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Transitioning from Rhetoric to Action: Integrating Physical Climate Change and Extreme Weather Risk into Institutional Investing https://www.intactcentreclimateadaptation.ca/integrating-physical-climate-change-risk-into-institutional-investing/

Unseasonably warm winter weather sweeps eastern Australia as Sydney reaches 25C https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/30/unseasonably-warm-winter-weather-sweeps-eastern-australia-with-sydney-set-to-reach-24c-degrees

The baby boomer dream of tanning on the beach is fading as temperatures rise https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-30/record-heat-is-killing-summer-vacation-for-hotels-airlines-beaches

Climate Change – Forest Fires Feedback Loophttps://www.barrons.com/news/climate-change-forest-fires-feedback-loop-ae1afa9a

Sea Level Rise – Map Viewer https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/dataset/sea-level-rise-map-viewer

A 20-minute run in 40 C. What happens to the body in extreme heat https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/extreme-heat-affects-human-body-1.6918886

4 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters https://theconversation.com/4-factors-driving-2023s-extreme-heat-and-climate-disasters-209975

Heatwaves, wildfires and storms are affecting many regions of the world, especially the Mediterranean area https://www.climateforesight.eu/articles/a-summer-of-ice-and-fire/

As global temperatures rise, Central Asia needs to enhance disaster preparedness https://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/global-temperatures-rise-central-asia-needs-enhance-disaster-preparedness

Sydney records hottest July as unseasonably warm weather set to persist across most of Australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/31/australia-weather-august-warmth-heat-winds-tasmania

Australia’s climate has warmed by an average of 1.47 ± 0.24 °C since national records began in 1910 http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/

Antarctica has a winter sea ice shortfall four times the size of Texas https://www.axios.com/2023/07/31/antarctica-texas-sized-sea-ice-missing

July 2023 marks Japan’s highest recorded temperature, surpassing 1978’s record https://watchers.news/2023/08/01/july-2023-marks-japans-highest-recorded-temperature-surpassing-1978s-record/

Antarctica is missing a chunk of sea ice bigger than Greenland – what’s going on? https://theconversation.com/antarctica-is-missing-a-chunk-of-sea-ice-bigger-than-greenland-whats-going-on-210665

Here’s how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it’s only halfway over https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hot-extreme-summer-halfway-101867967

DSCIM-Coastal v1.1: an open-source modeling platform for global impacts of sea level rise https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/16/4331/2023/

Drones, Reaching New Heights in Nepal’s Fight Against Climate Change https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2023/07/26/drones-reaching-new-heights-in-nepals-fight-against-climate-change

Greece wildfires: how climate change is involved, and what we can do about it https://theconversation.com/greece-wildfires-how-climate-change-is-involved-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-210404#

Extreme heat in North America, Europe and China in July 2023 made much more likely by climate changehttps://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat-in-north-america-europe-and-china-in-july-2023-made-much-more-likely-by-climate-change/

Chief heat officers want to help cities adapt to scorching heatwaves https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66272154

More than 80% of humanity exposed to climate change-attributed heat in July 2023: Report https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/more-than-80-of-humanity-exposed-to-climate-change-attributed-heat-in-july-2023-report-301891135.html

Climate Change Yielding Bigger Waves Along the California Coast, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-change-bigger-waves-california

Journalists can help explain climate’s role in extreme weather, even before all the data comes in https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/08/journalists-can-help-explain-climates-role-in-extreme-weather-even-before-all-the-data-comes-in/

Science shows the severe climate consequences of new fossil fuel extraction https://theconversation.com/science-shows-the-severe-climate-consequences-of-new-fossil-fuel-extraction-210846

Fennoscandian tree-ring anatomy shows a warmer modern than medieval climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06176-4

Stay or go? Rising seas threaten to chase people from UK coasts https://www.context.news/climate-risks/stay-or-go-rising-seas-threaten-to-chase-people-from-uk-coasts

Winter heat wave in Chile offers ‘window’ to warmer world https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/winter-heat-wave-chile-offers-window-warmer-world-2023-08-03/

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Extreme heat forces US airlines to limit passengers and fuel loads https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/23/us-airlines-heat-delays-limit-passengers-fuel

Why aren’t we more scared of the climate crisis? It’s complicated https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/22/climate-crisis-fear-psychology

