Please find below links to recent climate change news…
Paraburdoo hits highest recorded temperature during extreme heatwave in Western Australia’s Pilbara https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/wa-town-paraburdoo-26-year-record-high-temperatures-bom/103372864
Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will pummel economy, scientist warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/21/antarctica-melting-ice-shelf-sea-cover-professor-matt-king
‘Deadliest outbreak ever seen’: climate crisis fuels Bangladesh’s worst dengue epidemic https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/18/bangladesh-deadliest-dengue-outbreak-climate-crisis-fuels-virus-global-spread
Strong renewable energy growth falls short of global goal https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2024/01/11/strong-renewable-energy-growth-falls-short-of-global-goal-00134796
Chart: The world is building renewable energy faster than ever before https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/chart-the-world-is-building-renewable-energy-faster-than-ever-before
Locals of these Australian islands say they fear the impact of rising seas https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/locals-of-these-australian-islands-say-they-fear-the-impact-of-rising-seas/h5ilt0xtd
A panel data study on the effect of climate change on life expectancy https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000339
Extreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex https://theconversation.com/extreme-cold-still-happens-in-a-warming-world-in-fact-climate-instability-may-be-disrupting-the-polar-vortex-221276
The London Climate Resilience Review publishes interim report https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/environment-and-climate-change/climate-change/climate-adaptation/london-climate-resilience-review
‘It’s not game over – it’s game on’: why 2024 is an inflection point for the climate crisis https://theconversation.com/its-not-game-over-its-game-on-why-2024-is-an-inflection-point-for-the-climate-crisis-221497
Africa’s chance for green electricity https://techxplore.com/news/2024-01-africa-chance-green-electricity.html
How rising sea levels will affect our coastal cities and towns https://theconversation.com/how-rising-sea-levels-will-affect-our-coastal-cities-and-towns-221121
Alpine glaciers will lose at least a third of their volume by 2050, whatever happens https://www.geo.uzh.ch/en/events/featured-papers/alpine-glaciers-lose-at-least-a-third-of-their-volume-by-2050.html
Australia’s year ahead in climate and environment — the good, the bad and the controversial https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-01-23/what-2024-will-bring-for-australias-climate-and-environment/103362864
An offshore wind farm could give the Hunter a second life when its coal plant closes — but not everyone’s a fan https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/offshore-wind-information-war/103335322
Megafires are increasing with climate change, experts say — but could the emissions they pump out change the climate? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-22/are-megafires-contributing-to-climate-change/103219876
1 billion people left dangerously exposed to heat stress by gaps in climate monitoring https://theconversation.com/1-billion-people-left-dangerously-exposed-to-heat-stress-by-gaps-in-climate-monitoring-221313
Climate change and atmospheric dynamics unveil future weather extremes https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/climate-change-and-atmospheric-dynamics-unveil-future-weather-extremes
Risk of rolling blackouts rises as heatwave stresses power system https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/qld-power-grid-pushed-hard-as-record-demand-tipped-20240122-p5ez1l
Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-01-24/why-australia-builds-dark-roads-despite-heatwaves-climate-change/103375122
Australia’s wholesale power prices fall by almost half as carbon emissions drop https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/25/australia-wholesale-power-prices-drop-by-almost-half-as-carbon-emissions-drop
Climate Superlatives: Decoding The Science Behind Extreme Predictions https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicasanders/2024/01/24/climate-superlatives-decoding-the-science-behind-extreme-predictions/
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