Today in climate change (25 September 2020)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

New Australian guidelines launched to ensure consistent climate change risks assessments and disclosure https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73691

UK: Building climate resilience knowledge from the ground up https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73685

USA: Climate change is dumping record amounts of rain. We’re not equipped to handle it https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73697

Climate predictions for Ireland by 2050 come with unprecedented detail https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73681

Hurricane Sally’s fierce rain shows how climate change raises storm risks https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73665

Reporting on floods through a climate lens https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73659

Slow-moving storms that deluge coasts may be latest hazard of climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73670

The Morrison government wants to suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere. Here are 7 ways to do it https://theconversation.com/the-morrison-government-wants-to-suck-co-out-of-the-atmosphere-here-are-7-ways-to-do-it-144941

Prince Charles calls for ‘swift’ action on climate changehttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54229229

Want to Save Lives? Name Heat Waves Like Hurricanes https://www.wired.com/story/want-to-save-lives-name-heat-waves-like-hurricanes/

The tipping points at the heart of the climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/19/the-tipping-points-at-the-heart-of-the-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Arctic sea-ice shrinks to near record low extent https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54211760

The climate crisis will sweep away my country if the world doesn’t keep its promises https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/21/the-climate-crisis-will-sweep-away-my-country-if-the-world-doesnt-keep-its-promises?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

World’s richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/21/worlds-richest-1-cause-double-co2-emissions-of-poorest-50-says-oxfam

As wildfires, flooding, and hurricanes grow more frequent, climate migration begins https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/09/as-wildfires-flooding-and-hurricanes-grow-more-frequent-climate-migration-begins/

Africa Is Experiencing Some of the Worst Climate Disasters, But the World Watches California Burn https://www.theroot.com/africa-is-experiencing-some-of-the-worst-climate-disast-1845133225

World’s most powerful turbine to anchor largest offshore wind farm https://reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-most-powerful-turbine-to-anchor-largest-offshore-wind-farm-49512/

Melting Antarctic ice will raise sea level by 2.5 metres – even if Paris climate goals are met, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/23/melting-antarctic-ice-will-raise-sea-level-by-25-metres-even-if-paris-climate-goals-are-met-study-finds

UNDP, Timor-Leste launch GCF-backed project to protect rural communities against climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73748

Iraq launches National Adaptation Plan process for climate change resilience https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73741

Arctic sea ice minimum is 2nd lowest on record https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/73739

Climate Scientists Take Their Closest Look Yet at the Warming Impact of Aviation Emissions https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17092020/aviation-emissions-climate-change-greenhouse-gas

Stability Check on Antarctica Reveals High Risk for Long-Term Sea Level Rise https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/stability-check-antarctica-reveals-high-risk-long-term-sea-level-rise

‘They’re suffering now’: Americans scramble to adapt to daily reality of climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/23/california-climate-crisis-wildfires-smoke-heat-health

Future climate response to Antarctic Ice Sheet melt caused by anthropogenic warming https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/39/eaaz1169

The science connecting wildfires to climate change https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/09/climate-change-increases-risk-fires-western-us/

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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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