Today in climate change (18 January 2019)

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Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Climate Change Denial https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/denying-the-grave/201901/climate-change-denial

Australian states and territories to bake in heatwave https://www.smh.com.au/national/states-and-territories-to-bake-in-heatwave-20190113-p50r4y.html

The day I tasted climate change https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612658/the-day-i-tasted-climate-change/

Reconstructions of cool season temperature over past centuries in Australia show that the persistent warming in the observed record since ~ 1950 is unprecedented https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00382-018-04602-2

An ocean of evidence on warming is our cue to take action – now https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/an-ocean-of-evidence-on-warming-is-our-cue-to-take-action-now-20190113-p50r2l.html

Warming oceans likely to raise sea levels 30cm by end of century – study https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/10/warming-oceans-likely-to-raise-sea-levels-30cm-by-end-of-century-study?CMP=share_btn_tw

Not ‘getting on the bandwagon’: When climate change is a matter of unconcern https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2514848618818763?journalCode=enea

How Arctic Cyclones Change the Sea Ice https://eos.org/articles/how-arctic-cyclones-change-the-sea-ice

Coastal Warning: An Unwelcome Messenger on the Risks of Rising Seas https://e360.yale.edu/features/coastal-warning-an-unwelcome-messenger-on-risks-of-rising-seas

Ice shelf in Antarctica could face melting risk https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Technology/ice-shelf-antarctica-face-melting-risk/story?id=60366058

Antarctica now shedding ice six times faster than in 1979 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/antarctica-now-shedding-ice-six-times-faster-than-in-1979/

Earth’s tilt may speed up global warming – study https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/380119/earth-s-tilt-may-speed-up-global-warming-study

Rise of renewables creating a ‘new world’: report https://www.sbs.com.au/news/rise-of-renewables-creating-a-new-world-report

Upper-ocean warming is changing the global wave climate, making waves stronger https://phys.org/news/2019-01-upper-ocean-global-climate-stronger.html

Australia extreme heatwave: ‘code red’ issued as Port Augusta hits 48.9C https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/15/australia-extreme-heatwave-records-broken-amid-all-time-highest-minimum-temperatures

Scientists: Climate change causing heatwaves, droughts and floods https://climateandcapitalism.com/2019/01/14/scientists-climate-changing-caused-heatwaves-droughts-and-floods/

Explaining Extreme Events from a Climate Perspective https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/publications/bulletin-of-the-american-meteorological-society-bams/explaining-extreme-events-from-a-climate-perspective/

A planet in crisis https://mondediplo.com/openpage/a-planet-in-crisis?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Holding back the tides: Sydney’s battle against coastal erosion https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/17/holding-back-the-tides-sydneys-battle-against-coastal-erosion?CMP=share_btn_tw

The Darling River is simply not supposed to dry out, even in drought https://theconversation.com/the-darling-river-is-simply-not-supposed-to-dry-out-even-in-drought-109880?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton

Cardiac arrests spike, deaths likely as state swelters through heatwave https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/cardiac-arrests-spike-deaths-likely-as-state-swelters-through-heatwave-20190115-p50rjm.html?csp=52356553c94cd870d858341c3d0423cb

Measuring Ice Thickness in Antarctica: NASA’s ICESat-2 Mission https://www.ucsusa.org/got-science-podcast/ep50-nasa?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw#.XD-gV9IzbIU

Long Beach says sea-level rise will bring dire flooding to some neighborhoods https://www.presstelegram.com/2019/01/15/long-beach-says-sea-level-rise-will-bring-dire-flooding-to-some-neighborhoods/

After Hurricane Sandy, Hoboken rebuilt itself for climate change https://grist.org/article/after-hurricane-sandy-hoboken-rebuilt-itself-for-climate-change/

Why Antarctica’s sea ice cover is so low (and no, it’s not just about climate change) https://theconversation.com/why-antarcticas-sea-ice-cover-is-so-low-and-no-its-not-just-about-climate-change-109572

10 Reasons to Feel Hopeful About Climate Change in 2019 https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/10-reasons-feel-hopeful-about-climate-change-2019

 

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