Notes from Tuvalu: Leading the way in adapting to sea-level rise https://www.undp.org/blog/notes-tuvalu-leading-way-adapting-sea-level-rise

The Importance of Data in Combatting Extreme Heat and Climate Change https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2023/07/importance-data-combatting-extreme-heat-and-climate-change

Antarctic sea ice levels dive in ‘five-sigma event’, as experts flag worsening consequences for planet https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-24/antarctic-sea-ice-levels-nosedive-five-sigma-event/102635204

Why air conditioners can be a problematic solution to extreme heat https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/air-conditioners-sustainability-heat-1.6914054

Reducing the health effects of hot weather and heat extremes: from personal cooling strategies to green cities https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01209-5/fulltext

U.S. will continue to get warmer, weather will become more extreme, climate scientist warns https://www.cbsnews.com/video/us-will-continue-to-get-warmer-weather-will-become-more-extreme-climate-scientist-warns/

Climate science is catching up to climate change with predictions that could improve proactive response https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2023/021128/climate-science-catching-climate-change-predictions-could-improve-proactive-response

Multi-billion-dollar risk to economic activity from climate extremes affecting ports https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-07-20-multi-billion-dollar-risk-economic-activity-climate-extremes-affecting-ports-oxford

Together, Extreme Heat and Pollution Double the Risk of a Fatal Heart Attack, Analysis Shows https://e360.yale.edu/digest/heat-particulate-pollution-fatal-heart-attack-study

Landslides and uncertainty: As Nunavik’s permafrost thaws, locals and researchers focus on adaptation https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/permafrost-nunavik-threatens-infrastructure-traditional-practices-inuit-climate-change-1.6917564

Millions of Americans are stranded on “heat islands” https://www.axios.com/2023/07/26/heat-islands-cities-heat-wave-climate

Antarctica’s Low-Ice Winter Should Only Happen Once Every 13 Billion Years https://www.iflscience.com/antarcticas-low-ice-winter-should-only-happen-once-every-13-billion-years-69986

‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN chief as July set to be hottest month on record https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/27/scientists-july-world-hottest-month-record-climate-temperatures

The impacts of climate change https://thefloodhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Impacts-of-Climate-Change.pdf

Joe Biden must declare a climate emergency. And he must do so now https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/27/joe-biden-climate-emergency-peter-kalmus

Climate change impacts increase in Asia https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/climate-change-impacts-increase-asia

Data gaps in heatwave deaths widen as India battles record-smashing temperatures https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/data-gaps-in-heatwave-deaths-widen-as-india-battles-record-smashing-temperatures-90839

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Paying the price: Let market forces end the fossil fuel era https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4097446-paying-the-price-let-market-forces-end-the-fossil-fuel-era/

Past eight years confirmed to be the eight warmest on record https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/past-eight-years-confirmed-be-eight-warmest-record

Brutal heat wave peaks Sunday in Southwest, but no cool down in sight https://www.axios.com/2023/07/16/brutal-heat-wave-peaks-southwest-records-set

Record heat meets record wildfires in Canada, and scientists say this is the new reality https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/canada-record-heat-meets-record-wildfires-new-reality-say-scientists.html

Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02419-z

World experiences hottest week ever recorded and more is forecast to come https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/16/red-alert-the-worlds-hottest-week-ever-and-more-is-to-forecast-to-come

Warnings over fire risk as Italy prepares for second heatwave https://news.sky.com/video/warnings-over-fire-risk-over-second-heatwave-hits-italy-12921802

‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/14/we-are-not-prepared-disasters-spread-as-climate-change-strikes-00106439

Weather forecast accuracy is crucial in a heat wave – 1 degree can mean the difference between life and death https://theconversation.com/weather-forecast-accuracy-is-crucial-in-a-heat-wave-1-degree-can-mean-the-difference-between-life-and-death-208740

Climate Threat: Rising Sea Levels and Stronger Storms Highlight the Need for Coastal Resilience https://blogs.adb.org/blog/climate-threat-rising-sea-levels-and-stronger-storms-highlight-need-coastal-resilience

Extreme heat grips three continents as wildfires rage https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/16/extreme-heat-grips-three-continents-as-wildfires-rage

Climate change plan will leave UK unprepared, advisors warn https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66148239

What this summer’s weather reveals about climate change https://www.axios.com/2023/07/17/heat-waves-extreme-weather-globe-climate

