Today in climate change (12 July 2024)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Progress and uncertainties in global and hemispheric temperature reconstructions of the Common Era https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379122001688

Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heat https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/jul/cool-roofs-are-best-beating-cities-heat

Human land occupation regulates the effect of the climate on the burned area of the Brazilian Cerrado https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01521-5

Global temperatures reach Paris Agreement target of 1.5C above average for 12 months in a row https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-08/temperatures-1-5c-above-pre-industrial-era-average-for-12-months/104054910

Urban overheating and adaptation measures: An analysis at EU, national, and local level https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/urban-overheating-and-adaptation-measures-analysis-eu-national-and-local-level

On the feasibility of glacier preservation https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-024-00269-8

Can we air condition our way out of extreme heat? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/can-we-air-condition-our-way-out

Is coal’s recent revival in Australia’s energy mix just a blip or something more? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/10/is-coals-recent-revival-in-australias-energy-mix-just-a-blip-or-something-more

Community Solar Benefits Renters & Low Income Communities https://cleantechnica.com/2024/07/08/community-solar-benefits-renters-low-income-communities/

Hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, billions of dollars: The cost of extreme heat in California https://calmatters.org/economy/2024/07/extreme-heat-report-insurance/

How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms https://theconversation.com/how-hurricanes-will-change-as-the-earth-warms-233726

Athletes Warn of Extreme Heat Risk at Olympic, Paralympic Games https://www.theenergymix.com/athletes-flag-extreme-heat-risk-at-olympic-paralympic-games/

Climate scientist suggests fast escalation of megastorms like Beryl https://phys.org/news/2024-07-climate-scientist-fast-escalation-megastorms.html

‘Southerly busters’ are becoming more frequent but less severe as the climate changes, stirring up east coast weather watchers https://theconversation.com/southerly-busters-are-becoming-more-frequent-but-less-severe-as-the-climate-changes-stirring-up-east-coast-weather-watchers-233818

When it comes to power, solar is about to leave nuclear and everything else in the shade https://theconversation.com/when-it-comes-to-power-solar-is-about-to-leave-nuclear-and-everything-else-in-the-shade-233644

Climate data democracy is essential for climate action https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000447

Sensing heat: How scientists in Phoenix study summer’s deadliest invisible threat https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2024/07/10/how-phoenix-is-paving-the-way-on-urban-heat-research-and-mitigation/74198321007/

Embodied energy injustice and the political ecology of solar power https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629624001981#f0005

New Zealand’s sea temperatures hit record highs, outstripping global averages https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/10/new-zealand-sea-temperatures-record-highs-global-average

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