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  • Wildfires and blackouts mean Californians need solar panels and microgrids

    October 28, 2019 |

    Vox |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Localized, distributed energy systems are popping up around California. As the larger electricity system becomes less reliable in the face of wildfires, more individuals are turning to microgrids and solar energy with help from organizations like Clean Coalition and Stone Edge Farm Microgrid. While still happening on a small scale, such energy systems may become more popular as its sustainability in a changing climate shows to be more resilient.

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  • Sonoma and Butte counties see natural lessons in wake of megafires

    October 25, 2019 |

    The Press Democrat |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sonoma, California

    California’s Sonoma and Butte counties have been taking new approaches to wildfires – rather than preventing them, they’re hoping to support the ecosystem to withstand them and bounce back. This resilience-centered approach includes controlled burns, fuel breaks, cross-organizational collaboration, and educating the public – especially homeowners – about how they can help.

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  • Sprawling Las Animas County, like many rural areas, badly needs emergency responders. But it's a teachable moment.

    September 24, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hoehne, Colorado

    Las Animas County in Colorado is a large rural and remote area which makes it difficult for emergency responders to access people in a timely manner. To address this, emergency medical responder (EMR) classes are being taught in high schools in order to relieve the burden and offer a possibility for a career path to students in the area.

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  • Meteorology authority improves climate forecast systems

    September 18, 2019 |

    The Observer |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Early warning systems allow communities to implement effective disaster preparedness. The Uganda National Integrated Early Warning System (U-NIEWS), disseminates forecasts—ranging from weather patterns to market prices for crops—in a bulletin. Data is collected across the country and bulletins go out on a national level, disseminated by local stakeholders through WhatsApp, radio, and other media.

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  • Ideas from Oklahoma can help NC plan for future of increased flooding

    September 17, 2019 |

    WRAL-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Eastern North Carolina -- an area increasingly affected by flooding from hurricanes -- looks to Tulsa for long-term, financially sustainable solutions to routine flooding. Tulsa's comprehensive approach includes regulating building in floodplains as well as building vast drainage systems in all high-risk flood areas. The city implemented a storm water mitigation fee to residents' water bills in order to make flood insurance among the cheapest in the country.

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  • Mobile home that generates power offers option for life off the grid

    September 12, 2019 |

    The Asahi Shimbun |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    The use of mobile homes that run on renewable energy are beginning to take shape in Tokyo. Funded in part through crowdfunding and built by a citizen group and other volunteers, these homes are not only practical but can also teach younger generations about the environment.

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  • Heat is deadly—even in Montana. But the city of Missoula is doing something about it.

    August 29, 2019 |

    The Daily Climate |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    Adapting to climate change takes planning and partnerships. In Missoula, Montana, partnerships with nonprofits like Thriving Earth Exchange (TEX) and Climate Smart Missoula reinforce the city’s climate planning. TEX connects cities and urban planners with professors, experts, and other nonprofits that can assist in tackling climate change issues. By layering socioeconomic data over a heat map of the city, TEX scientists could reveal populations at highest risk of extreme temperature impacts. The team then shared data with health officials, policy makers, and the community.

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  • How church volunteers are preparing for the next natural disaster

    August 27, 2019 |

    Chattanooga Times Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Decatur, Alabama

    Rather than wait for disaster to strike, a network of churches across the Southern United States brings volunteers together to pack buckets with the essentials to prepare for families whose homes have been damaged by tornadoes or hurricanes. Though often the supplies run thin in the aftermath of a storm like Hurricane Florence, the church communities manage to get buckets out to those in need much quicker than other networks, who struggle to gather supplies after the storm has hit.

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  • Amateur Radio Is There When All Else Fails

    August 18, 2019 |

    Jefferson Public Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, amateur radio help connect communities with emergency response teams. Across the United States, amateur radio stations are acting as frontline communication systems for those who have no other method of communication. Organizations like Oregon’s Jackson County Amateur Radio Emergency Service provides training and skill -building and -sharing for participants, who are then able to use those skills in an emergency or disaster.

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  • Buried lines helping prevent outages during Carolina hurricanes

    July 26, 2019 |

    Carolina Public Press |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Coastal cities across South and North Carolina are considering the benefits of underground power lines. With hurricane winds doing major damage to above-ground lines, buried lines often go unharmed, leaving residents with power during such storms. Those in the field note that the cost of rerouting power underground is substantial, and something that residents must cover themselves.

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