Today in climate change (25 November 2022)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

This platform displays census-tract level surface urban heat island (SUHI) intensities (daytime and nighttime estimates for summer, winter, and the whole year) for US urbanized areas https://datadrivenlab.users.earthengine.app/view/usuhiapp

Cop27 is a chance to go further and faster with renewable energy https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/10/31/cop27-is-a-chance-to-go-further-and-faster-with-renewable-energy/

‘We can do the impossible’: how key players reacted to end of Cop27 climate summit https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/20/we-can-do-the-impossible-how-key-players-reacted-to-end-of-cop27-climate-summit

A deal on loss and damage, but a blow to 1.5C – what will be Cop27’s legacy? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/20/deal-on-loss-and-damage-fund-at-cop27-marks-climbdown-by-rich-countries

‘No safe place’: Kiribati seeks donors to raise islands from encroaching seas https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/18/cop27-kiribati-donors-raise-islands-sea-level-rise

Climate change exacerbated heavy rainfall leading to large scale flooding in highly vulnerable communities in West Africa https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-exacerbated-heavy-rainfall-leading-to-large-scale-flooding-in-highly-vulnerable-communities-in-west-africa/

The cryosphere raises a “red flag” https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/cryosphere-raises-%E2%80%9Cred-flag%E2%80%9D

Sea level rise to dramatically speed up erosion of rock coastlines by 2100 https://phys.org/news/2022-11-sea-erosion-coastlines.html

COP27 Summit Yields ‘Historic Win’ for Climate Reparations but Falls Short on Emissions Reductions https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cop27-summit-yields-historic-win-for-climate-reparations-but-falls-short-on-emissions-reductions/

Arctic carbon conveyor belt discovered https://phys.org/news/2022-11-arctic-carbon-conveyor-belt.html

Warming seasons! https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2022/11/18/warming-seasons/

State of the Climate 2022 Report: Australia is projected to experience continued increase in air temperatures, more heat extremes and short-duration heavy-rainfall events http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/

State of the climate: what Australians need to know about major new report https://theconversation.com/state-of-the-climate-what-australians-need-to-know-about-major-new-report-195136

Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average https://www.su.se/english/news/large-parts-of-europe-are-warming-twice-as-fast-as-the-planet-on-average-1.636252

A climate scientist’s personal reckoning https://thebulletin.org/2022/11/a-climate-scientists-personal-reckoning

Ministers from 40+ countries join forces for the 2022 Climate and Clean Air Ministerial https://nnn.ng/ministers-from-40-countries-join-forces-for-the-2022-climate-and-clean-air-ministerial/

Forest fire threatens global carbon sinks and population centres under rising atmospheric water demandhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34966-3

Climate change is costing trillions — and low-income countries are paying the price https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03573-z

2021 North American heatwave amplified by climate change-driven nonlinear interactions https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01520-4

COP27: Africa took climate action into own hands, Asia must too https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/11/24/cop27-africa-took-climate-action-into-own-hands-asia-must-too

Climate-fuelled disasters: warning people is good, but stopping the disaster is best. Here are 4 possible ways to do it https://theconversation.com/climate-fuelled-disasters-warning-people-is-good-but-stopping-the-disaster-is-best-here-are-4-possible-ways-to-do-it-194916

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