Today in climate change (14 April 2023)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Wind and solar power generators wait in yearslong lines to put clean electricity on the grid, then face huge interconnection fees they can’t afford https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/06/outdated-us-energy-grid-tons-of-clean-energy-stuck-waiting-in-line.html

Heat-driven shifts in wind patterns could increase hurricane risks along US coastlines, researchers say https://abcnews.go.com/US/heat-driven-shifts-wind-patterns-increase-hurricane-risks/story

‘Headed off the charts’: world’s ocean surface temperature hits record high https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/08/headed-off-the-charts-worlds-ocean-surface-temperature-hits-record-high

Washington state’s 2021 heat wave contributed to 159 excess injury deaths over three weeks https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/04/06/washington-states-2021-heat-wave-contributed-to-159-excess-injury-deaths-over-three-weeks/

“We must work for water, for water to work for us” – UN Climate Change Executive Secretary addresses water-climate challenge https://unfccc.int/news/we-must-work-for-water-for-water-to-work-for-us-un-climate-change-executive-secretary-addresses

Climate models warn of possible ‘super El Niño’ before end of year https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/12/climate-models-warn-of-possible-super-el-nino-before-end-of-year

The suite of substances that can tackle carbon dioxide https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/electrocatalysts-carbon-dioxide-bonds/

NOAA says methane is now over 2.5 times pre-industrial levels https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/noaa-methane-climate-carbon-dioxide/

Does climate breakdown mean we’re doomed? No: if we’re brave, big change can happen fast https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/11/climate-breakdown-climate-crisis-solutions-idea

Global warming is disrupting an Antarctic current system that life on Earth relies on https://www.salon.com/2023/04/11/global-warming-is-disrupting-an-antarctic-current-system-that-life-on-earth-relies-on/

Getting real: what would serious climate action look like? https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/getting-real-what-would-serious-climate-action-look

Simulated volcanic eruptions may be blowing up our ability to predict near-term climate https://news.ucar.edu/132890/predictive-power-climate-models-may-be-masked-volcanoes

New study reveals ‘invisible’ glacier loss in the greater Himalaya https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/new-study-reveals-invisible-glacier-loss-in-the-greater-himalaya/

How cities use energy to regulate temperature – just like mammals https://news.arizona.edu/story/how-cities-use-energy-regulate-temperature-%E2%80%93-just-mammals

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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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