Today in climate change (15 September 2017)

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Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Climate change intersects with hurricanes by increasing storm rainfall, intensity, and surge http://www.climatecentral.org/gallery/graphics/warmer-air-means-more-evaporation-and-precipitation

What We Know about the Climate Change–Hurricane Connection https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/what-we-know-about-the-climate-change-hurricane-connection/?wt.mc=SA_Twitter-Share

LA Is Painting Its Streets White to Keep the City Cool https://nexusmedianews.com/la-is-painting-its-streets-white-to-keep-the-city-cool-26e00aad42a8

Is extreme weather becoming more extreme? https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/09/extreme-weather-is-getting-more-extreme/

Cities aren’t using their key tool for climate action: Urban planning http://citiscope.org/commentary/2017/09/cities-arent-using-their-key-tool-climate-action-urban-planning

Irma and Harvey: very different storms, but both affected by climate change https://theconversation.com/irma-and-harvey-very-different-storms-but-both-affected-by-climate-change-83800?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton

Ancient volcanic eruptions disrupted Earth’s thermostat, creating a ‘Snowball’ planet https://theconversation.com/ancient-volcanic-eruptions-disrupted-earths-thermostat-creating-a-snowball-planet-82215

The Most Important Thing We Can Do to Prepare for Weather Extremes http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/09/we_don_t_have_to_agree_about_climate_change_to_adapt_to_weather_extremes.html

Assessing climate change impacts on extreme weather events: the case for an alternative (Bayesian) approach https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-017-2048-3

How Antarctic ice melt can be a tipping point for the whole planet’s climate https://theconversation.com/how-antarctic-ice-melt-can-be-a-tipping-point-for-the-whole-planets-climate-83776

Taking the Pulse of the Planet https://eos.org/opinions/taking-the-pulse-of-the-planet#.WblJZIj-6CU.twitter

Asia’s glaciers will melt sharply from global warming by century’s end: climate study http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/2111086/asias-glaciers-will-melt-sharply-global-warming-centurys-end-climate-study

As Alaska thaws, everything changes http://gizmodo.com/as-alaska-thaws-everything-changes-1797914137?IR=T

Carbon dioxide emission-intensity in climate projections: Comparing the observational record to socio-economic scenarios http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544217311155?via%3Dihub

Fires, droughts and hurricanes: What’s the link between climate change and natural disasters? http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-climate-change-natural-disasters-20170907-htmlstory.html

 

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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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