Today in climate change (4 October 2024)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Home listings now come with their climate risks—and the results are terrifying https://fortune.com/2024/09/27/home-listings-climate-risks-zillow-floods-wildfire-extreme-heat-wind/

Melting glaciers force Switzerland and Italy to redraw part of Alpine border https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/29/melting-glaciers-switzerland-italy-alpine-border-matterhorn

How Climate Change Is Killing Cities https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/09/cities-are-ecosystems-too/680037/

A review of national climate policies via existing databases https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-024-00160-y

Hurricane Helene isn’t an outlier. It’s a harbinger of the future https://thebulletin.org/2024/09/hurricane-helene-isnt-an-outlier-its-a-harbinger-of-the-future/

‘End of an era’: UK closes last coal-fired power station https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4364612/end-era-uk-closes-last-coal-fired-power-station

New research reveals why the mighty Darling River is drying up – and it’s not just because we’re taking too much water https://theconversation.com/new-research-reveals-why-the-mighty-darling-river-is-drying-up-and-its-not-just-because-were-taking-too-much-water-239923

Flooding, Not Lockdowns, Drove Methane Surge During Pandemic, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/pandemic-methane-spike

1 in 2 El Niño events could be extreme by mid-century https://www.colorado.edu/today/2024/09/25/1-2-el-nino-events-could-be-extreme-mid-century

Extreme heat impacts daily routines and travel patterns, study finds https://news.asu.edu/b/20240926-extreme-heat-impacts-daily-routines-and-travel-patterns-study-finds

Florida can handle storms — it’s climate change that’s the problem https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/10/01/florida-climate-change-hurricane-helene-stronger-storms-power-outages-property-insurance/

Peter Susanto becomes first NT youth delegate to attend annual UN climate change conference COP https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-02/darwin-teen-peter-susanto-to-attend-un-climate-change-conference/104383728

Quantifying vulnerability to natural hazards in changing climate patterns. New perspectives and methods https://civis.eu/en/learn/civis-courses/quantifying-vulnerability-to-natural-hazards-in-changing-climate-patterns-new-perspectives-and-methods-1

Solar and wind less than half the cost of fossil fuels as price falls continue https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-and-wind-less-than-half-the-cost-of-fossil-fuels-as-price-falls-continue/

Is the idea of a “climate haven” under water? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/is-the-idea-of-a-climate-haven-under-water/

Understanding regional climate change is essential for effective climate adaptation policy, study finds https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/understanding-regional-climate-change-is-essential-for-effective-climate-adaptation-policy-study-finds/

Political Regimes and Climate Change: Learning from Past Civilisations https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/whpge.63837646622499

China leads the net zero transition – here’s what we can learn from its progress in Beijing and Hong Kong https://theconversation.com/china-leads-the-net-zero-transition-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-its-progress-in-beijing-and-hong-kong-237075

Older persons and Heat Risk: Taking Action to Save Lives https://ghhin.org/news/older-persons-and-heat-risk-taking-action-to-save-lives/

Extreme weather is disrupting lives in southern Africa: new policies are needed to keep the peace https://theconversation.com/extreme-weather-is-disrupting-lives-in-southern-africa-new-policies-are-needed-to-keep-the-peace-238840

Confronting Climate Coloniality https://www.routledge.com/Confronting-Climate-Coloniality-Decolonizing-Pathways-for-Climate-Justice/Sultana/p/book/9781032737850

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