A weekly review of environmental hazards and disasters
Geo-Hazard Report
November 29, 2021
Last Week in Review
Infectious Disease
Heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant puts scientists on alert
Nature
New coronavirus variant could show immune evasion and enhanced transmissibility
CNN
COVID-19 in the US: Infections surpass 49 million, with 790,000-plus deaths
Worldometer
COVID-19 worldwide: Infections surpass 260 million, with 5.2 million-plus deaths
Johns Hopkins University – Coronavirus Resource Center
Severe Storms
Another ‘atmospheric river’ raises flooding fears in the Pacific Northwest
OregonLive
Wildfires
Extreme wildfire weather increases around the globe, research says
CBC News
Wildfire dangers prompt power cuts, leaving thousands in California without electricity
NBC-Los Angeles
Volcanoes
USGS monitors 4 U.S. volcanoes showing signs of unrest
Nature World News
California’s Long Valley super-volcano shows signs of near-term erruption
Science Times
Environmental Contamination
Dangerous levels of carcinogenic Dioxane recorded in North Carolina river
NBC-Raleigh
Rivers carry as much as 1,000 tons of mercury to world’s coastlines every year
Scientific American
In-Depth Look at Environmental Hazards
Is Geoengineering Worth the Gamble?
Climate Pod (audio)
Everything We Know About the New COVID Variant
Coronapod (audio)
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