Today in climate change (2 February 2024)

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Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition https://theconversation.com/do-we-want-a-wind-farm-outside-our-window-what-australians-think-about-the-net-zero-transition-214712

India’s Clean Energy Sector is Booming https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Indias-Clean-Energy-Sector-is-Booming.html

Financial Armageddon a risk as climate disasters leave insurers on the ropes https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2024/01/27/natural-disasters-australia-risk

Climate change, not El Niño, main driver of exceptional drought in highly vulnerable Amazon River Basin https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-not-el-nino-main-driver-of-exceptional-drought-in-highly-vulnerable-amazon-river-basin/

New series of educational videos on climate change and health from the ENBEL project https://www.enbel-project.eu/news-page/educational-videos

Natural Hydrogen: A Potential Clean Energy Source Beneath Our Feet https://e360.yale.edu/features/natural-geologic-hydrogen-climate-change

Marshall Brain: How overheating in the Arctic Circle will cause the collapse of civilization https://wraltechwire.com/2024/01/26/marshall-brain-how-overheating-in-the-arctic-circle-will-cause-the-collapse-of-civilization/

Why summers are getting more humid and how that can be dangerous https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-27/why-summers-are-getting-more-humid/103390388

To avoid the worst of climate change we have to change how we travel https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2024/01/29/air-travel-climate-net-zero

How YouTube is profiting from a new kind of climate change denial https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2024/01/29/youtube-climate-denial

Renewable projects are getting built faster – but there’s even more need for speed https://theconversation.com/renewable-projects-are-getting-built-faster-but-theres-even-more-need-for-speed-221874

Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/29/sustainable-food-production-economic-benefits-study

Australia’s black summer bushfires ripped billions from the tourism industry. Is global warming making the cost of natural disasters worse? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/31/black-summer-bushfires-australia-tourism-industry-impact

The highest temperature ever recorded in Europe https://watchers.news/2024/01/30/the-highest-temperature-ever-recorded-in-europe/

Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health https://www.weforum.org/publications/quantifying-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-human-health/

Already stretched hospitals take on more ambulance call-outs in heatwaves, new Griffith University research finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-30/qld-heatwave-death-ambulance-natural-disasters-hot-weather-humid/103400540

Perth heatwave continues as temperatures forecast to hit 45C in Midland, Ellenbrook on Thursday https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/perth-swelters-through-summer-heatwave-/103410824

The Weather of Hell: Experience of Italian Red Cross During 2023 Heat waves https://preparecenter.org/story/the-weather-of-hell-experience-of-italian-red-cross-during-2023-heatwaves/

Scotland’s Renewable Output More Than 100 Percent of Demand https://e360.yale.edu/digest/scotland-renewable-energy-100-percent

Climate change can put the planet’s largest reserves of drinking water at risk https://phys.org/news/2024-01-climate-planet-largest-reserves.html

10,000 people a year could die as a result of heatwaves, MPs warn https://news.sky.com/story/10-000-people-a-year-could-die-as-a-result-of-heatwaves-mps-warn-13060463

Saskatchewan shatters January temperature record with 21.1 °C (70 °F) in Maple Creek, Canada https://watchers.news/2024/01/31/saskatchewan-shatters-january-temperature-record-with-21-1-c-70-f-in-maple-creek-canada/

Texas just broke a record for how much power it got from the sun https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2024-01-29/texas-just-broke-a-record-for-how-much-power-it-got-from-the-sun

Today in climate change (26 January 2024)

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Paraburdoo hits highest recorded temperature during extreme heatwave in Western Australia’s Pilbara https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/wa-town-paraburdoo-26-year-record-high-temperatures-bom/103372864

Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will pummel economy, scientist warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/21/antarctica-melting-ice-shelf-sea-cover-professor-matt-king

‘Deadliest outbreak ever seen’: climate crisis fuels Bangladesh’s worst dengue epidemic https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/18/bangladesh-deadliest-dengue-outbreak-climate-crisis-fuels-virus-global-spread

