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Free ACs staved off heat illness for older New Yorkers during pandemic

Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky

February 10, 2023 |

Gothamist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Get Cool NYC program distributed air conditioner units to about 73,000 low-income seniors without access to ways to keep cool during the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies show that those who participated in the program were less likely to experience heat-related illness than those who didn’t participate.

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The Right Way to Repair a Mountain

Geetanjali Krishna

February 09, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

The team at the Uttarkashi forest division began training community members to construct biodegradable logs to serve as dams to reduce the amount of topsoil carried away by rainwater. Within the first month of the project, the area saw a 15% increase in new vegetation. There’s now a group of about 70 villagers who create these logs. It’s an easily replicable, low-cost initiative that utilizes community support and is in the process of being implemented and is in the process of being implemented in other parts of the country to protect fragile landscapes like the Himalayas.

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An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S. Farms Adapt to Climate Change

Dana Cronin

February 07, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

Some farmers in drought-prone areas are planting sorghum, an ancient grain that requires less water and fertilizer than crops like corn, as a way to offset climate change-related losses.

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Why Farmers in Zimbabwe Are Shifting to Bees

Andrew Mambondiyani

February 06, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe, Mutare

Farmers in Zimbabwe are diversifying their income with beekeeping to offset financial losses from crops underperforming during increasingly severe droughts.

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Climate disasters hit poor people hardest. There's an obvious solution to that.

Sigal Samuel

February 03, 2023 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

An effective way to help those most vulnerable to climate disasters is by providing just-in-time cash transfers right before a disaster hits for them to use as they see fit for resilience and climate change adaptation.

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In Maine, Seaweed Farming Helps Save Jobs and the Planet

Sue Williams

January 26, 2023 |

The Story Exchange |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Maine

In Maine, Atlantic Sea Farms is harvesting kelp while helping lobster farmers diversify their income in preparation for climate change effects. The farm provides free kelp seed to its farmers and promises a buyback guarantee for everything they grow. At the same time, the kelp removes carbon and nitrogen to help mitigate climate change effects warming the water.

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How a Country Embraced the River It Feared

Elizabeth Hewitt

January 02, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

To combat flooding risk, the Netherlands reconfigured riverside locations to make more room for water instead of using dikes. These projects also improved citizens’ relationships with the rivers by creating parks and recreation opportunities.

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Doulas Work on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

Hannah Docter-Loeb

December 30, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Florida

As the climate crisis exacerbates the present maternal health crisis, doulas are stepping in to provide guidance to parents and families in need. Because doulas spend more time with clients than other clinical staff does, they’re better equipped to refer clients to resources like lawyers, therapists, and OB-GYNs, while also completing wellness checks and ensuring parents have the necessities to meet their children’s needs.

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Climate Change Is Pushing Pacific Northwest Farmers to Protect Crops from Extreme Heat

Michael Crowe

December 05, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Fruit farmers in the Pacific Northwest are implementing mitigation strategies like shade, produce coatings, and water misters to protect their crops from extreme heat.

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An Indigenous reservation has a novel way to grow food – below the earth's surface

Hallie Golden

December 03, 2022 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Dakota Pine Ridge Reservation, United States, South Dakota

The Oglala Sioux Tribe uses underground greenhouses to keep harvests safe from intensifying weather due to climate change and fight food insecurity in the community.

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