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Hurricane devastation likely to spur migration from Honduras
… regions have lost nearly 80,000 acres of plantains, bananas, coffee, beans, rice and corn. Flooding also threatens more than 400,000 acres of sugarcane and oil palm plantations. … Drought, … change means that the rain, when it comes, is more intense and comes in the form of storms and flooding," he added. "This is what experts and scientists predicted, and now we are living it in …
Imprisoned in Advent
… somehow from time to time to celebrate Mass and wrote: "Every now and then my whole being is flooded with pulsating life and my heart can scarcely contain the delirious joy there is in it. …
EarthBeat Weekly: 'Love your local ecosystem'
… risk of wildfires like the ones that scorched the West this year. The increasing frequency of flooding, especially in coastal states, poses a risk for taxpayer-funded mortgage providers , …
Bangladesh begins relocating Rohingya refugees to island
… Bhashan Char, or floating island. It was once regularly submerged by monsoon rains but now has flood protection embankments, houses, hospitals and mosques built at a cost of more than $112 …
Links: Profiles in courage, pornography floods Parler
At Politico, a report on Gabriel Sterling , the Republican appointee who is voting systems manager for the Georgia Secretary of State's office. Sterling, rightly, is defending the integrity of the elections just conducted and, unlike most Republican officeholders, condemning President Donald Trump's questioning of that integrity. If he can do it, why can't Sen. Mitch McConnell? Sterling earns my…, Editor's note: , Don't miss out on Michael Sean Winters' latest. Sign up and we'll let you know when he publishes new Distinctly Catholic columns.
Going the distance
… her and her sisters to China, but he sent her to the United States instead to care for the flood of Italian immigrants arriving here. Pope Francis hoped to be sent by his Jesuit superiors …
Confessions of a Vatican source: Jason Berry on the McCarrick report
… the McCarrick report. I was on vacation in Santa Fe, New Mexico, hiding from the apocalypse — flooding in New Orleans, fires out West, COVID-19 everywhere. Lena brooded about the burning …
EarthBeat Weekly: World's hunger for gold deadly for miners, environment
… reports David Agren for Catholic News Service. And in Africa, which is already grappling with flooding, drought and locusts, sea level rise is causing coastal flooding and threatening to contaminate drinking water and irrigation systems with salt water. …
Sea level rise may erode development in Africa
… displacement and stress on water resources. In recent months, we have seen devastating floods, an invasion of desert locusts and now face the looming specter of drought because of a La … sea levels in Africa. Saint-Louis stands no more than 4 meters above sea level, and coastal flooding has already forced schools, mosques and homes to be abandoned . Saltwater intrusion has …
'It has been completely disastrous': second hurricane hits Nicaragua
… of Nicaragua near the border of Honduras around 9:40 p.m. Nov. 16, causing storm surges and flooding and further damaging buildings already wrecked by Hurricane Eta. The U.S. National … plantains. Hurricane Iota weakened to a Category 2 storm as it crossed Nicaragua. It caused flooding and cause damage in neighboring Honduras and was eventually expected to reach El … Fr. Ismael Moreno Coto, director of Radio Progreso, sent a video to friends showing the flooding in front of his residence; the street looked like a river. He said the rain was expected …
Emboldened religious left leaders vow to keep up pressure under Biden
… Muslims, white supremacy and health care. As they helped plan the annual Women's March, flooded airports in defiance of the travel ban and stared down demonstrators in Charlottesville, …
EarthBeat Weekly: Where will we go when home gets too hot?
… That is unlikely to be sustainable. "Ultimately, millions of people will be displaced by flooding, fires and scorching heat, a resorting of the map not seen since the Dust Bowl of the … of the type predicted by climate models — left at least 50 people dead and caused widespread flooding and damage as it passed through Central America before heading back out to the Caribbean …
Spirituality, Trauma and Climate Resilience
… The storms of the climate crisis do not only affect our physical lives, burning and flooding our homes and churches. These events have an extreme impact on our spiritual and …
Climate summit postponed, but action should ramp up, say advocates
… and more apparent. Recent weather extremes — including drought in some parts of Africa and flooding in others , Typhoon Goni that lashed the Philippines and deadly Hurricane Eta and other … the perilous increase in global temperatures and helping countries withstand the effects, from flooding and drought to sea-level rise, is a task for all. "Climate change is something that …
Be alert and filled with hope
… Jesus reviews past moments when being prepared was crucial. While Noah prepared for the flood, people went about their daily business until it was too late. In the time of Lot, the …
Links for 11/12/20
… the contrary and the barrage of emails asking for money to support his legal challenges that flood my email box. The Washington Post reports that if you read the fine print, the money raised …
Hurricane Eta deluges Central America, Mexico, leaving scores dead, thousands homeless
… Hurricane Eta, which deluged Central America, claimed at least 50 lives and caused widespread flooding and property damage. After reciting the Angelus Nov. 8, he referred to a flag in the … agency, was responding to Eta, which came ashore in Nicaragua Nov. 3 and provoked devastating flooding and destruction even as it weakened and moved through Central America. Eta's remnants … toward Cuba and Florida. Heavy rains from the storm also affected southern Mexico, with floods displacing thousands in Tabasco state. Landslides claimed at least 19 lives in Chiapas …
EarthBeat Weekly: Election reminds us that climate issues are local, too
… what they were willing to do to reduce emissions — a public relations fail that sparked a flood of sharp replies , writes Damian Carrington at The Guardian. Respondents, including Greta …
A lifelong example of the kind of journalist we need
… of Tom Fox, who was then serving as NCR's interim CEO/president. The mailbox was predictably flooded with angry letters from folks who hadn't even read the piece. Many of the emails were …
Church responds as Hurricane Eta pounds Central America
… responding to Hurricane Eta, which hit Nicaragua Nov. 3 and threatened to provoke devastating flooding and destruction as it moved through Central America. Hurricane Eta made landfall on the … dead and causing enormous damage to property and infrastructure. In neighboring Honduras, flooding in the northern part of the country has been reported as a tropical depression preceded …