A weekly review of environmental hazards and disasters
Geo-Hazard Report
August 8, 2022
Last Week in Review
Severe Storms
Heavy rains cause flash flooding in Death Valley, stranding 1,000 people
AccuWeather
Waterspout makes landfall on Chesapeake Bay island, destroying homes and businesses
Shore Daily News
Heat Wave
Heat wave sends 900-plus to ERs in Washington and Oregon
Bloomberg
Heat wave places nearly 80 million at risk from Texas to the Northeast
FOX Weather
Heat map: Temperatures in July broke records in cities across the U.S
Gizmodo
Heat kills more Americans each year than any other extreme weather event
NBC News
Wildfires
Deadly northern California wildfire razes Klamath River hamlet, home to 200
Longview News-Journal
Montana wildfire destroys houses and threatens more lakeside homes
Associated Press
Homes destroyed as Washington state wildfire forces evacuation of town
The Guardian
Firefighters around Oregon work to contain 5 significant wildfires
OregonLive
Crews battle 3 large wildfires around central Texas
ABC-Austin
Environmental Contamination
Human pollution worsens Florida’s red tide outbreaks
WUSF-Tampa Bay
Minnesota river pushes toxic agricultural runoff into the Mississippi River
The Lens
Michigan health officials warn of hazardous chromium spill in Huron River
Michigan Advance
Changing Climate
How climate change drives inland floods
NPR News
Unprecedented climate-driven disasters are stymieing preparation efforts
Scientific American
Report warns that humanity should prepare for catastrophic climate change
Earth.com
As sea levels rise, U.S. high tide flooding breaks records in multiple locations
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Infectious Disease
U.S. declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
STAT News
New York health officials say hundreds may be infected with polio virus
NBC-New York
COVID-19 in the US: Infections surpass 93 million, with 1 million-plus deaths
Worldometer
COVID-19 worldwide: Infections surpass 584 million, with 6.4 million-plus deaths
Johns Hopkins University – Coronavirus Resource Center
In-Depth Look at Environmental Hazards
Climate Change and National Security
Chatter (audio)
How Monkeypox Went From Containable to Crisis
The Daily (audio)
Nuclear Power Plants Are Struggling to Stay Cool
Wired Science (audio)
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