Today in climate change (1 July 2016)

Please find links below to some aspects of climate change and extreme weather that were in the news today…

Climate change is making our summers more extreme http://www.dw.com/en/climate-change-is-making-our-summers-more-extreme/a-19369256

First signs of healing in the Antarctic ozone layer https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3882/first_signs_of_healing_in_the_antarctic_ozone_layer

Wildfires engulfing the west coast are fuelled by climate change, experts warn https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/30/wildfires-california-fueled-by-climate-change?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

El Niño And Climate Change Are Making The Amazon Dry And Flammable http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/06/30/3794568/intense-wildfire-season-threatens-amazon-rainforest/

Pink Snow a Bad Sign for the Future, Scientists Say http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/27/pink-snow-bad-sign-future/

Crucial peatlands carbon-sink vulnerable to rising sea levels http://www.enn.com/climate/article/49698

UK unveils tough new climate goal http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/286134-uk-unveils-tough-new-climate-goal?utm_content=buffer1b2ef&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.V3WAk5wGplo.twitter

The mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the North Atlantic Ocean is starting to give up its secrets https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/06/30/the-mysterious-cold-blob-in-the-north-atlantic-is-starting-to-give-up-its-secrets/

Adapting to Sea Level Rise in the U.S. http://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/adapting-to-sea-level-rise-in-the-us

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