Last Month Was the Hottest June Ever https://e360.yale.edu/digest/june-2023-hottest-ever-recorded

The scorching summer of 2023 reaches ‘mind-blowing’ high temperatures https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/the-scorching-summer-of-2023-reaches-mind-blowing-high-temperatures/

Emissions savings from equitable energy demand reduction https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-023-01283-y

VIDEO: Global heat records exceed climate expert predictions https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-16/global-heat-records-exceed-climate-expert/102607824

European heatwave: what’s causing it and is climate change to blame? https://theconversation.com/european-heatwave-whats-causing-it-and-is-climate-change-to-blame-209653

What do the ‘supercharged’ northern hemisphere heatwaves mean for the Australian summer? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/19/what-do-the-supercharged-northern-hemisphere-heatwaves-mean-for-the-australian-summer

Eight excellent books on sea level rise risk for U.S. cities https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/eight-excellent-books-on-sea-level-rise-risk-for-u-s-cities/

Earth, Wind, and Fire: The Transatlantic Partners Must Confront Climate Insecurity to Reinforce Global Stability https://www.policycenter.ma/publications/earth-wind-and-fire-transatlantic-partners-must-confront-climate-insecurity-reinforce

July 2023 El Niño update: learning the steps https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/july-2023-el-ni%C3%B1o-update-learning-steps

“Truly world leading:” Australia heads to 100 pct renewables and new heartbeat for grid https://reneweconomy.com.au/truly-world-leading-australia-heads-to-100-pct-renewables-and-new-heartbeat-for-grid/

European heatwave July 2023 https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/science-blog/2023/european-heatwave-july-2023

Heat of 2023 compared to previous years https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/t2_daily/

‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/19/climate-crisis-james-hansen-scientist-warning

Paris When It Sizzles: The City of Light Aims to Get Smart on Heat https://e360.yale.edu/features/paris-heat-waves-climate-change

Family Trees Clarify Relationships Among Climate Models https://eos.org/research-spotlights/family-trees-clarify-relationships-among-climate-models

Northern Europe faces biggest relative increase in uncomfortable heat and is dangerously unprepared – new research https://theconversation.com/northern-europe-faces-biggest-relative-increase-in-uncomfortable-heat-and-is-dangerously-unprepared-new-research-209745

Brazilian coast is warmer and is having more frequent extreme temperature events, study shows https://phys.org/news/2023-07-brazilian-coast-warmer-frequent-extreme.html

Heatwaves show importance of health early warnings and action plans https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/heatwaves-show-importance-of-health-early-warnings-and-action-plans

‘People need to be riled up’: meteorologist names US heatwaves after oil and gas giants https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/20/ex-meteorologist-names-us-heatwaves-after-oil-gas-firms

The European heatwave of July 2023 in a longer-term context https://climate.copernicus.eu/european-heatwave-july-2023-longer-term-context

Climate change is gendered https://givingcompass.org/partners/disaster-relief-recovery/climate-change-is-gendered-our-responses-must-be-too

As heat records fall, how hot is too hot for the human body? https://theconversation.com/as-heat-records-fall-how-hot-is-too-hot-for-the-human-body-210088

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Climate change drives disaster risk https://www.preventionweb.net/understanding-disaster-risk/risk-drivers/climate-change

The planet is getting hotter fast. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/09/health/what-happens-to-your-body-extreme-heat-xpn/index.html

Heat record after heat record will be broken in 2023. Here’s how to make sense of it all https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/09/2023-heat-breaking-records-climate-change/70384382007/

‘It’s not climate change, it’s everything change’: sci-fi authors take on the global crisis https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/09/climate-change-sci-fi-authors-global-crisis-atwood-mccarthy

Sorry, Honey, It’s Too Hot for Camp https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2023/07/sorry-honey-its-too-hot-for-camp/674621/

What makes South Asia so vulnerable to climate change? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/8/what-makes-south-asia-so-vulnerable-to-climate-change

Here’s why climate change isn’t always to blame for extreme rainfall https://theconversation.com/heres-why-climate-change-isnt-always-to-blame-for-extreme-rainfall-206958

Preliminary data shows hottest week on record. Unprecedented sea surface temperatures and Antarctic sea ice loss https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/preliminary-data-shows-hottest-week-record-unprecedented-sea-surface-temperatures-and

