Environmental News Events

2015 and before

“Flood, Rebuild, Repeat: Are We Ready for a Superstorm Sandy Every Other Year?” [Mother Jones, July/August 2013]
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/07/hurricane-sandy-global-warming-flooding/

“The Big Thaw” [National Geographic, June 2007]
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/big-thaw/

“BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill” [Wikipedia, 2015]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill

2016

“More Than 100,000 Lose Power as Extremely Strong Winds Batter Western Washington” [Weather.com, 3/10/16]
https://weather.com/news/news/western-washington-severe-wind-storm-impacts

“Over 20 Inches of Rain Triggers Historic Flooding, River Flooding in Parts of South” [Weather Fanatics, 3/10/16]
http://weatherfanatics.blogspot.com/2016/03/over-20-inches-of-rain-triggers.html

“Algae Problem Stems from Decades of Lake Okeechobee Pollution”[Miami Sun-Sentinel, 7/8/16]
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-lake-pollution-20160708-story.html

“Slimy Green Beaches May Be Florida’s New Normal” [National Geographic, 7/28/16]
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/toxic-algae-florida-beaches-climate-swamp-environment/

“Why Is Louisiana Flooding So Badly, And How Can We Prepare For It Next Time?” [Popular Science, 8/19/2016]
http://www.popsci.com/why-is-louisiana-flooding-so-bad-and-how-can-we-prepare-for-it-in-future

“Extent of Tennessee Fire Damage Comes into Grim Focus” [USA Today, November 29, 2016]
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/29/tennessee-wildfires-gatlinburg/94591254/

“2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires” [Wikipedia, 2016]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Great_Smoky_Mountains_wildfires

2017

“The Great Barrier Reef Is In Its Final ‘Terminal Stage’” [Forbes, April 15, 2017]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/04/15/the-great-barrier-reef-is-its-final-terminal-stage/

“2017 Officially B.C.’s Worst Ever Wildfire Season” [Global News, August 16, 2107]
https://globalnews.ca/news/3675434/2017-officially-b-c-s-worst-ever-wildfire-season/

“Wildfire in southern Georgia burns over 100,000 acres, forces evacuations” [ABC News, May 7, 2017]
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wildfire-south-georgia-burns-100000-acres-forces-evacuations/story?id=47258340

“Thousands rescued as Harvey’s waters rise” [CNN, August 29, 2017]
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/us/harvey-houston-texas-louisiana/index.html

“Fort McMurray wildfire has finally been extinguished after 15 months” [The Canadian Press, 8/31/17]
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/08/31/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-has-finally-been-extinguished-after-15-months.html

“Largest fire in Los Angeles history forces hundreds to evacuate” [Washington Post 9/02/17]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/02/erratic-wildfire-near-los-angeles-burns-3000-acres-and-forces-hundreds-to-evacuate/

“Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall in Florida Keys” [PBS Newshour, Sept. 10, 2017]
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/hurricane-irma-makes-landfall-florida-keys/

“Hurricane Maria Leaves Puerto Rico Facing Months Without Power” [NBC News, Sept. 21, 2017]
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-maria-leaves-puerto-rico-facing-months-without-power-n803326

“Devastation From Hurricane Maria Set Puerto Rico Back ‘Nearly 20 to 30 Years’” [Slate, Sept. 24, 2017]
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/09/24/devastation_from_hurricane_maria_set_puerto_rico_back_nearly_20_to_30_years.html