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  • Adriana Carillo's life's work is to find migrants lost in the desert

    Yessenia Funes

    September 07, 2023 |

    Yale Climate Connections |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    SOS Búsqueda y Rescate (or SOS Search and Rescue) is a woman-led border and migrant search-and-rescue group that braves the elements — like extreme desert temperatures — to locate migrants who get lost or left behind along their journey from Mexico to the U.S. Since 2020, the volunteer group has found 60 survivors and the remains of 65 others, allowing them to offer closure for families searching for their loved ones.

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  • Yankees Suck Slightly Less After Joining the Paris Climate Agreement

    Yessenia Funes

    April 05, 2019 |

    Gizmodo |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The New York Yankees are the first and only baseball team to sign onto the United Nation’s Sports for Climate Action Framework. In doing so they hope to lead their fanbase into committing to five principles: making systemic changes to improve environmental responsibility; reducing overall climate impact; education; promoting sustainable consumption; and advocating. The team has recently hired their first environmental science advisor, but they still have a long way to go to achieve the goal of “net-zero emission economy of 2050”.

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  • Latinos Live Longest Despite Poverty. Here's Their Secret

    Jasmine Aguilera Yessenia Funes

    December 08, 2015 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    U.S. Hispanics who pass down a tradition of food, family, and healing are healthier. But as generations become more assimilated, many are adjusting to less healthy diets and habits.

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