"Coral Reefs Are in Crisis. Could a Controversial Idea Help?"
"To preserve habitat for fish and benefits for humans, some scientists suggest we need to explore the need for assisted migration."
Source: The Revelator, 04/28/2023
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"Anti-China Fervor Casts A Dark Cloud Over Solar And U.S. Climate Goals"
"In Congress, there is sudden bipartisan momentum to reinstitute tariffs on Chinese components. The U.S. solar industry is alarmed."
Source: Washington Post, 04/28/2023
Scientists: "Record Ocean Temperatures Put Earth In ‘Uncharted Territory’"
"Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh records, testing new highs for more than a month in an “unprecedented” run that has led to scientists stating the Earth has reached “uncharted territory” in the climate crisis."
Source: Guardian, 04/27/2023
Why Journalists Should Investigate the Twin Mental Health and Climate Crises
The complicated interplay between climate change and trauma, poorly understood and little covered, is holding back the response by individuals and communities to the realities of the climate crisis, argues the head of a network of mental health and other organizations. Here’s what he has found when it comes to how climate-generated anguish is blocking climate solutions and what can be done about it.
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Earth Day Greenwashing Must Not Detract From Message: Protest Founder
"Corporate greenwashing should not undermine the message behind Earth Day and has nothing to do with its original aims, one of the founders of the annual environmental event has warned."
Source: Guardian, 04/24/2023
"UN’s Weather Agency: 2022 Was Nasty, Deadly, Costly And Hot"
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"Looking back at 2022's weather with months of analysis, the World Meteorological Organization said last year really was as bad as it seemed when people were muddling through it. And about as bad as it gets — until more warming kicks in."
Source: AP, 04/24/2023
Coverage Stories: SEJ's 32nd Annual Conference
Here you'll find a chronological list of coverage stories inspired by or informed by our 2023 conference in Boise, Idaho.
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"‘Devastating’ Melt Of Greenland, Antarctic Ice Sheets Found"
"The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive international study."
Source: AP, 04/21/2023
"Climate Tension: UN Chief Chides Biden, Other World Leaders"
"U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres bluntly challenged the climate efforts of President Joe Biden and other world leaders Thursday in a message for a White House summit, charging that expanded oil and gas drilling and other policies of the richest countries amount to a “death sentence” for the planet."
Source: AP, 04/21/2023
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