Adapting to climate change: Lessons for Swiss Civil Protection https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/adapting-climate-change-lessons-swiss-civil-protection

Where will sea level rise most from ice sheet melt? https://nsidc.org/learn/ask-scientist/where-will-sea-level-rise-most-ice-sheet-melt

How four cities are building resilience to extreme heat https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/how-four-cities-are-building-resilience-to-extreme-heat/

The Health Care Costs of Extreme Heat https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-health-care-costs-of-extreme-heat/

New book: The Heat Will Kill You First https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jeff-goodell/the-heat-will-kill-you-first/9780316497572/

How fast are the seas rising? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/how-fast-are-the-seas-rising/

The “new abnormal”: The rise of extreme flooding, briefly explained https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/7/11/23791452/vermont-flooding-climate-change

How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest https://theconversation.com/how-climate-change-intensifies-the-water-cycle-fueling-extreme-rainfall-and-flooding-the-northeast-deluge-was-just-the-latest-209476

California launches new heat initiative ahead of next heatwave https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/state-launches-new-heat-initiative-ahead-of-next-heatwave/

Climate Change Is Making Travel That Much Harder https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/07/11/climate-change-is-making-travel-that-much-harder/

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes Action to Protect Communities from Extreme Heat Fueled by the Climate Crisis https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/11/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-takes-action-to-protect-communities-from-extreme-heat-fueled-by-the-climate-crisis/

Cooling the Heat: Can India Lead the World in Green Cooling Innovation https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/opinion/2023/07/11/cooling-the-heat-can-india-lead-the-world-in-green-cooling-innovation

Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02419-z

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Climate graphic of the week: Deadly ‘heat dome’ takes toll on US south and Mexico https://www.ft.com/content/9a7edd5f-969d-4f24-b01d-ea1ebd550842

U.S. Wind and Solar Overtake Coal for the First Time https://e360.yale.edu/digest/us-wind-solar-coal-power-generation-2023

2023 Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Report: APAC Insights https://aoninsights.com.au/2023-weather-climate-and-catastrophe-report-apac-insights/

Pressure builds for FEMA to declare deadly heat events as disasters https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/29/fema-heat-waves-disasters/

Will El Niño on top of global heating create the perfect climate storm? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/03/a-perfect-storm-scientists-ponder-if-climate-has-entered-a-new-erratic-era

Wind and solar reached a record 12% of global electricity in 2022, and power sector emissions may have peaked https://ember-climate.org/insights/research/global-electricity-review-2023/

A global assessment of estuarine tidal response to sea level rise https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723036343

Monday was hottest day for global average temperature on record, as climate crisis bites https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/04/monday-was-hottest-day-for-global-average-temperature-on-record-as-climate-crisis-bites

World Meteorological Organization declares onset of El Niño conditions https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/world-meteorological-organization-declares-onset-of-el-ni%C3%B1o-conditions

Anthropogenic warming has exacerbated droughts in southern Europe since the 1850s https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00907-1

Climate change is making NJ and NY into wildfire hotspots https://gothamist.com/news/climate-change-is-making-nj-and-ny-into-wildfire-hotspots

Increases in short duration (<1 h) annual maximum rainfall are greater than increases in long duration (>1 h) annual maxima across Australia from 1967 to 2021 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169423008144

Adapting: starting from where? The case study of Venice for a multi-risk adaptation https://www.cmcc.it/article/adapting-starting-from-where-the-case-study-of-venice-for-a-multi-risk-adaptation

Ocean temperatures around Australia the hottest for any June as UN declares an El Niño https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/05/ocean-temperatures-around-australia-the-hottest-for-any-june-as-un-declares-an-el-nino

Three things to know: Climate change’s impact on extreme weather events https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/three-things-know-climate-changes-impact-extreme-weather-events

AI, Digital Twins to Unleash Next Wave of Climate Research Innovation https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2023/07/03/climate-research-next-wave/

FAQ 5: What strategies could increase the climate resilience of people and nature? https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/about/frequently-asked-questions/keyfaq5/

Earlier collapse of Anthropocene ecosystems driven by multiple faster and noisier drivers https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01157-x

UK plans to drop flagship £11.6bn climate pledge https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/04/revealed-uk-plans-to-drop-flagship-climate-pledge-rishi-sunak

