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The Season of Our Growing Discontent

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The most destructive hurricanes of the last two decades – Sandy (2012), Harvey (2017), Maria (2017), Ida (2021), Ian (2022), Helene (2024) – arrived on or after Katrina’s initial landfall date of August 25. In 2024 dollars, the total economic cost of the storm topped $201 billion, according to federal estimates.

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2024 forest loss data shows wildfires are driving global forest losses

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By Anders Lorenzen New forest loss data has revealed that in 2024, wildfires have overtaken deforestation activities, such as industrial logging, as the primary reason behind forest losses. Graph showing the rapid increase in forest loss between 2023 and 2024. In 2024, fires burned five times the amount of forest they did in 2023.

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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

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Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Pantanal wildfires In 2024, wildfires devastated 760,000 hectares of the Pantanal wetlands, one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems. In 2024, Brazil’s installed capacity for wind power reached approximately 22.6

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The Stream, January 21, 2025: ‘Rainforestation’ in Philippines Protects Cities From Floods; EU Proposes PFAS Ban

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Fourteen years after flooding killed more than 1,000 people on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines , Indigenous growers are restoring a natural floodplain to help protect and rejuvenate the rainforest community. Christian Thorsberg, Interim Stream Editor Fresh: From the Great Lakes Region Boundary Waters Canoe Area : As U.S.

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Swift bricks, ancient tattoos and more: Books in brief

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By Andrew Robinson 0 Andrew Robinson Andrew Robinson is a writer based in London and author of Earthshock (1993), The Story of Measurement (2007) and Einstein in Oxford (2024). Every May, the birds arrive in waves; and, every August, they fly back to Africa’s rainforests.

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Analysis: How to cut emissions from ‘big sport’?

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The upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament and Paris Olympics have both pledged to be greener than previous iterations. By Niu Yuhan With the 2024 Euros and Paris Olympics vowing to be greener, I explore the challenges of cutting emissions from major sporting events. Photo credit: Alamy. million tonnes and 3.6

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ESA Policy News: November 21, 2022

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Fishing Regulator Rejects Lifting Ban on Female Crab Harvest – The New York Times. Diplomats are expected to take on regulations governing the commercial trade of hippo parts and sharks. Zimbabwe is also pushing to loosen elephant ivory regulations. CNSF – FY 2024 Letter to White House OMB and OSTP (Oct.