Climate Change Update

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Wind and solar hit record share of main grid, as curtailment underscores need for more storage https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-hit-record-share-of-main-grid-as-curtailment-underscores-need-for-more-storage/

How is climate change impacting hurricane season? It’s complicated https://thebulletin.org/2023/09/how-is-climate-change-impacting-hurricane-season-its-complicated/

‘All ice could disappear’: Europe’s heatwaves threaten to wipe out glaciers in the Alps https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/europe-heatwaves-threaten-wipe-out-glaciers-alps-2603439

‘Minutes to midnight’: UN warns world must phase out fossil fuels https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/minutes-to-midnight-un-warns-world-must-phase-out-fossil-fuels-20230909-p5e3bf.html

Cities are advertising themselves as ‘climate havens.’ Experts say there’s no such thing https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/4190038-cities-are-advertising-themselves-as-climate-havens-experts-say-theres-no-such-thing/

UK renewables still cheaper than gas, despite auction setback for offshore wind https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-renewables-still-cheaper-than-gas-despite-auction-setback-for-offshore-wind/

Climate change and insurance: The alarm bell we can’t afford to ignore https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/climate-change-and-insurance-the

Heat waves have a cost. Here’s why it’s important to quantify it https://theconversation.com/heat-waves-have-a-cost-heres-why-its-important-to-quantify-it-213141

Antarctic helicopter mission helps confirm Totten Glacier melting from below due to warm water https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-13/antarctic-sea-ice-probes-dropped-from-helicopter-totten-glacier/102844512

Faster disaster: climate change fuels ‘flash droughts’, intense downpours and storms https://theconversation.com/faster-disaster-climate-change-fuels-flash-droughts-intense-downpours-and-storms-213242

Lethal Heat Is Spreading across the Planet https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lethal-heat-is-spreading-across-the-planet/

Observational and model evidence together support wide-spread exposure to noncompensable heat under continued global warming https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg9297?

US behind more than a third of global oil and gas expansion plans, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/12/us-behind-more-than-a-third-of-global-oil-and-gas-expansion-plans-report-finds

Eight catastrophic floods in 11 days: What’s behind intense rainfall around the world? https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/eight-catastrophic-floods-11-days-s-intense-rainfall-world-rcna104620

We’re Thinking About Climate Risk All Wrong https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/09/calculating-climate-change-risk-wrong-ipcc-existential/

Climate Change Hurting Water Quality in Rivers Worldwide, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-change-water-quality-rivers

Enhancing urban resilience in Medellín through insurance protection for climate risks https://www.strategic-risk-europe.com/home/case-study-enhancing-urban-resilience-in-medellin-through-insurance-protection-for-climate-risks/1445599.article

The Libya floods: a climate and infrastructure catastrophe https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/the-libya-floods-a-climate-and-infrastructure-catastrophe/

Devastatingly low Antarctic sea ice may be the ‘new abnormal’, study warns https://theconversation.com/devastatingly-low-antarctic-sea-ice-may-be-the-new-abnormal-study-warns-212376

Throwing shade: Model maps NYC street trees’ cooling benefits https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/08/throwing-shade-model-maps-nyc-street-trees-cooling-benefits

Spring heatwave for eastern Australia ‘a heads-up’ of what’s to come, meteorologists say https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/14/spring-heatwave-for-eastern-australia-a-heads-up-of-whats-to-come-bom-says

Yale Center for Earth Observation (YCEO) Surface Urban Heat Islands, v4 (2003 – 2018) includes annual, summertime, and wintertime Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) intensities for daytime and nighttime for over 10,000 global urban extents https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/sdei-yceo-sfc-uhi-v4

As effects of global warming continue to heat the planet, visualizing climate change’s wrath https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/09/14/climate-change-global-warming-visual-tracker/70457785007/

Young people to take 32 European countries to court over climate policies https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/14/young-people-to-take-32-european-countries-to-court-over-climate-policies

