Today in climate change (16 February 2024)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

As the world warms, intense tropical cyclones are starting earlier, study finds https://www.preventionweb.net/news/world-warms-intense-tropical-cyclones-are-starting-earlier-study-finds

World had warmest January on record https://wmo.int/media/news/world-had-warmest-january-record

South Australia enjoyed 82 pct wind and solar for entire December quarter. So it can be done https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-enjoyed-82-pct-wind-and-solar-for-entire-december-quarter-so-it-can-be-done/

Revisiting the role of disasters in climate policy-making https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2024.2301781

Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows https://theconversation.com/atlantic-ocean-is-headed-for-a-tipping-point-once-melting-glaciers-shut-down-the-gulf-stream-we-would-see-extreme-climate-change-within-decades-study-shows-222834

Regional variations in relative sea-level changes influenced by nonlinear vertical land motion https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-023-01357-2

Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01925-3

The Escalating Impact of Global Warming on Atmospheric Rivers https://eos.org/research-spotlights/the-escalating-impact-of-global-warming-on-atmospheric-rivers

Veteran economists say a carbon levy would cut emissions, cut inflation and raise billions, but see little prospect of adoption https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/economists-call-for-carbon-levy/103461496

EU climate policy is dangerously reliant on untested carbon-capture technology https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00391-3

Sweltering Cities panel warns Brisbane heatwaves will worsen https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/brisbane-heatwaves-will-worsen-sweltering-cities-says/103460350

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