Please find below links to recent climate change news…
French ski resort closes permanently because there’s not enough snow https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/france-ski-resort-closes-la-sambuy-climate-scn/index.html
Antarctic sea-ice at ‘mind-blowing’ low alarms experts https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66724246
Record Heat Deaths in Arizona Spur Push for Disaster Assistance https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/record-heat-deaths-in-arizona-spur-push-for-disaster-assistance-86352a62
‘Medicane’ storms to increase as climate change heats Mediterranean https://www.inkl.com/news/medicane-storms-to-increase-as-climate-change-heats-mediterranean/WMRYqATNkmy
Young people to take 32 European countries to court over climate policies https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/14/young-people-to-take-32-european-countries-to-court-over-climate-policies
Climate change undermines nearly all sustainable development goals https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/climate-change-undermines-nearly-all-sustainable-development-goals
The Libya floods: a climate and infrastructure catastrophe https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/the-libya-floods-a-climate-and-infrastructure-catastrophe/
Earth’s land masses have a higher chance of becoming wetter than drier as temperatures rise https://news.agu.org/press-release/as-earth-heats-up-rain-pours-down/
Seven megatrends that will shape the next 20 years https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2022/July/Seven-megatrends-that-will-shape-the-next-20-years
Monitoring El Nino in a warming climate https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/monitoring-el-nino-in-a-warming-climate/1512801
Intense September heat toppling records in SE Australia https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/intense-september-heat-toppling-records-in-se-australia/1513224
Wind and solar remain the lowest cost new build electricity generation sources despite inflationary pressures https://www.csiro.au/en/news/all/news/2023/july/gencost
California sues five of the world’s largest oil companies — ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips and Chevron https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-17/california-sues-oil-exxonmobil-shell-bp-conocophillips-chevron/102866110
Rooftop solar eats up all demand in South Australia, world’s most renewable grid https://reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-solar-eats-up-all-demand-in-south-australia-worlds-most-renewable-grid/
People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/18/people-who-work-from-home-all-the-time-cut-emissions-by-54-against-those-in-office
The BoM has finally declared an El Niño. What does it mean – and why did it take so long? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/19/what-is-el-nino-weather-pattern-climate-event-australia-bushfires-temperature-summer
Governments must step up to fund methane-hunting space camera https://www.context.news/net-zero/opinion/governments-must-step-up-to-fund-methane-hunting-space-camera
Libya floods: how climate change intensified the death and devastation https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02899-6
Climate-induced rising sea levels are forcing residents of this tiny Panama island to leave https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-11/carti-sugtupu-residents-leave-panama-island-hit-by-rising-seas/102839860
How weather ‘blocks’ have triggered more extreme heatwaves and floods across Europe https://theconversation.com/how-weather-blocks-have-triggered-more-extreme-heatwaves-and-floods-across-europe-213304
Germany to Surpass 50 Percent Renewable Power This Year, Official Says https://e360.yale.edu/digest/germany-50-percent-renewable-power
Mission Zero: How Today’s Climate Choices will shape Australia https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/missionzero/
Climate change played major role in Libya floods https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66854670
“We should lead:” Australia urged to fast track net zero to 2035, as El Niño declared https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-should-lead-australia-urged-to-fast-track-net-zero-to-2035-as-el-nino-declared/
NT desert ranger groups call for extension of carbon credits program to support fire mitigation https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/savanna-carbon-credits-market-traditional-fire-mitigation-nt/102870062
Net zero by 2035 would be ‘monumentally’ hard for Australia to achieve. But these experts argue it’s critical https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/experts-say-net-zero-should-be-by-2035-for-australia/102881722
Interplay of climate change-exacerbated rainfall, exposure and vulnerability led to widespread impacts in the Mediterranean region https://www.preventionweb.net/news/interplay-climate-change-exacerbated-rainfall-exposure-and-vulnerability-led-widespread
From Carbon Sink to Source: The Stark Changes in Arctic Lakes https://e360.yale.edu/features/greenland-lakes-climate-change
Australia should wipe out climate footprint by 2035 instead of 2050, scientists urge https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/australia-should-wipe-out-climate-footprint-by-2035-instead-of-2050-scientists-urge
Climate scientists and Pacific activists call on Australia to ramp up ambitions ahead of UN summit https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/australia-called-to-ramp-up-climate-ambitions-nyt-ad/102876940
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