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AP Analysis Finds 2023 Set Record For US Heat Deaths

"David Hom suffered from diabetes and felt nauseated before he went out to hang his laundry in 108-degree weather, another day in Arizona’s record-smashing, unrelenting July heat wave. His family found the 73-year-old lying on the ground, his lower body burned. Hom died at the hospital, his core body temperature at 107 degrees."

Source: AP, 06/03/2024

#SEJSpotlight: Ian Morse, Freelance Journalist

Meet SEJ member Ian Morse! Ian started his journalism career reporting on land issues in rural Indonesia. More recently, he has broadened his reporting on corporate climate action, including carbon removal and urban development. Ian will start a PhD program in geography in the fall and plans to continue his newsletter, Green Rocks, and aiding investigations.

New HeatRisk Data Site Helps Warn on Health Threats

As global warming worsens heat-related illnesses, U.S. government agencies have refined a data tool whose greatest value may be to warn people about the extreme heat events that can send them to the emergency room or worse. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explores the improved HeatRisk site and how its combination of climate and medical considerations refocuses attention on the vulnerable.

Institute for Independent Journalists: The Freelance Business Workshop

This Institute for Independent Journalists' workshop in Chicago, held the day before the NABJ annual convention, is designed to help freelancers develop sustainable independent journalism practices. Meet assigning editors from the New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times and other publications. Discount for SEJ members.

"Bird Flu Detected In Michigan Dairy Worker"

"Another Michigan dairy worker has been infected with a highly virulent bird flu, marking the third human case since the disease was detected in dairy cattle this spring but the first to report symptoms of respiratory illness."

Source: Washington Post, 05/31/2024

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