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Catholic Charities agencies rely on virtual outreach in Ida relief
… pandemic to maximize their outreach to those in need. Prolonged power outages or record flooding are making quick disaster response access to the greater New Orleans and New York City … delivered a deadly surprise punch in the Northeast, causing an estimated 41 deaths and flooding roads and cities after slogging across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and … The rapid accumulation of rainfall from Ida's remnants turned city streets into rivers, flooded basement-level residences and shut down subway services in New York. "Right now, the …
Hurricane Ida badly damages home of Goldman Prize winner Sharon Lavigne, others in Louisiana's Cancer Alley
… media. This morning, the "Cajun Navy," an ad hoc flotilla of volunteers who self-organize when floods strike along the Gulf Coast, headed to LaPlace to assist with rescues. "First and foremost …
Follow youth toward environmental sustainability, Pope Francis says
… could mean exposing millions more people to severe heat waves, more intense storms, increased flooding, poverty and illnesses. In only one of the 2021 report's five emissions-reduction …
Dioceses emerge from Hurricane Ida's wrath as others prepare to help
… dead after his wife reported that he'd been attacked by a large alligator while walking the flood waters surrounding their home in Slidell, Louisiana, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s … 30. The local agency warned those in the affected areas "to be extra vigilant with walking in flooded areas as wildlife has been displaced as well during this storm and alligators and other … but still life-threatening tropical storm —toward Mississippi and then Tennessee, where flooding was the main concern. As levees in Louisiana seemed to have stood up to Ida's wrath, …
EarthBeat Weekly: We've turned the heat up in cities, so how can we cool them down?
… members responded with "phenomenal" support after record-breaking rainfall triggered flash floods in Tennessee that left 20 people dead and hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed, reports … on new research that shows how global warming is leading to more intensive rainfall and flooding like that seen in parts of Europe, China and the U.S. recently. At CalMatters, Jane …
After historic flooding, amount of parish, community support is 'phenomenal'
… his family's home in Waverly Aug. 21 when he saw the backyard shed being carried off by the flood waters. His wife, Leslie, was trapped inside. "It was amazingly fast," Kersten said. "She … the shed]. We never knew the extent that was going to come because we were going by the last flood that we had two years ago." The water "started to seep into the shed, and then it came so … family, at St. Patrick Church in McEwen, Tennessee, was one of 20 people confirmed dead in the flooding that washed through Humphreys County Aug. 21. Up to 18 inches of rain fell in the area …
City dwellers swelter in heat islands as high temps hit neighborhoods unequally
… is responsible for more deaths in the U.S. than any other weather-related cause, and more than flooding and hurricanes combined on average over the last three decades. Back in June, the …
EarthBeat Weekly: Climate change is the most critical environmental justice issue facing the world today
… form. There, low-income communities and communities of color are already affected by increased flooding caused by more intense storms and storm surges, as well as higher "king tides." … will continue as average global temperatures rise. As they work with communities affected by flooding, climate justice advocates in the Southeast are finding that Pope Francis' encyclical " …
As climate change intensifies, how might Laudato Si' guide community responses?
… Brian Roewe … Flooding is a prevailing problem in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2019, the Atlantic coastal … and Atmospheric Administration. In some ways, it's no surprise that Charleston regularly floods — it sits only a few feet above sea level, is next to an ocean and is surrounded rivers … storms and is also causing sea levels to rise, But that only partly explains the rise in flood events in Charleston, people involved in justice ministries said at a virtual workshop on …
What will it take to accept the truth about global climate change?
… we have been witnessing in recent years in terms of extreme droughts, heat waves, wildfires, flooding and other destructive weather phenomena is only going to worsen in the decades ahead. …
Relief workers: Haiti earthquake complicated by economy, gangs, weather
… Grace was predicted to reach Haiti late Aug. 16, bringing the potential for torrential rain, flooding and landslides. While the full extent of the Aug. 14 earthquake is far from fully known, …