Strong renewable energy growth falls short of global goal https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2024/01/11/strong-renewable-energy-growth-falls-short-of-global-goal-00134796

Chart: The world is building renewable energy faster than ever before https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/chart-the-world-is-building-renewable-energy-faster-than-ever-before

Locals of these Australian islands say they fear the impact of rising seas https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/locals-of-these-australian-islands-say-they-fear-the-impact-of-rising-seas/h5ilt0xtd

A panel data study on the effect of climate change on life expectancy https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000339

Extreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex https://theconversation.com/extreme-cold-still-happens-in-a-warming-world-in-fact-climate-instability-may-be-disrupting-the-polar-vortex-221276

The London Climate Resilience Review publishes interim report https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/environment-and-climate-change/climate-change/climate-adaptation/london-climate-resilience-review

‘It’s not game over – it’s game on’: why 2024 is an inflection point for the climate crisis https://theconversation.com/its-not-game-over-its-game-on-why-2024-is-an-inflection-point-for-the-climate-crisis-221497

Africa’s chance for green electricity https://techxplore.com/news/2024-01-africa-chance-green-electricity.html

How rising sea levels will affect our coastal cities and towns https://theconversation.com/how-rising-sea-levels-will-affect-our-coastal-cities-and-towns-221121

Alpine glaciers will lose at least a third of their volume by 2050, whatever happens https://www.geo.uzh.ch/en/events/featured-papers/alpine-glaciers-lose-at-least-a-third-of-their-volume-by-2050.html

Australia’s year ahead in climate and environment — the good, the bad and the controversial https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-01-23/what-2024-will-bring-for-australias-climate-and-environment/103362864

An offshore wind farm could give the Hunter a second life when its coal plant closes — but not everyone’s a fan https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/offshore-wind-information-war/103335322

Megafires are increasing with climate change, experts say — but could the emissions they pump out change the climate? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-22/are-megafires-contributing-to-climate-change/103219876

1 billion people left dangerously exposed to heat stress by gaps in climate monitoring https://theconversation.com/1-billion-people-left-dangerously-exposed-to-heat-stress-by-gaps-in-climate-monitoring-221313

Climate change and atmospheric dynamics unveil future weather extremes https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/climate-change-and-atmospheric-dynamics-unveil-future-weather-extremes

Risk of rolling blackouts rises as heatwave stresses power system https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/qld-power-grid-pushed-hard-as-record-demand-tipped-20240122-p5ez1l

Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-01-24/why-australia-builds-dark-roads-despite-heatwaves-climate-change/103375122

Australia’s wholesale power prices fall by almost half as carbon emissions drop https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/25/australia-wholesale-power-prices-drop-by-almost-half-as-carbon-emissions-drop

Climate Superlatives: Decoding The Science Behind Extreme Predictions https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicasanders/2024/01/24/climate-superlatives-decoding-the-science-behind-extreme-predictions/

Today in climate change (19 January 2024)

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After a Decade of Planning, New York City Is Raising Its Shoreline https://e360.yale.edu/features/new-york-city-climate-plan-sea-level-rise

People fleeing climate change disasters should be considered refugees https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2024/01/people-fleeing-climate-change-disasters-should-be-considered-refugees-opinion.html

Climate Denial in American Politics https://www.routledge.com/Climate-Denial-in-American-Politics-ClimateBrawl/Kutney/p/book/9781032592794

Global Impact of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Fresh Groundwater Resources https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2023EF003581

Climate change fuelled extreme weather in 2023; expect more records in 2024 https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-fuelled-extreme-weather-in-2023-expect-more-records-in-2024/

Fossil lobby claims voters want nuclear. Grid simulation shows it’s the last thing Australia needs https://reneweconomy.com.au/fossil-lobby-poll-claims-voters-want-nuclear-data-shows-its-the-last-thing-australias-grid-needs/

Clearing Skies: Opening a New Path on Climate and the Future https://e360.yale.edu/features/systemic-adaptation

