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Inside the Colorado factory where AtmosZero is electrifying steam

Alison F. Takemura

October 14, 2025 |

Canary Media |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

AtmosZero's modular electric heat pump technology replaces gas-fired industrial boilers to produce steam at up to 165°C, demonstrated at New Belgium brewery where it provides 30-40% of steam needs with 200% efficiency, though at higher installation costs and lower efficiency than waste-heat systems.

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India's Heat Insurance Plans: Look Promising, But Resilience Needs More Than Payouts

Lisann Dias

October 06, 2025 |

upBeat |

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Response Location: India

A parametric heat insurance program covering 276,800 women workers across India provides automatic cash payouts (₹300-1,250) when temperatures exceed city-specific thresholds for consecutive days, successfully delivering financial relief during extreme heat events but facing sustainability challenges due to heavy subsidies, trust issues when thresholds aren't met, and the need for behavioral change among beneficiaries.

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Otuabagi Women Farmers Replant Bayelsa's Future with Raffia Palms

Timkat Nanbol Victor

October 06, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Otuabagi, Bayelsa

The Otuabagi Women Farmers Association's initiative to replant 7,200 raffia palm trees has not only begun restoring their oil-damaged swamp forest but also created a cooperative financial safety net for members and sparked community-wide conversations about environmental protection.

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From Risk to Rescue: Keeping Girls Safe In The Climate-Hit Sundarbans

Safina Nabi, Kanika Gupta

October 05, 2025 |

upBeat |

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Response Location: India, West Bengal

BIRD's community-based anti-trafficking network has used vigilance hubs, local partnerships, and survivor-focused rehabilitation to rescue over 500 girls. Building community trust has made families turn to them first when children go missing, reducing trafficking rates in climate-vulnerable regions.

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Denver's Food Forests Provide Free Fruit While Greening the Environment

Riley Ramirez

September 29, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver Urban Gardens transformed vacant urban lots into 26 food forests containing over 1,200 fruit trees and berry bushes, providing free fresh produce to communities while reducing local temperatures by 5-15 degrees and increasing tree canopy coverage in one of America's least forested cities.

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Where is the shade when the sun is overhead?

Emircan Saç

September 16, 2025 |

Teyit |

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Response Location: Turkey

Cities are implementing comprehensive heat mitigation strategies including urban greening (which can reduce temperatures by up to 7°C in dense areas), cooling centers, heat response teams, and reflective surfaces, with evidence showing measurable temperature reductions and improved access to relief for vulnerable populations, though effectiveness varies by location and requires tailored, multi-pronged approaches.

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How to build a food sovereignty lab

B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster

September 15, 2025 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Humboldt County, California

Cal Poly Humboldt's Native American Studies Department created an Indigenous food sovereignty research lab through a student-led, community-driven process that now supports Indigenous students' cultural connections, advances traditional ecological knowledge research, and demonstrates how Indigenous knowledge can be valued in higher education.

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From rain-drenched mountains to Arctic permafrost, Alaska landslides pose hazards

Yereth Rosen

September 12, 2025 |

Alaska Beacon |

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Response Location: United States, Alaska

Alaska agencies are coordinating landslide monitoring through multi-agency programs, tribal partnerships, and citizen science apps, which has successfully prevented infrastructure damage (like the $25 million Dalton Highway rerouting that avoided landslide destruction) but faces limitations from funding uncertainty and the vast geographic scale requiring public education as the primary protective measure.

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Joint effort assesses landslide and tsunami risks in Alaska's Prince William Sound

Yereth Rosen

September 12, 2025 |

Alaska Beacon |

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Response Location: United States, Alaska

Alaska has deployed a state-of-the-art, multi-agency monitoring system at Barry Arm featuring seismic stations, radar, and tidal gauges that can successfully predict tsunami risks after one year of data collection. Working with community businesses allowed the system to adapt operations and demonstrate how real-time landslide detection can provide crucial location data within minutes of an event.

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Puerto Ricans are devising the food system of tomorrow

Ayurella Horn-Muller

September 03, 2025 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, Puerto Rico

Communities in Puerto Rico developed locally-run resilience hubs that combine community kitchens, food stockpiling, and disaster preparedness infrastructure, successfully serving thousands of meals during events like Hurricane Fiona and providing year-round food security while reducing dependence on delayed government aid.

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