Today in climate change (28 April 2017)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Greenland’s Coastal Glaciers in Terminal Decline http://www.ecowatch.com/greenland-glaciers-decline-2364862746.html?utm_campaign=crowdfire&utm_content=crowdfire&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Photographic Proof of Climate Change: Time-Lapse Images of Retreating Glaciers http://www.livescience.com/58774-time-lapse-photos-show-retreating-glaciers.html

Climate Change Altering the Arctic Faster Than Expected http://www.climatecentral.org/news/rapid-climate-change-arctic-21389?utm_content=buffer1761f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The Arctic is melting and guess who faces more flooding — that’s right, South Florida http://www.bradenton.com/news/state/florida/article146559214.html

Was That Climate Change? Linking Extreme Weather to Global Warming http://floodlist.com/climate/climate-change-linking-extreme-weather-global-warming

Climate Change Predicted to Increase Nile Flow Variability http://floodlist.com/climate/climate-change-predicted-increase-nile-flow-variability

50% more people could be affected in 2080 by severe floods http://floodlist.com/protection/dutch-scientists-say-50-people-risk-coastal-flooding-2080

The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on Earth http://blogs.wwf.org.uk/blog/climate-energy/changed-arctic-changed-world/?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Sea level rising faster now than during 1990s, new study shows http://blogs.agu.org/geospace/2017/04/26/sea-level-rising-faster-now-1990s-new-study-shows/

Sobering visualizations reveal how sea level rise could transform cities in your lifetime http://mashable.com/2017/04/26/extreme-sea-level-rise-scenario-visualizations/#XLHQ1M1amaqI

Huge storms in northern Africa have tripled since the 1980s. Scientists blame climate change https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/26/huge-storms-in-northern-africa-have-tripled-since-the-1980s-scientists-blame-climate-change/?utm_term=.d028fcff9c45

How climate change can impact UAE industries http://www.khaleejtimes.com/a-warmer-world-by-more-than-15-c-its-impact-on-industries-in-the-uae

Worrisome first quarter of 2017 climate trends https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2017/04/worrisome-first-quarter-of-2017-climate-trends/

Millions of Colombians at risk to climate change: minister http://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-environment-idUSKBN17R2FT

Prague City Council is currently debating a long-term strategy that should gradually prepare the capital for the inevitable impacts of climate change http://www.radio.cz/en/section/panorama/prague-considering-long-term-measures-to-combat-impacts-of-climate-change

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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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