Humanitarians and the Climate Emergency https://gppi.net/2023/06/28/humanitarians-and-the-climate-emergency

El Niño + climate change = heat records https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/05/politics/heat-el-nino-climate-what-matters/index.html

It’s official: Australia is set for a hot, dry El Niño. Here’s what that means for our flammable continent https://theconversation.com/its-official-australia-is-set-for-a-hot-dry-el-nino-heres-what-that-means-for-our-flammable-continent-209126

Predicting the future of coastlines https://www.cmcc.it/article/predicting-the-future-of-coastlines

Financial models on climate risk ‘implausible’, say actuaries https://www.ft.com/content/a5027391-41a4-4e21-a72d-f8189d6a7b71

Decades of less rainfall have cut replenishing of groundwater to 800-year low in WA https://theconversation.com/decades-of-less-rainfall-have-cut-replenishing-of-groundwater-to-800-year-low-in-wa-208751

It was the hottest June on record, unprecedented North Atlantic warmth, record low Antarctic sea ice https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/it-was-hottest-june-record-unprecedented-north-atlantic-warmth-record-low-antarctic-sea-0

German citizens set up heatwave helpline amid rising temperatures https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/04/german-citizens-set-up-heatwave-helpline-amid-rising-temperatures

Coevolution of Extreme Sea Levels and Sea-Level Rise Under Global Warming https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023EF003649

Identifying loss and damage is tough – we need a pragmatic but science-based approach https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/07/05/identifying-loss-and-damage-definition-war/

Indigenous Practice and Community-Led Climate Change Solutions https://www.routledge.com/Indigenous-Practice-and-Community-Led-Climate-Change-Solutions-The-Relevance/Datta-Muthukrishnan/p/book/9781032484365

Climate change vicious cycle spirals in Latin America and Caribbean https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/climate-change-vicious-cycle-spirals-latin-america-and-caribbean

The projected costs of this summer’s extreme heat: 235,000 ER visits, 56,000 hospital admissions—and $1 billion https://thebulletin.org/2023/07/the-projected-costs-of-this-summers-extreme-heat-235000-er-visits-56000-hospital-admissions-and-1-billion/

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Protecting children from heat stress: A technical note https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/protecting-children-heat-stress-technical-note

Firefighters battle blaze at Tara as climate change and El Niño risk threaten to fan fire season ‘on steroids’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-26/fire-season-warning-for-australia-this-winter/102524078

Experience exceeds awareness of anthropogenic climate change in Greenland https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01701-9

Why Texas Could Be As Hot As The Sahara Desert This Week https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2023/06/26/why-texas-could-be-as-hot-as-the-sahara-desert-this-week/

El Niño digs in its heels https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/el-nino-digs-in-its-heels/

Pioneering research has confirmed that the current level of rainfall recharging groundwater in southwest WA is at its lowest for at least the last 800 years https://www.ansto.gov.au/news/pioneering-research-has-confirmed-current-level-of-rainfall-recharging-groundwater-southwest

‘It’s absolutely guaranteed’: the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/26/its-absolutely-guaranteed-the-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-for-sea-level-rise

Spring 2023 in Europe: extremes amidst a relatively wet, average season https://climate.copernicus.eu/spring-2023-europe-extremes-amidst-relatively-wet-average-season

A Climate-Resilient Future for All Canadians https://www.iisd.org/articles/statement/canada-national-adaptation-strategy

‘We could lose our status as a state’: what happens to a people when their land disappears https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/27/we-could-lose-our-status-as-a-state-what-happens-to-a-people-when-their-land-disappears

Fractured foundations: how Antarctica’s ‘landfast’ ice is dwindling and why that’s bad news https://theconversation.com/fractured-foundations-how-antarcticas-landfast-ice-is-dwindling-and-why-thats-bad-news-207814

Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities https://www.wri.org/insights/cities-systems-change-urban-transformation

In Brazil’s Favelas, Green Roofs Might Help Relieve the Heat https://undark.org/2023/05/22/in-brazils-favelas-green-roofs-might-help-relieve-the-heat/

Most Americans underestimate the popularity of policies to protect the climate https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/most-americans-underestimate-the-popularity-of-policies-to-protect-the-climate/

Global warming is disrupting humanity’s ‘Goldilocks zone’ on Earth https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/global-warming-is-disrupting-humanitys-goldilocks-zone-on-earth/

