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  • Un lugar donde escapar del calor a menos de 10 minutos: cómo se tejió la red de "refugios climáticos" de Barcelona

    September 27, 2024 |

    Maldita.es |

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    Response Location: Spain

    La red de refugios climáticos de Barcelona, que empezo en 2020 con 70 espacios, se ha convertido en un referente internacional para la protección de los ciudadanos ante el calor. En 2023, el 68% de los ciudadanos tuvieron un refugio climático a cinco minutos caminando desde su casa y el 98%, a diez minutos.

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  • New air quality alert system works to combat risks of wildfire smoke

    August 10, 2024 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency monitors the air quality during wildfires to notify residents about whether it’s safe to go outside. The air quality alert system sends messages to residents in areas impacted by smoke to warn them of the conditions outside in an effort to prevent respiratory illnesses.

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  • After historic floods, the safety net failed small farmers

    August 01, 2024 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Two-thirds of California’s farms are considered small, cultivating less than 50 acres, and they play a critical role in food security and climate resilience for the whole country. As climate change makes extreme weather more unpredictable, these farms have to rely on government disaster relief and crop insurance to get back on their feet.

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  • 'Composting Our Emotions': How Climate Action Cultivates Well-Being

    April 30, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Several groups are emerging to help youth cope with eco-anxiety and the mental health effects caused by climate change. Groups like the Bay Area Youth Climate Summit educate and facilitate conversations about climate change with young people, helping them build a sense of community with others who share their concerns. Research shows those who participate in climate work and have a social support system have reduced feelings of eco-anxiety and depression linked to climate change.

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  • As Climate Change Intensifies Wildfire Risk, Prescribed Burns Prove Their Worth in the Heat-Stressed Plains of the Texas Panhandle

    April 15, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Borger, Texas

    Private landowners in Borger, Texas, are hiring certified burn managers to do prescribed burns on their land that remove excess vegetation and help prevent wildfires. The landowners are legally liable for any issues that may arise and front the initial cost, but they can be reimbursed by the Texas A&M Forest Service, which is working to encourage adoption of the practice.

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  • The Great Wall of Surajpura

    March 29, 2024 |

    The Migration Story |

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    Response Location: India, Surajpura

    The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) is a job program that employs locals to work on climate resilience projects like building water security infrastructure to support local farms and communities. In the past year, with the help of the work from MGNREGA, local farms have come back to life, wells have been replenished and migratory birds have begun returning to the area.

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  • 'You are not alone': In community, young people find antidotes to climate anxiety

    March 06, 2024 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    To help young adults cope with climate anxiety, groups like Eco-Warriors are emerging at universities and within communities for like-minded individuals to gather and share their concerns and stresses related to climate change. At Loyola University Chicago, Eco-Warriors specifically has reached 30 students, touting a small-group feel where everyone is comfortable sharing their feelings and seeking solace in each other.

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  • Getting off fossil fuels is hard, but this city is doing it — building by building

    March 04, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Ithaca, New York

    The town of Ithaca is working with its local gas utility and area homeowners to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by removing gas pipes from homes and businesses by switching them over to electricity, primarily from renewable sources. While the transition is a long process, the town expects to achieve about a 30% reduction in emissions in the next year.

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  • Emprenden soluciones no gubernamentales para mitigar la erosión costera

    February 27, 2024 |

    Centro de Periodismo Investigativo |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    Para proteger y restaurar las barreras naturales, el Gobierno de Puerto Rico ha aprobado legislación, asignado fondos y desarrollado programas para apoyar manglares, arrecifes de coral y dunas.

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  • For climate and cohesion, a solution lies in the school commute

    November 23, 2023 |

    Cosmos Magazine |

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    Response Location: Australia, Melbourne

    The Open Streets program encourages students to walk and bike to school in an effort to get people out of their cars. Opting for a form of “active transport,” like walking and biking, helps get people moving, offers more social connection and is better for the environment.

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