‘Both sides of the ball’: Firms road-blocking climate reforms despite net-zero pledges https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/finance-news/2024/01/15/climate-greenwash-australia

WMO confirms that 2023 smashes global temperature record https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-confirms-2023-smashes-global-temperature-record

Think global—act local: the challenge of producing actionable knowledge on transboundary climate risks at the sub-national level of governance https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2023.1170142/full

Ten Extreme Climate Events of 2023 https://climateadaptationplatform.com/ten-extreme-climate-events-of-2023/

Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/17/greenland-losing-30m-tonnes-of-ice-an-hour-study-reveals

Role of atmospheric resonance and land–atmosphere feedbacks as a precursor to the June 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome event https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2315330121

Four factors that drove 2023’s extreme heat https://source.wustl.edu/2024/01/washu-expert-four-factors-that-drove-2023s-extreme-heat/

When it comes to climate change, we should be paying more attention to our oceans https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/ocean-warming-signals-1.7086410

Today in climate change (12 January 2024)

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Climate change likely to drive more floods in some parts of the U.S., fewer in others https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2024/01/08/climate-change-likely-drive-more-floods-some-parts-u-s-fewer-others

The climate papers most featured in the media in 2023 https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-the-climate-papers-most-featured-in-the-media-in-2023/

2023 was the hottest year on record — by a long shot https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2023-hottest-year-on-record-1.7077959

How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world https://theconversation.com/how-2023s-record-heat-worsened-droughts-floods-and-bushfires-around-the-world-220836

Adaption solutions for improved climate change resilience https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/adaption-solutions-for-improved-climate-change-resilience/171980/

Traditional construction knowledge of the Blue City (Jodhpur): Paving way for a cooler future https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/traditional-construction-knowledge-blue-city-jodhpur-paving-way-cooler-future

Nigeria Prioritizes Climate Action to Mitigate Natural Disasters https://www.ipsnews.net/2024/01/nigeria-prioritizes-climate-action-mitigate-natural-disasters/

World’s renewable energy capacity grew at record pace in 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/worlds-renewable-energy-capacity-grew-at-record-pace-in-2023

Wind power turbine fleet output grows 25 pct in Germany over five years https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-power-turbine-fleet-output-grows-25-pct-in-germany-over-five-years/

‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/ocean-warming-temperatures-2023-extreme-weather-data

Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows. And it will get worse https://apnews.com/article/snow-melt-climate-change-snowpack-ski-aef30ad98817df71913bad660f97fb40

Today in climate change (22 December 2023)

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Climate-driven sea level rise combines with land subsidence in some of Africa’s fastest-growing cities https://eos.org/articles/sinking-cities-and-rising-waters

Compounding natural hazards and high vulnerability led to severe impacts from Horn of Africa flooding exacerbated by climate change and Indian Ocean Dipole https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-indian-ocean-dipole-compounding-natural-hazards-and-high-vulnerability-increased-severity-of-flooding-in-the-horn-of-africa/

The blue houses of Jodhpur: Traditional wisdom for a cooler future https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/blue-houses-jodhpur-traditional-wisdom-cooler-future

COP28 deal confirms what Australia already knows: coal is out of vogue and out of time https://theconversation.com/cop28-deal-confirms-what-australia-already-knows-coal-is-out-of-vogue-and-out-of-time-219906

Australia could be at 99 pct renewables by 2032, if green exports take off as hoped https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-could-be-at-99-pct-renewables-by-2032-if-green-exports-take-off-as-hoped/

Future Amplification of Multivariate Risk of Compound Drought and Heatwave Events on South Asian Population https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2023EF003688

North Queensland’s record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what’s to come under climate change https://theconversation.com/north-queenslands-record-breaking-floods-are-a-frightening-portent-of-whats-to-come-under-climate-change-220039

From laggard to leader? Why Australia must phase out fossil fuel exports, starting now https://theconversation.com/from-laggard-to-leader-why-australia-must-phase-out-fossil-fuel-exports-starting-now-219912

Scotland’s climate ‘changing faster than expected’ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-67752167