Renewables supply more than half German electricity demand in first half of 2023 https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-supply-more-than-half-german-electricity-demand-in-first-half-of-2023/

How is climate change impacting the world’s ocean https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/ocean-impacts

Welcome to the apocalyptic haze of the new abnormal. There is nowhere left to hide https://www.independent.co.uk/us/voices/air-quality-index-nyc-fires-smoke-b2354703.html

What makes people adapt together? An empirically grounded conceptual model on the enablers and barriers of collective climate change adaptation https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2023.1213852/full

Off the charts’: Earth’s vital signs are going haywire https://www.wfla.com/weather/climate-classroom/off-the-charts-earths-vital-signs-are-going-haywire/

Volcanoes’ Future Climate Effects May Exceed Standard Estimateshttps://eos.org/research-spotlights/volcanoes-future-climate-effects-may-exceed-standard-estimates

Mountains Vulnerable to Extreme Rain from Climate Change https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2023/06/28/mountains-vulnerable-to-extreme-rain-from-climate-change/

Enhancing Climate Change and Environmental Reporting in South-East Asia https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/enhancing-climate-change-and-environmental-reporting-south-east-asia

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Sea Level Rise – Map Viewer https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/dataset/sea-level-rise-map-viewer

Summer Heat Waves Could Cause Blackouts Across the Country https://eos.org/articles/summer-heat-waves-could-cause-blackouts-across-the-country

State of the Global Climate in 2022 https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/climate/wmo-statement-state-of-global-climate

Sea Level Through a Porthole https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5114

WMO, C3S release sombre findings in joint State of the Climate in Europe 2022 report https://climate.copernicus.eu/wmo-c3s-release-sombre-findings-joint-state-climate-europe-2022-report

The Fastest-Warming Continent, Europe Has Already Heated by More Than 2 Degrees C https://e360.yale.edu/digest/europe-fastest-warming-continent-climate-change

States Greatly Underestimate Extreme Heat Hazards: Study https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/states-greatly-underestimate-extreme-heat-hazards-study/

Protecting the Ozone Layer Is Delaying Arctic Melting https://eos.org/articles/protecting-the-ozone-layer-is-delaying-arctic-melting

Communicating future sea-level rise uncertainty and ambiguity to assessment users https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01691-8

Antarctica’s sea ice growth is at record lows. But it’s more complicated than just climate change https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/antarctic-ice-melting-record-climate/

Is climate change outpacing our ability to predict extreme heatwaves? https://theconversation.com/is-climate-change-outpacing-our-ability-to-predict-extreme-heatwaves-207925

Texas steam bath continues with record-breaking heat https://www.axios.com/2023/06/21/texas-heat-wave-continues-records

Underestimated climate risks from population ageing https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-023-00398-z

El Niño May Break a Record and Reshape Weather around the Globe https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/el-nino-may-break-a-record-and-reshape-weather-around-the-globe/

Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave https://theconversation.com/saving-lives-from-extreme-heat-lessons-from-the-deadly-2021-pacific-northwest-heat-wave-206737

MONASH Simple Climate Model https://www.climate.gov/teaching/resources/monash-simple-climate-model-35756

A brief introduction to climate change and torrential rainstorms https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/a-brief-introduction-to-climate-change-and-torrential-rainstorms/

Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100, report says https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/himalayan-glaciers-track-lose-up-75-ice-by-2100-report-2023-06-20/

Aircon wide adoption to fight the heat in India and Europe, a risk for a dramatic rise in emissions https://www.cmcc.it/article/aircon-wide-adoption-to-fight-the-heat-in-india-and-europe-a-risk-for-a-dramatic-rise-in-emissions

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Here comes El Nino: It’s early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world https://apnews.com/article/el-nino-climate-global-warming-world-weather-6eb70f36ce098d931cfcdb82590c4066

CHELSA-W5E5: daily 1 km meteorological forcing data for climate impact studies https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/2445/2023/

A Little Arctic Town’s Big Transition https://www.cnbc.com/advertorial/a-little-arctic-towns-big-transition/

An El Niño looms over Australia’s stressed electricity system – and we must plan for the worst https://theconversation.com/an-el-nino-looms-over-australias-stressed-electricity-system-and-we-must-plan-for-the-worst-207210

Bangladesh tea workers struggle as heat and drought scorch fields https://www.context.news/climate-risks/bangladesh-tea-workers-struggle-as-heat-and-drought-scorch-fields

