A weekly review of environmental hazards and disasters
The Geo-Hazard Report will return in June 2022.
Geo-Hazard Report
May 9, 2022
Last Week in Review
Severe Weather
Multiple damaging tornadoes tear through the Southeast
AccuWeather
Tornadoes strike Texas and Oklahoma, causing widespread damage
Associated Press
Drought
Water officials issue emergency drought declaration for most of Idaho
Phys.org
California’s 2 largest reservoirs reach critically low levels as dry season begins
CNN
Lake Powell’s low water level endangers hydroelectric power generation for 7 states
NBC News
Wildfires
Wildfire burns over 40,000 acres in southwest Nebraska
Omaha World Herald
At least 37 active wildfires burn over 22,000 acres in Florida
CNN
Multiple fires destroy hundreds of structures and force evacuations in New Mexico
NASA Earth Observatory
Experts forecast high fire danger in upper elevations as Nevada drought deepens
NBC-Reno
Changing Climate
Global climate system at risk as global warming speeds up water cycle
Nature World News
Climate scientists say South Asia’s heat wave (120F) is a sign of what’s to come
NPR News
Climate change will increase water scarcity in more than 80% of croplands globally
Science Daily
Infectious Disease
15 million people have died in the COVID pandemic, WHO estimates
Nature
COVID-19 in the US: Infections surpass 83 million, with 1 million-plus deaths
Worldometer
COVID-19 worldwide: Infections surpass 517 million, with 6.2 million-plus deaths
Johns Hopkins University – Coronavirus Resource Center
In-Depth Look at Environmental Hazards
Plastic Production Is Poisoning Nearby Communities
Climate Pod (audio)
Inside Big Oil’s Push Against Climate Change Action
Frontline Dispatch (audio)
2022 US Wildfire Forecast
AccuWeather (report)
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