Today in climate change (13 September 2024)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Heat waves, droughts cause billions of dollars in global economic losses https://news.ufl.edu/2024/09/weather-economy/

New Online Map Tracks Costs of Climate-Related Disasters Across Canada https://www.theenergymix.com/new-online-map-tracks-costs-of-climate-related-disasters-across-canada/

Cities at the forefront of emerging US heat governance https://www.cell.com/one-earth/abstract/S2590-3322(24)00367-1

Switzerland covers the Alps with solar panels: Now, they have achieved something impossible https://www.ecoticias.com/en/switzerland-covers-alps-solar-panels/6184/

Extreme weather to strengthen rapidly over next two decades, research suggests https://phys.org/news/2024-09-extreme-weather-rapidly-decades.html

New report reveals global methane budget blowout https://esdnews.com.au/report-reveals-global-methane-budget-blowout/

South Sudan floods: the first example of a mass population permanently displaced by climate change? https://theconversation.com/south-sudan-floods-the-first-example-of-a-mass-population-permanently-displaced-by-climate-change-238461

Greening the Jukskei river: Scaling nature-based solutions for climate resilience in Johannesburg, South Africa https://www.wri.org/update/suncasa-nature-based-solutions-alexandra-johannesburg

What Happens When Extreme Heat and Air Pollution Collide https://www.wri.org/insights/extreme-heat-air-pollution

Tuvaluans prepare for life in Australia as rising tides swallow their country https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-12/tuvaluans-prepare-for-life-in-australia-falepili-union/104285386

Underestimation of personal carbon footprint inequality in four diverse countries https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-02130-y

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