North Atlantic Ocean has reached record-high surface temperatures https://www.newscientist.com/article/2378026-north-atlantic-ocean-has-reached-record-high-surface-temperatures/

Anthropogenic climate change impacts exacerbate summer forest fires in California https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2213815120

Access a range of climate-related reports issued by government agencies and scientific organizations https://toolkit.climate.gov/reports

Torres Strait Islander elders call on government to improve conditions in landmark climate case https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-09/federal-court-hears-evidence-boigu-torres-strait-climate-case/102455250

El Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news, depending on where you live https://theconversation.com/el-nino-is-back-thats-good-news-or-bad-news-depending-on-where-you-live-205974

Spike in ocean heat stuns scientists: Have we breached a climate tipping point? https://www.wfla.com/weather/climate-classroom/spike-in-ocean-heat-stuns-scientists-have-we-breached-a-climate-tipping-point/

Rapid Decadal Acceleration of Sea Level Rise along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts during 2010–22 and Its Impact on Hurricane-Induced Storm Surge https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/36/13/JCLI-D-22-0670.1.xml

Is the world making real progress towards net zero emissions? https://www.context.news/net-zero/is-the-world-making-real-progress-towards-net-zero-emissions

As Wildfires Grow, So Could Methane Emissions https://eos.org/articles/as-wildfires-grow-so-could-methane-emissions

A Year After the Deadly Pakistan Floods Began, Hard Lessons About Climate Loss and Damage https://blog.ucsusa.org/rachel-cleetus/a-year-after-the-deadly-pakistan-floods-began-hard-lessons-about-climate-loss-and-damage/

Heat wave pushes temperatures up to 45 C in parts of Mexico https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/heat-wave-pushes-temperatures-up-to-45-c-in-mexico/

May 2023 was the world’s third-warmest May on record https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/may-2023-was-the-worlds-third-warmest-may-on-record/

Germany draws up plan to prevent heatwave deaths https://www.dw.com/en/germany-draws-up-plan-to-prevent-heatwave-deaths/a-65904829

Fears of hottest year on record as global temperatures spike https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/15/record-temperatures-global-heating

What Happens If… We Actually Exceed 1.5°C In Global Warming? https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/what-happens-if-we-exceed-15c-in-global-warming_uk_6489ab02e4b025003ee147c8

Extreme Heat Is Deadlier Than Hurricanes, Floods and Tornadoes Combined https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-heat-is-deadlier-than-hurricanes-floods-and-tornadoes-combined/

Mexico grapples with a third heat wave of the season, six fatalities reported https://watchers.news/2023/06/15/mexico-grapples-with-a-third-heat-wave-of-the-season-six-fatalities-reported/

Summer Heat Waves Could Cause Blackouts Across the Country https://eos.org/articles/summer-heat-waves-could-cause-blackouts-across-the-country

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Fires, floods and disappearing beaches: can Mediterranean holidays survive? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/03/fires-floods-and-disappearing-beaches-can-mediterranean-holidays-survive

Snow or Ice Extent – Graphing Tool https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/dataset/snow-or-ice-extent-graphing-tool

JMA reports warmest spring in Japan since record-keeping began in 1898 https://watchers.news/2023/06/02/jma-reports-warmest-spring-in-japan-since-record-keeping-began-in-1898/

This mannequin sweats, and it’s helping ASU researchers understand heat stress https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1848452/mannequin-sweats-and-its-helping-asu-researchers-understand-heat-stress

Resources at “breaking point” to deal with heatwaves this summer warn local authorities, first responders, utility companies and transport sector https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/resources-at-breaking-point-to-deal-with-heatwaves-this-summer-warn-local-authorities-first-responders-utility-companies-and-transport-sector/

Broken record: Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels jump again https://www.climate.gov/news-features/feed/broken-record-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-levels-jump-again

Just resilience for Europe: Towards measuring justice in climate change adaptation https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/just-resilience-europe-towards-measuring-justice-climate-change-adaptation

Using electric water heaters to store renewable energy could do the work of 2 million home batteries – and save us billions https://theconversation.com/using-electric-water-heaters-to-store-renewable-energy-could-do-the-work-of-2-million-home-batteries-and-save-us-billions-204281