Researchers discover Himalayan glaciers are cooling down, potentially slowing down effects of climate change https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-15/new-report-shows-himalayan-glaciers-cooling-and-drying/103231372

‘Not conducive to our survival’: Pacific islands on the climate frontline respond to Cop28 deal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/20/not-conducive-to-our-survival-pacific-islands-on-the-climate-frontline-respond-to-cop28-deal

Unpacking COP28: Key Outcomes from the Dubai Climate Talks, and What Comes Next https://www.wri.org/insights/cop28-outcomes-next-steps

Integrating climate change induced flood risk into future population projections https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43493-8

How COP28 failed the world’s small islands https://theconversation.com/how-cop28-failed-the-worlds-small-islands-219938

About 3 million Americans are already “climate migrants,” analysis finds. Here’s where they left https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-america-3-million-migrants-first-street-nature/

Imagining climate resilient futures: A layered Delphi panel approach https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016328723000046

Canada to require all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/19/canada-car-emissions-automaker-electric-2035

2023’s extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters https://theconversation.com/2023s-extreme-storms-heat-and-wildfires-broke-records-a-scientist-explains-how-global-warming-fuels-climate-disasters-217500

After a Decade of Planning, New York City Is Raising Its Shoreline https://e360.yale.edu/features/new-york-city-climate-plan-sea-level-rise

How El Niño and Climate Change Supercharged This Week’s East Coast Storm https://www.newsweek.com/how-el-nino-climate-change-supercharged-this-weeks-east-coast-storm-1854246

Solar and on-shore wind provide cheapest electricity and nuclear most expensive, CSIRO analysis shows https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/21/solar-and-on-shore-wind-provide-cheapest-electricity-and-nuclear-most-expensive-csiro-analysis-shows

Amid a year of record-breaking climate disaster, the U.S. broke its record on oil production https://www.salon.com/2023/12/20/amid-a-year-of-record-breaking-climate-disaster-the-us-broke-its-record-on-oil-production/

Today in climate change (8 December 2023)

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Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels

As disasters and heat intensify, can the world meet the urgency of the moment at the COP28 climate talks? https://theconversation.com/as-disasters-and-heat-intensify-can-the-world-meet-the-urgency-of-the-moment-at-the-cop28-climate-talks-217063

Building African cities that cope with climate shocks – experts outline what it will take https://theconversation.com/building-african-cities-that-cope-with-climate-shocks-experts-outline-what-it-will-take-204965

2023 shatters climate records, with major impacts https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/2023-shatters-climate-records-major-impacts

Fossil fuel giants play home ground advantage as climate COP despairs about 1.5°C https://reneweconomy.com.au/fossil-fuel-giants-play-home-ground-advantage-as-climate-cop-despairs-about-1-5c/

Clearing Skies: Opening a New Path on Climate and the Future https://e360.yale.edu/features/systemic-adaptation

Provisional State of the Global Climate in 2023 https://wmo.int/resources/publications/provisional-state-of-global-climate-2023

We’re in an El Niño – so why has Australia been so wet? https://theconversation.com/were-in-an-el-nino-so-why-has-australia-been-so-wet-219111

CSIRO stresses ‘faster reduction’ in emissions than government target https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/csiro-report-emissions-reduction-net-zero/

Earth Just Had the Hottest 12-Month Span in Recorded History https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-just-had-the-hottest-12-month-span-in-recorded-history/

Atlantic Hurricanes Are Intensifying Faster https://eos.org/articles/atlantic-hurricanes-are-intensifying-faster

Climate change worsened Chinese extreme heat and flooding event in 2020: Study https://www.preventionweb.net/news/climate-change-worsened-chinese-extreme-heat-and-flooding-event-2020-study

Growth of Chinese fossil CO2 emissions drives new global record in 2023 https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-growth-of-chinese-fossil-co2-emissions-drives-new-global-record-in-2023/

Cruel summer ahead – why is Australia so unprepared? https://theconversation.com/cruel-summer-ahead-why-is-australia-so-unprepared-219015

