Today in climate change (5 June 2020)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Finally there is real movement on Australia’s climate policy but time isn’t on our side https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2020/jun/01/finally-there-is-real-movement-on-australias-climate-policy-but-time-isnt-on-our-side

Why Australia’s vast coastline could become the next big renewable energy resource https://www.sbs.com.au/news/why-australia-s-vast-coastline-could-become-the-next-big-renewable-energy-resource?cid=news:socialshare:twitter

Climate change: May was sunniest calendar month on record in UK https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52877912

Latest sea level rise data https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/sea-level/

South Asia faces increased double-threat of extreme heat, extreme pollution, study shows http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=72072

Climate change, displacement, and managed retreat in coastal India http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=72020

Climate change increases migration at the expense of the poor http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=72027

How can the Majuro Atoll adapt to the growing risks of natural hazards and sea level rise? A new study http://www.preventionweb.net/english/email/url.php?eid=72084

India’s emerging blueprint for international climate leadership https://www.climateworks.org/blog/indias-emerging-blueprint-for-international-climate-leadership/

Enormous Antarctic glacier on brink of collapse could raise sea levels by half a metre alone, scientists warn https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/antarctic-ice-melting-sea-level-rise-thwaites-glacier-study-nasa-a8996596.html

Nisarga Could Be the Strongest Storm to Hit Mumbai in 70 Years https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/06/02/nisarga-strongest-storm-70-years/

High Temperatures Set Off Major Greenland Ice Melt—Again https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/high-temperatures-set-off-major-greenland-ice-melt-again/

Yes, we’re getting more extreme rainfall, and it’s due to climate change, study confirms https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/extreme-rainfall-climate-change-1.5595396

We dug up Australian weather records back to 1838 and found snow is falling less often https://theconversation.com/we-dug-up-australian-weather-records-back-to-1838-and-found-snow-is-falling-less-often-139300

Sunny coverage of UK heatwaves forgets risks, say climate experts https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/04/sunny-coverage-of-uk-heatwaves-forgets-risks-say-climate-experts?CMP=share_btn_tw

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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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