Today in climate change (25 May 2018)

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Please find links below to recent climate change news…

Review of the Draft Fourth National Climate Assessment https://www.nap.edu/download/25013

Building Resilience in a Two-Degree Warmer World https://www.mmtimes.com/news/building-resilience-two-degree-warmer-world.html

Wildfires spewing CO2 in Siberia and Russia could impact the whole planet https://inhabitat.com/wildfires-in-siberia-are-emitting-enough-carbon-to-harm-the-entire-planet/

Climate mitigation could yield trillions in economic benefits https://earth.stanford.edu/news/climate-mitigation-could-yield-trillions-economic-benefits?linkId=52091435

Campaigning for science? Ban motherhood statements https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/campaigning-science-ban-motherhood-statements-alvin-stone/

Many low-lying atoll islands could be uninhabitable by mid-21st century https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180425162044.htm

Florida cities are most at risk from climate change https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-22/florida-cities-are-most-at-risk-from-climate-change-report

Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Abundances http://www.columbia.edu/~mhs119/GHGs/

Trends in atmospheric CO2 https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/gl_data.html

Climate mitigation will save us trillions in the long run, probably https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/climate-mitigation-will-save-us-trillions-in-the-long-run,-probably

Almost all nations would benefit economically from keeping global warming to 1.5C, a new study indicates https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/23/hitting-toughest-climate-target-will-save-world-30tn-in-damages-analysis-shows?CMP=share_btn_tw

New book: Resilience: The Science of Adaptation to Climate Change https://www.elsevier.com/books/resilience/zommers/978-0-12-811891-7

New Theory Finds “Traffic Jams” in Jet Stream Cause Abnormal Weather Patterns http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/694955/?sc=c59

Humans are causing massive changes in the location of water all over the Earth, NASA says https://www.denverpost.com/2018/05/16/water-redistribution-earth-nasa/

 

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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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