Today in climate change (12 July 2016)

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

We just broke the record for hottest year, nine straight times https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/jul/11/we-just-broke-the-record-for-hottest-year-9-straight-times

China poised to ban new coal-fired power stations http://www.afr.com/news/china-poised-to-ban-new-coalfired-power-stations-20160711-gq3izc

Warming Is Shifting Around Earth’s Clouds http://www.climatecentral.org/news/warming-is-shifting-around-earths-clouds-20516?utm_content=buffere7620&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Another Inconvenient Truth: It’s Hard to Agree How to Fight Climate Change http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/science/climate-change-movement.html?platform=hootsuite

Boreal Forest Fires In Canada Have Great Impact On Global Climate http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/43514/20160711/boreal-forest-fires-canada-great-impact-global-climate.htm

Climate change impacts on Madagascar’s poor https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/jul/07/madagascar-climate-change-plagues-poor-the-water-rose-so-fast

FAO and Google Maps join hands to tackle climate change http://www.justmeans.com/blogs/fao-and-google-maps-join-hands-to-combat-climate-change

As Glaciers Melt in Alaska, Landslides Follow http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/science/alaska-landslides-glaciers-melt.html?_r=0

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I am a Principal at Water Technology Pty Ltd, an Australian-based coastal, environment and natural hazards company - see https://www.watertech.com.au/. I specialise in the community aspects of disaster risk reduction and emergency management. Samples of my research and projects can be accessed at https://works.bepress.com/neil_dufty/ Check out my latest book 'Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement' at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1119569796/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i6 I am also a published fiction writer specialising in short stories and poems - see https://neilduftyfiction.com/

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