Today in climate change (30 September 2022)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Boston’s sea-level rise will require a ‘Big Dig level’ solution, city leaders say https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/23/business/big-dig-level-approach-billions-dollars-are-needed-address-sea-level-rise-city-leaders-say/

Afraid and anxious, young protesters demand climate action https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/afraid-and-anxious-young-protesters-demand-climate-action/x2w1r11ko

As seas rise, U.S. coastal landowners urged to let the water in https://news.trust.org/item/20220907081237-k5yud/

Queensland reaches 66 pct wind and solar for first time as it prepares massive green push https://reneweconomy.com.au/queensland-reaches-66-pct-wind-and-solar-for-first-time-as-it-prepares-massive-green-push/

Loss of Arctic Sea Ice to Give Rise to More Strong El Niños, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/arctic-sea-ice-el-nino

Surprise Hydrological Shifts Imperil Water Resources https://eos.org/research-spotlights/surprise-hydrological-shifts-imperil-water-resources

Australia has a golden opportunity to expand solar energy manufacturing https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/25/australia-has-a-golden-opportunity-to-expand-solar-energy-manufacturing

In the End, Climate Change Is the Only Story That Matters https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a41355745/hurricane-fiona-climate-change/

Assessment of hot weather seasonal temperatures over India using Monsoon Mission Coupled Forecasting System hindcasts https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/joc.7866

America’s towns are not ready for climate catastrophes. Here’s how one is hanging on https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/the-flooding-of-everson-washington/index.html

South-east Asian coastal cities sinking fastest, could worsen impacts of sea level rise: Study https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/south-east-asian-coastal-cities-sinking-fastest-could-worsen-impacts-of-sea-level-rise-study

‘The climate crisis is now’: haunting video spotlights California wildfires https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/23/greta-thunberg-fridays-for-future-california-wildfires-video

Climate change already torments the poor. It will soon come for the rich https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-climate-change-already-torments-the-poor-it-will-soon-come-for-the-rich/article_87caecd2-bfb4-52f5-8000-ea1a7b4ded6b.html

Queensland plans to use 80 per cent renewable energy by 2035. How will it be achieved? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-28/qld-clean-energy-pumped-hydro-scheme-explained/101482948

Worse than 2003: Swiss glaciers are melting more than ever before https://scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/2e076759-0234-567e-9bfb-2cdfebd6ff34-Worse_than_2003_Swiss_glaciers_are_melting_more_than_ever_before

Impacts of Extreme Heat on Global Cities https://onebillionresilient.org/hot-cities-chilled-economies/

Extreme heat report on Sydney https://onebillionresilient.org/hot-cities-chilled-economies-sydney/

Hurricane Ian is going to flood out Florida — and this is a constant climate change problem https://www.salon.com/2022/09/28/hurricane-ian-is-going-to-flood-out-florida–and-this-is-a-constant-climate-change-problem/

Heat deaths, scorched trees and civil unrest: life on the climate frontline in 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/29/heat-deaths-scorched-trees-and-civil-unrest-life-on-the-climate-frontline-in-2022

Canada’s economy already hurt by climate change, households hit hardest https://climateinstitute.ca/news/canadas-economy-already-hurt-by-climate-change-households-hit-hardest/

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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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