Today in climate change (3 November 2023)

Please find below links to the latest climate change news…

‘Silent killer’: more than half of heatwave deaths are in disadvantaged areas – now Australian councils are fighting back https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2023/oct/29/silent-killer-more-than-half-of-heatwave-deaths-are-in-disadvantaged-areas-now-australian-councils-are-fighting-back

Analysis: Africa’s extreme weather has killed at least 15,000 people in 2023 https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-africas-extreme-weather-have-killed-at-least-15000-people-in-2023/

Extreme weather in a changing climate https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acfb23

Three ways Australia can cut global emissions – and become a green superpower https://reneweconomy.com.au/three-ways-australia-can-cut-global-emissions-and-become-a-green-superpower/

Global temperatures remain consistent with climate model projections https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/global-temperatures-remain-consistent

Recent acceleration in global ocean heat accumulation by mode and intermediate waters https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42468-z

Assessing the size and uncertainty of remaining carbon budgets https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01848-5

Climate adaptation projects sometimes exacerbate the problems they try to solve – a new tool hopes to correct that https://theconversation.com/climate-adaptation-projects-sometimes-exacerbate-the-problems-they-try-to-solve-a-new-tool-hopes-to-correct-that-213969

Carbon emissions threaten 1.5C climate threshold sooner than thought – report https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67242386

Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models https://theconversation.com/extreme-weather-is-outpacing-even-the-worst-case-scenarios-of-our-forecasting-models-216562

The US’s largest offshore wind farm just got the green light https://electrek.co/2023/10/31/us-largest-offshore-wind-farm-just-got-the-green-light/

A monster eddy current is spinning into existence off the coast of Sydney. Will it bring a new marine heatwave? https://theconversation.com/a-monster-eddy-current-is-spinning-into-existence-off-the-coast-of-sydney-will-it-bring-a-new-marine-heatwave-216625

The climate crisis has a price — and it’s $391 million a day https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/24/the-climate-crisis-has-a-price-and-its-391-million-a-day.html

‘People don’t need to die in the heat’: Charts show dire future summer forecasts https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/bushfires-climate-change-extreme-heat-el-nino-20231031-p5egb8.html

Storms or sea-level rise – what really causes beach erosion? https://theconversation.com/storms-or-sea-level-rise-what-really-causes-beach-erosion-209213

Treasurer Jim Chalmers pumps up his role in Australia’s energy transition https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-03/michelle-grattan-chalmers-energy-policy-productivity-commission/103058036

How will I experience climate change? https://myclimatefuture.info/

Pioneering scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts call his claims overheated https://apnews.com/article/global-warming-climate-change-accelerating-worse-92facd6145ab9ab32281ff5d641517f0

Listen to a global mosaic of climate adaptation solutions https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/podcast/listen-global-mosaic-climate-adaptation-solutions

Extreme weather is landing more Australians in hospital – and heat is the biggest culprit https://theconversation.com/extreme-weather-is-landing-more-australians-in-hospital-and-heat-is-the-biggest-culprit-216440

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