Today in climate change (24 March 2023)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

What is the IPCC AR6 synthesis report and why does it matter? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/19/what-is-the-ipcc-ar6-synthesis-report-and-why-does-it-matter

Solar and wind dominate India’s capacity additions in 2022 https://ember-climate.org/insights/research/india-data-story-2023/

NSW swelters in record heat as firefighters battle blazes https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/19/nsw-swelters-in-record-heat-as-firefighters-battle-blazes

We’re sailing towards catastrophe, but we can still turn this ship around https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8125640/climate-change-report-says-we-can-still-turn-this-ship-around/

Tonga Eruption May Temporarily Push Earth Closer to 1.5°C of Warming https://eos.org/articles/tonga-eruption-may-temporarily-push-earth-closer-to-1-5c-of-warming

Chinese coal boom a ‘direct threat’ to 1.5C goal, analysts warn https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/03/14/chinese-coal-boom-a-direct-threat-to-1-5c-goal-analysts-warn/

Cyclone Freddy was the most energetic storm on record. Is it a harbinger of things to come? https://theconversation.com/cyclone-freddy-was-the-most-energetic-storm-on-record-is-it-a-harbinger-of-things-to-come-201771

What Australia could do with $368 billion on the very real climate threat https://reneweconomy.com.au/what-australia-could-do-with-368-billion-on-the-very-real-climate-threat/

Samoa PM urges world to save Pacific people from climate crisis obliteration https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/19/samoa-pm-fiame-naomi-mataafa-urges-world-to-save-pacific-people-from-climate-crisis-obliteration

AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023 https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/

Scientists deliver ‘final warning’ on climate crisis: act now or it’s too late https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/20/ipcc-climate-crisis-report-delivers-final-warning-on-15c

NASA Uses 30-Year Satellite Record to Track and Project Rising Seas https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-uses-30-year-satellite-record-to-track-and-project-rising-seas

What ocean for tomorrow? Marine ecosystems in a changing climate – Insights from the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report https://ocean-climate.org/en/what-ocean-for-tomorrow-marine-ecosystems-in-a-changing-climate-insights-from-the-ipccs-sixth-assessment-report/

Leaders urged to act on Western Sydney ‘urban heat island’ crisis https://wsroc.com.au/media-a-resources/releases/leaders-urged-to-act-on-western-sydney-urban-heat-island-crisis

Australia’s 116 new coal, oil and gas projects equate to 215 new coal power stations https://theconversation.com/australias-116-new-coal-oil-and-gas-projects-equate-to-215-new-coal-power-stations-202135

UN says Australia must quit coal by 2030, reach net zero by 2040, no new coal or gas https://reneweconomy.com.au/un-says-australia-must-quit-coal-by-2030-reach-net-zero-by-2040/

Ice-sheet collapse and sea-level rise at the Bølling warming 14,600 years ago https://www.nature.com/articles/nature10902

Changing intensity of hydroclimatic extreme events revealed by GRACE and GRACE-FO https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-023-00040-5

IPCC: ‘Severe consequences’ of further warming in disaster-hit Himalayas https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/ipcc-severe-consequences-of-further-warming-in-disaster-hit-himalayas/

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