Addressing Loss and Damage: What can we learn from countries’ National Adaptation Plans? https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/addressing-loss-and-damage-what-can-we-learn-countries-national-adaptation-plans

El Niño may push heating past 1.5C but urgent action could avert catastrophe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/02/el-nino-may-push-heating-past-15c-urgent-action-avert-catastrophe

Uninsurable America: Climate change hits the insurance industry https://www.axios.com/2023/06/06/climate-change-homeowners-insurance-state-farm-california-florida

Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/06/too-late-now-to-save-arctic-summer-ice-climate-scientists-find

Researchers deploy sensors in Miami’s neighborhoods to provide new assessment of dangerous heat conditions https://news.miami.edu/rosenstiel/stories/2023/06/officially-reported-temperatures-underestimate-miamis-heat-burden-new-study-finds.html

The massive smoke plume choking the northeast U.S. is what climate change looks like https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/the-massive-smoke-plume-choking-the-northeast-u-s-is-what-climate-change-looks-like/

Locally led adaptation: Promise, pitfalls, and possibilities https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-023-01884-7

Flash Droughts Are Getting Flashier https://eos.org/articles/flash-droughts-are-getting-flashier

UN climate talks might avoid fossil fuel phase-out, says Cop28 official https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/07/un-climate-talks-might-avoid-fossil-fuel-phase-out-says-cop28-official

Pakistan’s Flood Problem Is Supercharged by Climate Change. Recovery Means Going Beyond Damage Control https://theglobalobservatory.org/2023/06/pakistans-flood-problem-is-supercharged-by-climate-change-the-recovery-process-will-need-to-go-beyond-damage-control/

The Climate Crisis Was Always Real. Now It’s in Your Lungs https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/canadian-wildfires-climate-crisis-east-coast-public-health-1234766771/

Global greenhouse gas emissions at all-time high, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/08/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-at-all-time-high-study-finds

El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65839060

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Adaptation Gap Report https://www.unep.org/resources/adaptation-gap-report

Antarctic Sea Ice Is at Record Lows. Is It an Alarming Shift? https://www.wired.com/story/antarctic-sea-ice-is-at-record-lows-is-it-an-alarming-shift/

Antarctic Ocean Circulation Has Slowed Dramatically, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/antarctica-southern-ocean-circulation-slowing-climate-change

Up to 70% of California beaches could disappear by end of the century https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/27/california-beaches-erosion-2100-study

Climate change risk, resilience, and adaptation among rural farmers in East Africa: A literature review https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666660X23000245

New maps reveal places at risk from sea-level rise https://niwa.co.nz/news/new-maps-reveal-places-at-risk-from-sea-level-rise

With forecasts for a sweltering summer, L.A. vows to improve response to extreme heat https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-25/l-a-officials-vow-to-improve-city-response-to-extreme-heat

Chapter 1 – Evaluation of community response and resilience on climate change: a bibliometric analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780443187070000011

Africa is getting hotter https://www.wits.ac.za/curiosity/stories/africa-is-getting-hotter.html

Climate change risk to price stability: Higher average temperatures increase inflation https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/climate-change-risk-to-price-stability-higher-average-temperatures-increase-inflation

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions of people from dangerously hot climate https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/limiting-global-warming-to-1-5degc-would-save-billions-of-people-from-dangerously-hot-climate

“This is nuts:” European power prices go negative as springtime renewables soar https://reneweconomy.com.au/this-is-nuts-european-power-prices-go-negative-as-springtime-renewables-soar/

Earth past its safe limits for humans, scientists say https://www.ft.com/content/b59f9fea-500c-43c0-9b70-f0f7e866fd0e

Global projections of flash drought show increased risk in a warming climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00826-1

‘Safe and just’ climate boundary has already been breached, says contested study https://www.carbonbrief.org/safe-and-just-climate-boundary-has-already-been-breached-says-contested-study/

The sinking city: Alexandria’s race against climate change https://watersciencepolicy.com/article/the-sinking-city-alexandrias-race-against-climate-change–dd3efaca2db9

Divergent urbanization-induced impacts on global surface urban heat island trends since 1980s https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425723002018

Shanghai records its highest May temperature in more than 100 years https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/29/china/shanghai-record-temperature-may-intl/index.html

Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics https://theconversation.com/why-40-c-is-bearable-in-a-desert-but-lethal-in-the-tropics-206237