Today in climate change (19 March 2021)

Please find below a list of links to recent climate change news…

Australia’s largest community-owned solar farm begins powering homes in Canberra https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-11/act-community-solar-farm-opens-in-majura/13238882

Coastal town with a big decision to make https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/climate/outer-banks-tax-climate-change.html

The ‘boomerang effect’: insights for improved climate action https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17565529.2020.1723470?journalCode=tcld20

Heating of the Tasman sea warms up the climate of Antarctic Peninsula via changes in wind patterns, suggests new study https://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/info/notice/20210309.html

Implementing open data strategies for climate action: Suggestions and lessons learned for government and civil society stakeholders https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/76505

Doubling uptake of wind and solar power could set up Australia for net zero emissions by 2040 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/17/doubling-uptake-of-wind-and-solar-power-could-set-up-australia-for-net-zero-emissions-by-2040

Model predicts urban development and greenhouses gasses will fuel urban floods http://floodlist.com/america/usa/urban-development-climate-change-increase-urban-floods

Over 10 million displaced by climate disasters in six months: report https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2B90ZA

Revenge of the nerds: Disaster risk reduction and climate change https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2021/3/18/revenge-of-the-nerds-disaster-risk-reduction-and-climate-change

Australia lags far behind other top economies on ‘green recovery’ pandemic spending https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/19/australia-lags-far-behind-other-top-economies-on-green-recovery-pandemic-spending

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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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