Today in climate change (14 June 2024)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Intensification and Poleward Shift of Compound Wind and Precipitation Extremes in a Warmer Climate https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2024GL110135

May 2024 marks 12 months of record-breaking global temperatures https://climate.copernicus.eu/may-2024-marks-12-months-record-breaking-global-temperatures

Wind and solar projects show signs of rebound, as battery storage charges on with record quarter https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-projects-show-signs-of-rebound-as-battery-storage-charges-on-with-record-quarter/

Global Warming Will Increase Earthquake Hazards through Rising Sea Levels and Cascading Effects https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220240100/644474/Global-Warming-Will-Increase-Earthquake-Hazards

Millions in southwestern U.S. under Excessive Heat Warning https://watchers.news/2024/06/10/millions-in-southwestern-u-s-under-excessive-heat-warning/

A Giant Ancient River System Revealed Beneath Antarctica’s Ice https://www.iflscience.com/a-giant-ancient-river-system-revealed-beneath-antarcticas-ice-74558

As Temperatures in Pakistan Top 120 Degrees, There’s Nowhere to Run https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08062024/pakistan-heat-wave-emergency/

During a year of extremes, carbon dioxide levels surge faster than ever https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/during-year-of-extremes-carbon-dioxide-levels-surge-faster-than-ever

A renewable energy transition that doesn’t harm nature? It’s not just possible, it’s essential https://theconversation.com/a-renewable-energy-transition-that-doesnt-harm-nature-its-not-just-possible-its-essential-229605

More money is being poured into solar than all other energy technologies combined https://reneweconomy.com.au/more-money-is-being-poured-into-solar-than-all-other-energy-technologies-combined/

Lab experiment shows exactly how heat waves can put hearts into ‘oxygen debt’ https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/10/heat-wave-heart-attacks-climate-change/

Global temperature is likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level temporarily in next 5 years https://wmo.int/media/news/global-temperature-likely-exceed-15degc-above-pre-industrial-level-temporarily-next-5-years

The Critical Role of Housing in Climate Adaptation https://climateadaptationplatform.com/the-critical-role-of-housing-in-climate-adaptation/

Four things you should know: Climate change & Small Island Developing States—by the numbers https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/climatechange/four-things-you-should-know–climate-change—small-island-devel

Debunking eight common myths about climate change https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/debunking-eight-common-myths-about-climate-change

Urbanization exacerbates continental- to regional-scale warming https://www.cell.com/one-earth/abstract/S2590-3322(24)00248-3

Egypt sets hottest June day in African history; historic heatwave hits Cyprus https://watchers.news/2024/06/11/egypt-sets-hottest-june-day-in-african-history-historic-heatwave-hits-cyprus/

The spring temperatures in Russia and Norway break records https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2024/06/spring-temperatures-russia-and-norway-break-records

Why London, New York and Shanghai should be worried about Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/antarctica-doomsday-thwaites-glacier-climate-change/

Climate change and disorders of the nervous system https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(24)00087-5/abstract

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