Today in climate change (17 March 2017)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Earth’s oceans are warming 13% faster than thought, and accelerating https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/mar/10/earths-oceans-are-warming-13-faster-than-thought-and-accelerating?CMP=share_btn_tw

Cavagnoli Glacier, Switzerland Fading Away http://blogs.agu.org/fromaglaciersperspective/2017/03/09/cavagnoli-glacier-switzerland-fading-away/

Past Disasters Reveal Terrifying Future of Climate Change http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/climate-change-global-warming-history-health/

The U.S. is about to lose a trillion dollars in coastal property values https://thinkprogress.org/trumps-policies-will-wreck-coastal-property-values-before-sea-level-rise-does-b3ac326ebfb6#.3jzx7vjk6

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rising at the fastest rate ever recorded https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/03/13/carbon-dioxide-in-the-atmosphere-is-rising-at-the-fastest-rate-ever-recorded/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.dad01a28dd07

A perfect storm of fire and ice may have led to snowball Earth https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313160813.htm

Forget snow, rain will become main precipitation in the Arctic https://www.newscientist.com/article/2124366-forget-snow-rain-will-become-main-precipitation-in-the-arctic/

No, big snowstorms like this aren’t normal http://grist.org/science/no-big-snowstorms-like-this-arent-normal/

Pacific North American circulation pattern links external forcing and North American hydroclimatic change over the past millennium http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/03/07/1618201114.abstract

Ocean Heat Reveals More About Climate https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/ocean-heat-reveals-more-about-climate

The Science of Carbon Dioxide and Climate http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2017/03/10/the-science-of-carbon-dioxide-and-climate/

Where have all the cyclones gone, and will they come back? https://www.qt.com.au/news/where-have-all-cyclones-gone-and-will-they-come-ba/3153721/

The decoupling delusion: rethinking growth and sustainability https://theconversation.com/the-decoupling-delusion-rethinking-growth-and-sustainability-71996

Arctic Sea Ice May Vanish Even With Climate Goal http://www.climatecentral.org/news/arctic-sea-ice-may-vanish-21236?utm_content=buffere2723&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Increase in extreme sea levels could endanger European coastal communities https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170314111254.htm

Debate over Dunedin sea level rise figures http://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2017/03/15/debate-over-dunedin-sea-level-rise-figures-in-the-news/

Looking for ‘fingerprints’ at the intersection of weather and climate https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313160839.htm

Record percentages of Americans are concerned about global warming http://www.gallup.com/poll/206030/global-warming-concern-three-decade-high.aspx

The First Climate Model Turns 50, And Predicted Global Warming Almost Perfectly https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/03/15/the-first-climate-model-turns-50-and-predicted-global-warming-almost-perfectly/#4b5d25926614

Despair is not an option when it comes to climate change – Tim Winton comment http://www.smh.com.au/comment/despair-is-not-an-option-when-it-comes-to-climate-change-20170312-guwguk.html

Large Sections of Australia’s Great Reef Are Now Dead, Scientists Find https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/science/great-barrier-reef-coral-climate-change-dieoff.html?emc=edit_ta_20170315&nl=top-stories&nlid=62490236&ref=headline&_r=1

Comparison of Low Frequency Internal Climate Variability in CMIP5 Models and Observations http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0712.1

Wanted: More Climate Change in Sociology; More Sociology in Climate Change (Policy) http://journals.sagepub.com/stoken/default+domain/h8NHwpcRJZz2YNh3idhe/full?utm_source=SAGE_social&hootPostID=91e87da49ecc91caed13a188c813e228

February 2017 Was Second Warmest February On Record https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/news/20170315/

Global Temperature — More Figures http://www.columbia.edu/~mhs119/Temperature/T_moreFigs/

The Geographic Impact of Climate Signals on European Winter Storms http://www.air-worldwide.com/Blog/The-Geographic-Impact-of-Climate-Signals-on-European-Winter-Storms/

City of Vancouver survey on rising sea levels could do more to raise the alarm http://www.straight.com/news/880506/city-vancouver-survey-rising-sea-levels-could-do-more-raise-alarm

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