Joel Shannon

Journalist // Nation Editor — USA TODAY

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Some New Jersey politicians with no public history of concern about the welfare of whales are now calling for an immediate moratorium on all offshore wind turbine work because they say they fear it may be killing cetaceans. https://t.co/9G9YSnCgy2

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Our coworker sent this one in from #TorreyPines this evening. 💗 Beautiful #Sunset with lots of high clouds streaming overhead...those are courtesy of the weather system that will bring light rain and snow tomorrow evening through Sunday. #CAwx

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High surf from the huge storm system that has battered California hit San Diego County today. Here’s what it looked like in La Jolla this morning. @USATODAY

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High Surf Warning ✅
Coastal Flood Advisory ✅

Stay safe if going out to the beaches this morning as some coastal flooding is occurring. Surf will lower quite drastically tonight into Saturday. #CAwx

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Sad breaking news today >> Los Angeles' celebrity mountain lion P-22 euthanized due to severe injuries, illness via @christinetfern https://t.co/m0KuTOZHTW via @usatoday

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"Every part of the U.S. is feeling the effects of climate change in some way."
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The @USGAO talked with officials in five states and 14 local governments about recovery from 9 disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires & flooding. All agreed they had experienced challenges in navigating the maze of federal recovery programs.
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Freeze warnings were in effect Saturday morning for millions of people in the South, from Texas to Alabama.

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[Kyle Bagenstose @KyleBagenstose]

In my latest for USA Today, I explored a nagging question in my mind: Is the U.S. really doomed to just keep building and rebuilding in disaster-prone areas? With climate change bearing down, how can that be? Here's the story, some details in thread. /1 https://t.co/j4JdL2LNrX

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Two Atlantic storms strengthened into hurricanes Wednesday with just a few weeks left in the 2022 hurricane season.

Experts predict at least one more tropical cyclone could form in the Atlantic basin this year. The season officially ends Nov. 30.
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[Cady Stanton @cady_stanton]

Mike Merrill has rescued animals from disasters and war zones, but as Hurricane Ian barreled down on Florida, he realized that his next mission would be saving animals in his home state.
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“It just started giving way”: The dream of the California beach home is turning into a nightmare. (via @JoelShannon91 for @USATODAY)
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Pricey homes teeter on the edge of unstable cliffs along California's coast — and the ocean is coming for them.
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USA TODAY is celebrating our 40th anniversary! What became apparent as we flipped through 480 months of news since the first edition in 1982, was how often USA TODAY made a difference, writes former executive editor David Colton.

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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced on Twitter that the “situation has been resolved and that no one was injured.”

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Summer temperatures soar past 100 degrees most days, as residents grapple with the effects of a water shortage that's been a longtime coming, according to experts. https://t.co/tUNbOTRl4X

[Steve Kiggins @scoopskiggy]

For the last few months, the @USATODAY breaking news desk was bolstered by three diligent, collaborative & enterprising summer interns: @jordybphotos, @mariajaguilarp & @thaotnguyen_.

Today is our first day w/o them & we'll miss them. Recognizing their excellent reporting ...

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Do you hear ringing in your ears? About 14% of adults experience it, too. https://t.co/8sLg3WsS72

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"Megadrought" may be the main weather concern across the West right now amid the constant threat of wildfires and earthquakes.

But a new study warns another crisis is looming in California: "Megafloods."
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Saildrones, so-called "robot surfboards," will be guided into hurricanes in the Atlantic for the second straight year, with the goal of improving storm forecasts.
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