Global Cooling Pledge https://www.unep.org/events/unep-event/launch-global-cooling-pledge

The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t https://www.wri.org/insights/future-extreme-heat-cities-data

Wind and solar output surges past 20 gigawatts for first time on Australia’s main grid https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-output-surges-past-20-gigawatts-for-first-time-on-australias-main-grid/

The Global Cooling Watch report demonstrates the potential and the pathways to achieve near-zero emissions from cooling https://www.unep.org/resources/global-cooling-watch-2023

Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/06/earth-on-verge-of-five-catastrophic-tipping-points-scientists-warn

UK government is not prepared for climate disasters, says spending watchdog https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/06/uk-government-is-not-prepared-for-climate-disasters-says-spending-watchdog

Bangladesh wins Global Center on Adaptation Award for Local Climate Leadership at COP28 https://www.undp.org/bangladesh/press-releases/bangladesh-wins-global-center-adaptation-award-local-climate-leadership-cop28

Five ways communities are adapting to the climate crisis https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/five-ways-communities-are-adapting-climate-crisis

As Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen touches down in Dubai for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) the Climate Council says firm commitments and leadership are needed from the Albanese Government https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/three-key-tests-for-australia-bowen-arrives-global-climate-stage/

The key point that COP28 is ignoring https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/12/the-key-point-that-cop28-is-ignoring/

2023 is officially the hottest year ever recorded, and scientists say “the temperature will keep rising”https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2023-hottest-year-ever-recorded-scientists-temperatures/

Ancient climate analysis suggests CO2 causes more warming than thought https://www.newscientist.com/article/2407270-ancient-climate-analysis-suggests-co2-causes-more-warming-than-thought/

Drought data shows “an unprecedented emergency on a planetary scale”: UN https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/press-releases/drought-data-shows-unprecedented-emergency-planetary-scale-un

Australia’s set to sizzle this weekend. Here’s how hot it will be, and how to avoid heat stroke https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australias-set-to-sizzle-this-weekend-heres-how-hot-it-will-be-and-how-to-avoid-heat-stroke/8b3mkcrhp

Today in climate change (24 November 2023)

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Solar power to the people: California program brings clean energy to Oakland https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/18/solar-power-oakland-california-low-income

Research shows subsidies and discounts for two-wheeled EVs can drive active transport https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-19/unlocking-the-potential-of-e-bikes-and-scooters/103120546

GeoTalk: meet Andreas Kvas, researcher of Earth’s gravity affected by climate change! https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2023/11/17/geotalk-meet-andreas-kvas-researcher-of-how-earths-gravity-is-affected-by-climate-change/

Greenland Joins the Paris Agreement on Climate Change https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/greenland-joins-paris-agreement-climate-change

Earth facing dire sea level rise — up to 20m — even if climate goals met https://globalnews.ca/news/10098366/sea-level-rise-20-metres-report-climate-change/

COP28: Your Guide to the 2023 UN Climate Conference https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/cop-climate-change-conference/

Disturbing model suggests New York will more regularly see ‘100-year flooding’ https://www.silive.com/climate/2023/11/disturbing-model-suggests-new-york-will-more-regularly-see-100-year-flooding.html

Major US climate disasters occur every three weeks, report finds https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03554-w

Solar smashes more records, as coal power sent to another new low https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-smashes-more-records-as-coal-power-sent-to-another-new-low/

Emissions Gap Report 2023 https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2023

Study links volcanic eruptions in 540s, 1450s, 1600s to global cooling events https://watchers.news/2023/11/19/study-links-volcanic-eruptions-in-540s-1450s-1600s-to-global-cooling-events/

‘Where did I go wrong?’ The scientist who tried to raise the climate alarm https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/20/where-did-i-go-wrong-the-scientist-who-tried-to-raise-the-climate-alarm

Climate Equality: A planet for the 99% https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/climate-equality-a-planet-for-the-99-621551/

