A weekly review of environmental hazards and disasters
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Geo-Hazard Report
October 17, 2022
Last Week in Review
Tsunamis
New tsunami risk maps highlight threat to 7 California counties
Los Angeles Times
Extraterrestrial Threats
NASA confirms successful test of planetary defense against asteroids
The Verge
Wildfires
66 large fires burn 750,000-plus acres across 6 states
National Interagency Fire Center (updated 10/14/22)
Idaho’s largest wildfire still burns after nearly 3 months
CBS-Boise
California faces hard choices between more housing and wildfire risks
Cal Matters
Late-season fires continues to burn through forests in Oregon and Washington
NASA Earth Observatory
Infectious Disease
U.S. experiences significant spike in respiratory illness among children
NPR News
Rising rates of influenza-like illness across the U.S. hint at early start to flu season
Live Science
Syphilis rates in babies increase as U.S. faces sharp rise in sexually transmitted infections
Vox
Environmental Contamination
California’s Salton Sea turns into toxic dust as lake bed dries up
Science Daily
Study finds warming winters increase agriculture runoff, polluting waterways
Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting
Researchers find that air pollution breathed in by expectant mothers infects unborn babies
Salon
Changing Climate
Heatwaves will make regions uninhabitable within decades, conclude UN and Red Cross
Phys.org
Amid rising seas, Atlantic City has no plans for retreat
Associated Press
Rising sea levels threaten entire populations with loss of their territories and identities
Nature World News
Climate-related hazards in the US (real-time data):
• 134 million-plus people are experiencing drought
• 38 million-plus people are under flood alerts
• 275-plus wildfires burn nationwide
Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (updated 10/15/22)
In-Depth Look at Environmental Hazards
Countdown to COP 27: Feeling the Heat
ClimateOne (audio)
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