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Making cities 'spongy' could help fight flooding — by steering the water underground

John Ruwitch

October 03, 2023 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: China, Jinhua

The concept of “sponge cities” is taking off as a way to prevent flooding. This style of urban design focuses on creating environments that absorb more water with plants and open ground as opposed to pipes and concrete.

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The ancient Sri Lankan 'tank cascades' tackling drought

Zinara Rathnayake

September 26, 2023 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sri Lanka, Maeliya

A hydraulic network of man-made water tanks built 2,000 years ago, called an ellangawa, collects rainwater that locals in Maeliya, Sri Lanka, can release during the dry season to support the rice crop and recharge the groundwater.

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The goats fighting fires in Los Angeles

Lucy Sherriff

September 26, 2023 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Cities in California are turning to goat herders to manage the dead trees and shrubs that become fuel for wildfires. Goats will eat almost anything and are adept at getting to places humans find difficult to reach.

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How artificial intelligence plus local expertise can promote ‘good fire' in Montana

Bowman Leigh

September 21, 2023 |

Montana Free Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Montana

The Potential Operational Delineations (PODs) framework combines analytics and local expertise to assess fire risk by marking out locations on a map where fire can best be stopped. The risk is then used to identify where best to suppress the fire and where it can continue to burn to benefit the environment and prevent future fires. From there, experts decide how to respond to a fire in each section of the map in advance, which can also include prevention tactics.

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Worsening climate events push New York farmworkers to seek resilience

Eda Uzunlar J.D. Allen María del Mar Piedrabuena

September 20, 2023 |

WSHU Public Radio |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

As extreme climate events become more common, farmworkers are banding together to demand preparation, transparency, and resilience so they can stay safe while on the job.

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Why Iowa farmers are turning to irrigation during drought. And why some are not.

Brittney J. Miller

September 15, 2023 |

The Gazette |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Iowa

Farmers in Iowa are slowly turning to irrigation systems instead of relying solely on rain to combat more frequent droughts.

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Why heat waves become deadly

Alexandria Herr Stephen Lacey

September 08, 2023 |

Canary Media |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

As deadly heat waves become more common, cities are looking to increase social infrastructure and community connections to keep vulnerable community members safe from the heat.

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Adriana Carillo's life's work is to find migrants lost in the desert

Yessenia Funes

September 07, 2023 |

Yale Climate Connections |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

SOS Búsqueda y Rescate (or SOS Search and Rescue) is a woman-led border and migrant search-and-rescue group that braves the elements — like extreme desert temperatures — to locate migrants who get lost or left behind along their journey from Mexico to the U.S. Since 2020, the volunteer group has found 60 survivors and the remains of 65 others, allowing them to offer closure for families searching for their loved ones.

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On Their Own: Border Humanitarians Respond to a Crisis Created by Governments

Melissa del Bosque

September 05, 2023 |

The Border Chronicle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Sásabe, Sonora

With a lack of government aid and interference, border communities are stepping up to care for both migrants and local residents through efforts like The Sidewalk School and Casa de la Esperanza — nonprofits that offer shelter, programming and resource centers for migrants and locals in need.

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Peru's water shortage: Meet the fog-catchers of Lima

Christoph Röckerath

September 04, 2023 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Peru, Lima

Locals in Lima, Peru, are combating severe water scarcity by stringing up nylon netting on hills to capture moisture from fog. The water runs down the net, into gutters, through filters, and into collection tanks.

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