Global surface temperature breaches 2℃ mark above baseline https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/global-surface-temperature-breaches-2%e2%84%83-mark-above-baseline/

Controversies of carbon dioxide removal https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-023-00493-y

UNEP at the climate COP28 https://www.unep.org/unep-climate-cop28

Humanity is still ‘breaking all the wrong records’ in fast-warming world https://www.carbonbrief.org/unep-humanity-is-still-breaking-all-the-wrong-records-in-fast-warming-world/

The perceived feasibility of behavior change is positively associated with support for domain-matched climate policies https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259033222300492X

Adapting to Climate Change in Scotland https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/adapting-to-climate-change-progress-in-scotland/

New tool helps Vanuatu accelerate adaptation to climate change https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2023/November/Vanuatu-Climate-Futures-Portal

If we do it right, we can replant trees and shrubs to store carbon – and restore biodiversity https://theconversation.com/if-we-do-it-right-we-can-replant-trees-and-shrubs-to-store-carbon-and-restore-biodiversity-216734

Is it too late to keep global warming below 1.5 °C? The challenge in 7 charts https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-03601-6/index.html

Climate loss-and-damage funding: how to get money to where it’s needed fast https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03605-2

14% of Americans say there is no solid evidence that climate change is happening https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/08/09/why-some-americans-do-not-see-urgency-on-climate-change/ps_2023-08-09_climate-change_00-01/

Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/climate-change-urgent-threat-pregnant-women-and-children

In September we went past 1.5 degrees. In November, we tipped over 2 degrees for the first time. What’s going on? https://theconversation.com/in-september-we-went-past-1-5-degrees-in-november-we-tipped-over-2-degrees-for-the-first-time-whats-going-on-218228

Too many renters swelter through summer. Efficient cooling should be the law for rental homes https://theconversation.com/too-many-renters-swelter-through-summer-efficient-cooling-should-be-the-law-for-rental-homes-214483

Our new high-resolution climate models are a breakthrough in understanding Australia’s future https://theconversation.com/our-new-high-resolution-climate-models-are-a-breakthrough-in-understanding-australias-future-216739

Today in climate change (17 November 2023)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Renewables predicted to avert risk of blackouts as scorching summer looms for Australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/15/renewables-predicted-to-avert-risk-of-blackouts-as-scorching-summer-looms-for-australia

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses https://nca2023.globalchange.gov/

Heat planning in small and medium-sized cities: A collaborative application of PIRS™ for heat in Kent, WA, USA https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42532-023-00166-6

World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/14/world-behind-on-almost-every-policy-required-to-cut-carbon-emissions-research-finds

‘The science is irrefutable’: US warming faster than global average, says report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/14/us-national-climate-assessment-global-warming-report

Explainer: Nine ‘tipping points’ that could be triggered by climate change https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-nine-tipping-points-that-could-be-triggered-by-climate-change/

Michael Mann: Yes, we can still stop the worst effects of climate change. Here’s why. https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/yes-we-can-still-stop-the-worst-effects-of-climate-change-heres-why

The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01859-7/fulltext

Brazil: Health warnings as country gripped by ‘unbearable’ heatwave https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67422663

Climate-heating gases reach record highs, UN reports https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/15/climate-heating-gases-reach-record-highs-un-reports

Brits do not feel prepared for climate change, warn councils https://www.local.gov.uk/about/news/brits-do-not-feel-prepared-climate-change-warn-councils

El Niño reaches ‘strong’ intensity, scorching 2024 ahead for the planet https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-16/holder-nsw-el-nino-set-to-peak-as-one-of-the-strongest/103104264

New research reveals extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding are devastating millions of lives https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/november/flooding-and-drought.html

Frontline Heroes: Predicting Climate Extremes in Africa https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/11/14/frontline-heroes-predicting-climate-extremes-in-africa/

Canada must stop treating climate disasters like unexpected humanitarian crises https://theconversation.com/canada-must-stop-treating-climate-disasters-like-unexpected-humanitarian-crises-216153

