Today in climate change (23 June 2023)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Sea Level Rise – Map Viewer https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/dataset/sea-level-rise-map-viewer

Summer Heat Waves Could Cause Blackouts Across the Country https://eos.org/articles/summer-heat-waves-could-cause-blackouts-across-the-country

State of the Global Climate in 2022 https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/climate/wmo-statement-state-of-global-climate

Sea Level Through a Porthole https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5114

WMO, C3S release sombre findings in joint State of the Climate in Europe 2022 report https://climate.copernicus.eu/wmo-c3s-release-sombre-findings-joint-state-climate-europe-2022-report

The Fastest-Warming Continent, Europe Has Already Heated by More Than 2 Degrees C https://e360.yale.edu/digest/europe-fastest-warming-continent-climate-change

States Greatly Underestimate Extreme Heat Hazards: Study https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/states-greatly-underestimate-extreme-heat-hazards-study/

Protecting the Ozone Layer Is Delaying Arctic Melting https://eos.org/articles/protecting-the-ozone-layer-is-delaying-arctic-melting

Communicating future sea-level rise uncertainty and ambiguity to assessment users https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01691-8

Antarctica’s sea ice growth is at record lows. But it’s more complicated than just climate change https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/antarctic-ice-melting-record-climate/

Is climate change outpacing our ability to predict extreme heatwaves? https://theconversation.com/is-climate-change-outpacing-our-ability-to-predict-extreme-heatwaves-207925

Texas steam bath continues with record-breaking heat https://www.axios.com/2023/06/21/texas-heat-wave-continues-records

Underestimated climate risks from population ageing https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-023-00398-z

El Niño May Break a Record and Reshape Weather around the Globe https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/el-nino-may-break-a-record-and-reshape-weather-around-the-globe/

Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave https://theconversation.com/saving-lives-from-extreme-heat-lessons-from-the-deadly-2021-pacific-northwest-heat-wave-206737

MONASH Simple Climate Model https://www.climate.gov/teaching/resources/monash-simple-climate-model-35756

A brief introduction to climate change and torrential rainstorms https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/a-brief-introduction-to-climate-change-and-torrential-rainstorms/

Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100, report says https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/himalayan-glaciers-track-lose-up-75-ice-by-2100-report-2023-06-20/

Aircon wide adoption to fight the heat in India and Europe, a risk for a dramatic rise in emissions https://www.cmcc.it/article/aircon-wide-adoption-to-fight-the-heat-in-india-and-europe-a-risk-for-a-dramatic-rise-in-emissions

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