Today in climate change (7 June 2024)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Australian solar innovator says its biggest order yet is headed for hurricane territory https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-solar-innovator-says-its-biggest-order-yet-is-headed-for-hurricane-territory/

Climate Change Added 26 Days of Extreme Heat Over the Last Year https://e360.yale.edu/digest/extreme-heat-report-2024

The Delhi heatwave is testing the limits of human endurance. Other hot countries should beware and prepare https://theconversation.com/the-delhi-heatwave-is-testing-the-limits-of-human-endurance-other-hot-countries-should-beware-and-prepare-230866

‘Game-changing’: Vermont becomes first state to require big oil to pay for climate damages https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/31/vermont-oil-companies-climate-superfund-act

Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels https://apnews.com/article/panama-island-guna-climate-change-f368711649ff6986ea25a79534405a84

America’s Hottest City Is Having a Surge of Deaths https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/phoenix-americas-hottest-city-is-having-a-surge-of-deaths/

‘An intergenerational crime against humanity’: what will it take for political leaders to start taking climate change seriously? https://theconversation.com/an-intergenerational-crime-against-humanity-what-will-it-take-for-political-leaders-to-start-taking-climate-change-seriously-231383

How Wall Street enables the fossil fuel companies cooking our planet https://www.salon.com/2024/06/03/how-wall-street-enables-the-fossil-fuel-companies-cooking-our-planet/

Devastating Brazil floods made twice as likely by burning of fossil fuels and trees https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/03/devastating-brazil-floods-made-twice-as-likely-by-burning-of-fossil-fuels-and-trees

Combining early warning systems and long-term preparedness for heat in the UK – this summer and for the long haul https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/combining-early-warning-systems-and-long-term-preparedness-for-heat-in-the-uk-this-summer-and-for-the-long-haul/

Communities divided over renewable energy development https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8649927/communities-divided-over-renewable-energy-development/

The uninsurable world: how the insurance industry fell behind on climate change https://www.ft.com/content/b4bf187a-1040-4a28-9f9e-fa8c4603ed1b

As global heating cuts Australia’s snowfall ski season may go downhill, report warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/05/australia-snow-season-skiing-snowboarding-global-heating-bookings

Spain turns cemeteries into solar powerhouses, aims 440,000 kW by 2030 https://interestingengineering.com/energy/solar-panels-cemetery-spain

Global groundwater warming due to climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01453-x

As 12 months of record heat stack up, scientists unpack the impacts around the globe https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/world-the-hottest-on-record-12-months-in-a-row/103904150

Climate change and the escalation of global extreme heat https://www.climatecentral.org/report/climate-change-and-the-escalation-of-global-extreme-heat

Sky-high vanity: constructing the world’s tallest buildings creates high emissions https://theconversation.com/sky-high-vanity-constructing-the-worlds-tallest-buildings-creates-high-emissions-229183

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-accelerating-record-hot-deadly-434881547b4585a32fa906cf5495d3f0

‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/05/antonio-guterres-un-chief-fossil-fuels-advertising

Less than 4% of dryland areas are projected to desertify despite increased aridity under climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01463-y

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