Climate actions centered on Indigenous knowledge can improve resilience https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/11/14/national-climate-assessment/

If Australia is serious about climate, it must get serious about coal mine emissions https://reneweconomy.com.au/if-australia-is-serious-about-climate-it-must-get-serious-about-coal-mine-emissions/

Understanding the Contributions of Paleo-Informed Natural Variability and Climate Changes to Hydroclimate Extremes in the San Joaquin Valley of California https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023EF003909

A strong El Niño in the Pacific Ocean is coinciding with a similarly strong climate pattern in the Indian Ocean, suggesting South-East Asia and Australia will soon experience heat, drought and wildfires https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401228-twin-ocean-climate-anomalies-may-trigger-heat-and-drought-in-2024/

4 Reasons Why Ice Loss Is A More Urgent Problem Than You Think https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2023/11/16/4-reasons-why-ice-loss-is-a-more-urgent-problem-than-you-think/

United States, Other Greenhouse Gas Emitters Failing to Cut Emissions Fast Enough to Meet Climate Goals https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/national-climate-assessment-united-states-greenhouse-gases-fossil-fuels-climate-change-cop28

Today in climate change (3 November 2023)

Please find below links to the latest climate change news…

‘Silent killer’: more than half of heatwave deaths are in disadvantaged areas – now Australian councils are fighting back https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2023/oct/29/silent-killer-more-than-half-of-heatwave-deaths-are-in-disadvantaged-areas-now-australian-councils-are-fighting-back

Analysis: Africa’s extreme weather has killed at least 15,000 people in 2023 https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-africas-extreme-weather-have-killed-at-least-15000-people-in-2023/

Extreme weather in a changing climate https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acfb23

Three ways Australia can cut global emissions – and become a green superpower https://reneweconomy.com.au/three-ways-australia-can-cut-global-emissions-and-become-a-green-superpower/

Global temperatures remain consistent with climate model projections https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/global-temperatures-remain-consistent

Recent acceleration in global ocean heat accumulation by mode and intermediate waters https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42468-z

Assessing the size and uncertainty of remaining carbon budgets https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01848-5

Climate adaptation projects sometimes exacerbate the problems they try to solve – a new tool hopes to correct that https://theconversation.com/climate-adaptation-projects-sometimes-exacerbate-the-problems-they-try-to-solve-a-new-tool-hopes-to-correct-that-213969

Carbon emissions threaten 1.5C climate threshold sooner than thought – report https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67242386

Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models https://theconversation.com/extreme-weather-is-outpacing-even-the-worst-case-scenarios-of-our-forecasting-models-216562

The US’s largest offshore wind farm just got the green light https://electrek.co/2023/10/31/us-largest-offshore-wind-farm-just-got-the-green-light/

A monster eddy current is spinning into existence off the coast of Sydney. Will it bring a new marine heatwave? https://theconversation.com/a-monster-eddy-current-is-spinning-into-existence-off-the-coast-of-sydney-will-it-bring-a-new-marine-heatwave-216625

The climate crisis has a price — and it’s $391 million a day https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/24/the-climate-crisis-has-a-price-and-its-391-million-a-day.html

‘People don’t need to die in the heat’: Charts show dire future summer forecasts https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/bushfires-climate-change-extreme-heat-el-nino-20231031-p5egb8.html

Storms or sea-level rise – what really causes beach erosion? https://theconversation.com/storms-or-sea-level-rise-what-really-causes-beach-erosion-209213

Treasurer Jim Chalmers pumps up his role in Australia’s energy transition https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-03/michelle-grattan-chalmers-energy-policy-productivity-commission/103058036

How will I experience climate change? https://myclimatefuture.info/

Pioneering scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts call his claims overheated https://apnews.com/article/global-warming-climate-change-accelerating-worse-92facd6145ab9ab32281ff5d641517f0

Listen to a global mosaic of climate adaptation solutions https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/podcast/listen-global-mosaic-climate-adaptation-solutions

