Today in climate change (5 May 2023)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Australia’s adoption of electric vehicles has been maddeningly slow, but we’re well placed to catch up fast https://theconversation.com/australias-adoption-of-electric-vehicles-has-been-maddeningly-slow-but-were-well-placed-to-catch-up-fast-203923

‘Endless record heat’ in Asia as highest April temperatures recorded https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/27/endless-record-heat-asia-highest-april-temperatures

Researchers from ISGlobal and LSHTM Call for Incorporating Heat Stress Indices into Communication of Dangerous Heat Waves https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/isglobal-y-lshtm-piden-incorporar-indices-de-estres-termico-en-la-comunicacion-de-olas-de-calor

Indigenous knowledge can help address climate change https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8177644/indigenous-knowledge-can-help-address-climate-change/

How Sicily Is Tackling Wildfires Amid a Global Climate Crisis https://towardfreedom.org/story/archives/europe/how-sicily-is-tackling-wildfires-amid-a-global-climate-crisis/

In the Pacific Northwest, 2021 Was the Hottest Year in a Millennium https://eos.org/articles/in-the-pacific-northwest-2021-was-the-hottest-year-in-a-millennium

Sizzling Cities: Planning for urban heat resilience in South Asia https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/sizzling-cities-planning-urban-heat-resilience-south-asia

Wildfires, Global Climate Change, and Human Health https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMsr2028985

Hawaiʻi Sea Level Rise Viewer https://toolkit.climate.gov/tool/hawai%CA%BBi-sea-level-rise-viewer

Remarkable new tech has revealed the ancient landscape of Arnhem Land that greeted Australia’s First Peoples https://theconversation.com/remarkable-new-tech-has-revealed-the-ancient-landscape-of-arnhem-land-that-greeted-australias-first-peoples-201394

Climate change and crumbling infrastructure create a ‘perfect storm’ for Americans living in flood zones https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3978721-climate-change-and-crumbling-infrastructure-create-a-perfect-storm-for-americans-living-in-flood-zones/

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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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