A weekly review of environmental hazards and disasters
Geo-Hazard Report
June 21, 2021
Last Week in Review
Infectious Disease
CDC director warns Delta variant could soon become dominant coronavirus strain in U.S.
ABC News
COVID-19 in the US: Infections surpass 34 million, with 610,000-plus deaths
Worldometer
COVID-19 worldwide: Infections surpass 178 million, with 3.8 million-plus deaths
Johns Hopkins University – Coronavirus Resource Center
Severe Storms
Gulf storm triggers tornadoes and flooding as it sweeps through the Southeast
Insider
Tornado hits Chicago suburbs, damaging 100-plus homes and injuring several people
Chicago Sun Times
Drought
‘Heat dome’ envelopes western U.S., brining record-breaking temperatures
Live Science
Falling water level in California reservoir will soon force hydro-power plant to shut down for first time
CBS-Sacramento
Wildfires
Extreme heat and drought fuel dozens of fires across western U.S.
CNBC
One of Arizona’s largest wildfires in history expands amid dry conditions
Changing America
Wildfires burn in the Rockies’ high-elevation forests at highest rate in 2000 years
CNN
Environmental Contamination
Chemical plant fire in Illinois prompts evacuations and threatens environmental disaster
NBC News
Changing Climate
Amount of solar radiation trapped by Earth’s surface and oceans doubles in 15 years
Gizmodo
Conferences and Congressional Hearings
COVID-19 Response and Recovery: Supporting the Needs of Students in Higher Education
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (video)
In-Depth Look at Environmental Hazards
Whom the Vaccines Leave Behind
What Next (audio)
Coronavirus and the CDC: Why Was the U.S. So Unprepared?
Science Rules (audio)
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