Extreme weather is landing more Australians in hospital – and heat is the biggest culprit https://theconversation.com/extreme-weather-is-landing-more-australians-in-hospital-and-heat-is-the-biggest-culprit-216440

Today in climate change (27 October 2023)

Please find below links to the latest climate change news…

Surging renewable energy sees record supply to Australia’s electricity grid https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/23/surging-renewable-energy-sees-record-supply-to-australias-electricity-grid

Renewables are on the rise in the United States https://environmentamerica.org/articles/renewables-are-on-the-rise-in-the-united-states/

Climate scientist rings alarm bells on the state of our planet — and the political obstacles preventing action https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/2023/10/21/a-dangerous-path

Half of the world is past a peak in fossil power https://ember-climate.org/insights/research/half-of-the-world-has-passed-peak-fossil-power/

Urgent action needed to address climate change threats to coastal areas https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/article/urgent-action-needed-to-address-climate-change-threats-to-coastal-areas

Could the UK’s tides help wean us off fossil fuels? https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67170625

World Rapidly Approaching Peak Fossil Fuels, Analysts Say https://e360.yale.edu/digest/peak-fossil-fuels-peak-emissions

Unavoidable future increase in West Antarctic ice-shelf melting over the twenty-first century https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01818-x

State of the climate: Global temperatures throughout mid-2023 shatter records https://www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the-climate-global-temperatures-throughout-mid-2023-shatter-records/

Championing nature and Indigenous wisdom: Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week sets the stage for COP28 https://climatechampions.unfccc.int/lac-sets-the-stage-for-cop28/

Drought turns Amazonian capital into climate dystopia https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/18/drought-amazon-capital-climate-manaus-forest-fires-air-quality-rivers

Unavoidable future increase in West Antarctic ice-shelf melting over the twenty-first century https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01818-x

A locally time-invariant metric for climate model ensemble predictions of extreme risk https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environmental-data-science/article/locally-timeinvariant-metric-for-climate-model-ensemble-predictions-of-extreme-risk/F26C359A109C3A738DC50AA08E8CFEBA

Climate catastrophe in Sikkim Himalaya: Twin track resilience strategy https://www.unescap.org/blog/climate-catastrophe-sikkim-himalayas-twin-track-resilience-strategy

Clean energy is officially ‘unstoppable’ now https://www.theverge.com/23930058/forecast-clean-renewable-unstoppable-international-energy-agency

The 2023 state of the climate report: Entering uncharted territory https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biad080/7319571

Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worse than at any time in human history, scientists warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/24/earth-vital-signs-human-history-scientists-sustainable-future

Valleys in Antarctica haven’t seen sunlight for over 14 million years, but that may change https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/environment/2023/10/25/antarctica-retreat

Beyond The Hockey Stick: What We’re Missing When We Talk About Climate Change https://time.com/6328017/climate-change-hockey-stick/

An ancient river landscape preserved beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42152-2

Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides – and climate change is worsening the crisis https://theconversation.com/himalayan-communities-are-under-siege-from-landslides-and-climate-change-is-worsening-the-crisis-215202

Heatwaves, droughts, other extreme weather events increasingly influencing adaptation policies https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/news/heatwaves-droughts-other-extreme

Global energy-related CO2 emissions could peak as soon as this year – and by 2025 at the latest https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-global-co2-emissions-could-peak-as-soon-as-2023-iea-data-reveals/

How the Greenland ice sheet fared in 2023 https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-the-greenland-ice-sheet-fared-in-2023/

Hallucinatory world: Governments blind as multiple catastrophes besiege human civilisation https://johnmenadue.com/hallucinatory-world-governments-blind-as-multiple-catastrophes-besiege-human-civilisation/

What Does ‘Unavoidable’ West Antarctic Ice Shelf Melt Mean for the Bay Area? https://www.kqed.org/science/1984927/what-does-unavoidable-west-antarctic-ice-shelf-melt-mean-for-the-bay-area

Cyclones – earlier, stronger, lingering longer https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/climate/explainer-cyclones-earlier-stronger-lingering-longer/