304&nl=climate-forward®i_id=83007827&segment_id=102444&te=1&user_id=67e1fa5e9e1c2e5cdb1b62bca3aaeb35
Earthjustice Is Suing EPA Over Coal Ash Dumps Which Leak Toxins Into Groundwater | Inside Climate News: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25082022/earthjustice-is-suing-epa-over-coal-ash-dumps-which-leak-toxins-into-groundwater/?utm_source=InsideClimate+News&utm_campaign=294aed9976-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-294aed9976-328564796
Interior grants $560 mil across 24 states to plug more than 10,000 orphaned wells | The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3615795-interior-grants-560-million-across-24-states-to-plug-more-than-10000-orphaned-wells/
A new mental health hotline for farmers and ranchers | High Country News: https://www.hcn.org/articles/north-public-health-a-new-mental-health-hotline-for-farmers-and-ranchers?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2022-08-26-Newsletter
Climate fails-
Russia burns off gas as Europe’s energy bills rocket | BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62652133