Today in climate change (18 August 2017)

Climate

 

Climate Change Is Key Driver Of Disasters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-change-is-key-driver-of-disasters_us_5989f87fe4b08a4c247f2612?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

These Are the Crazy Climate Records from 2016 You Haven’t Heard Much About http://www.climatecentral.org/news/the-crazy-climate-records-from-2016-you-havent-heard-much-about-21706

Arcticness: Power and Voice from the North http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-press/browse-books/arcticness

Another climate-change nightmare: 91 new volcanoes beneath Antarctica’s ice https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/08/15/another-climate-change-nightmare-dozens-of-volcanoes-beneath-antarcticas-thinning-ice/?utm_term=.2298ee2c51f4

How to Find an Iceberg’s Breaking Point https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-to-find-an-icebergs-breaking-point

Alaska Towns At Risk from Rising Seas Sound Alarm http://www.climatecentral.org/news/alaska-towns-sound-alarm-sea-level-rise-21701?utm_content=buffer4472e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Climate change not the full story when it comes to above average winter temperatures http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-17/why-have-winter-temps-been-so-high-this-week/8806972?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

A monumental public art installation bringing the sights & sounds of Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf to Chicago https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whitewanderer/white-wanderer-a-climate-change-soundtrack?ref=preview&token=b8a3d265

It’s a challenge to attribute any one storm or heat wave to climate change, but scientists are getting closer http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/does-climate-change-cause-extreme-weather-events-180964506/

Study validates East Antarctic ice sheet to remain stable even if western ice sheet melts https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817162028.htm

Investigating the Enigma of Clouds and Climate Change http://www.enn.com/climate/article/52189

More fire, fury: Canada is ablaze amid record heatwave https://thinkprogress.org/british-columbia-sets-wildfire-record-739cc9e62e3f/

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NeilDufty

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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