iNCREASING EXTREME EVENTS AND ITS eFFECTS ON OUR HEALTH Drought Colorado activates drought plan, task force to address creeping drought in 40 counties North Carolina State University: How a historic drought in California led to higher power costs and emissions North drought: Heavy rain will not ease drought impact in Northland and AucklandNew Zealand has two types of droughts going on Water Sharing Tensions Between Iran and Afghanistan Still High as Droughts Ease 1…123…5 Extreme heat Expect Extreme Heat Today In South Palm Beach County Heat and Fire Scorches Siberia Extreme heat leads to Grand Canyon rescues Emergency medical services expecting a rise in heat related illnesses during heat wave Here’s when you should venture out in South Florida in this week of extreme weather 123 Floods Get ready for floods in Metro Manila A Look Back: Four years since one of West Virginia’s deadliest floods After Devastating Flooding, Some South End Businesses Must Start from Scratch Trabzon to open interactive flood museum to raise public awareness Largest April snowpack in decades poses high flood risk to Fraser Valley 123 Sea level Report shows rising sea levels hitting close to home in S’pore Rapidly rising sea level and the future of our coasts Florida Coastlines Respond to Sea Level Rise Climate Change Turns the Tide on Waterfront Living 12 Wildfires Maine Forest Service dealing with unprecedented number of wildfires Storms and flash flooding from New Mexico to New York, wildfires continue West Coronavirus and wildfires combine to pose potential threat to Indigenous lives and lands Washington firefighters prepare for wildfires amid virus Wildfires rage across Siberia as Russia sees extraordinary heat, temperature of 100 F degrees in Arctic town 123 Air pollution Air pollution from cars is a risk factor for Alzheimer’sMillions Breathe Dirty Air as Climate Change Makes Air Quality WorseAir pollution from farming results in 16,000 US deaths a yearAir pollution may put children at risk of heart disease in adulthood 12 Political policy Report shows rising sea levels hitting close to home in S’pore Rapidly rising sea level and the future of our coasts Florida Coastlines Respond to Sea Level Rise Climate Change Turns the Tide on Waterfront Living 12 Research Maine Forest Service dealing with unprecedented number of wildfires Storms and flash flooding from New Mexico to New York, wildfires continue West Coronavirus and wildfires combine to pose potential threat to Indigenous lives and lands Washington firefighters prepare for wildfires amid virus Wildfires rage across Siberia as Russia sees extraordinary heat, temperature of 100 F degrees in Arctic town 123 Resilience Air pollution from cars is a risk factor for Alzheimer’sMillions Breathe Dirty Air as Climate Change Makes Air Quality WorseAir pollution from farming results in 16,000 US deaths a yearAir pollution may put children at risk of heart disease in adulthood 12 Adaptation