August 2023 was Earth’s hottest August on record https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/august-2023-was-earths-hottest-august-on-record/

How rising water vapour in the atmosphere is amplifying warming and making extreme weather worse https://theconversation.com/how-rising-water-vapour-in-the-atmosphere-is-amplifying-warming-and-making-extreme-weather-worse-213347

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

After Australia’s warmest winter on record, the government approves more coal mining https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-approves-more-coalmining-while-recording-its-hottest-winter-on-record/49vkmf8ns

The Climate Crisis Could Mean the Twilight of the American West https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/historic-draught-colorado-river-california-nevada-arizona-water-crisis-1234816087/

The world’s highest navigable lake is drying out https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/03/americas/lake-titicaca-water-levels-intl

Climate crisis poses greatest risk to people with respiratory illnesses, experts warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/04/climate-crisis-poses-greatest-risk-to-people-with-respiratory-illnesses-experts-warn

Sensitivity of South American tropical forests to an extreme climate anomaly https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01776-4

We studied more than 1,500 coastal ecosystems – they will drown if we let the world warm above 2℃ https://theconversation.com/we-studied-more-than-1-500-coastal-ecosystems-they-will-drown-if-we-let-the-world-warm-above-2-211431

Abrupt, climate-induced increase in wildfires in British Columbia since the mid-2000s https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00977-1

Envisioning a future with climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01784-4.epdf

A need for actionable climate projections across the Global South https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01778-2

Climate change boosts risk of explosive wildfire growth in California by 25%, study says https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-04/climate-change-boosts-california-wildfire-risk-by-25

Selwyn Snow Resort’s first season since Black Summer bushfires cut short by low snowfall https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-05/selwyn-resort-closes-early-after-poor-snow-season/102816702

Australia has highest per capita CO2 emissions from coal in G20, analysis finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/05/australia-has-highest-per-capita-co2-emissions-from-coal-in-g20-analysis-finds

The dynamics and changes of the world’s monsoons https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article-abstract/76/9/32/2908397/The-dynamics-and-changes-of-the-world-s

Earth had hottest three-month period on record, with unprecedented sea surface temperatures and much extreme weather https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/earth-had-hottest-three-month-period-record-unprecedented-sea-surface

Rural Australia is pockmarked with small dams. Researchers say they could also be ‘batteries’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-09-07/rural-australia-is-pockmarked-with-small-dams-batteries/102799756

When, where, and which climate activists have vandalized museums https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-023-00054-5

‘A harrowing summer’: extreme weather costs hit US as 60m under heat alerts https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/06/a-relatively-new-challenge-why-us-heatwaves-dont-receive-disaster-funds

Betting against worst-case climate scenarios is risky business https://thebulletin.org/2023/09/betting-against-worst-case-climate-scenarios-is-risky-business/

‘Smashed’: summer of 2023 the hottest ever recorded https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/06/summer-of-2023-hottest-recorded-in-wake-up-call-to-cut-carbon-emissions

Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in ‘deeply concerning’ sign for sea levels https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/antarctica-warming-much-faster-than-models-predicted-in-deeply-concerning-sign-for-sea-levels

From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera – the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa https://theconversation.com/from-fatal-allergies-to-heart-attacks-and-cholera-the-devastating-health-effects-of-global-warming-in-africa-212564

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

South-east Australia marine heatwave forecast to be literally off the scale https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/27/south-east-australia-marine-heatwave-forecast-to-be-literally-off-the-scale

After America’s summer of extreme weather, ‘next year may well be worse’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/26/us-summer-extreme-heat-wildfires-climate-crisis

More than half of European ski resorts facing ‘very high risk’ from climate change, study finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-29/ski-resorts-under-threat-from-climate-change/102778814

‘Off-the-charts records’: has humanity finally broken the climate? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/28/crazy-off-the-charts-records-has-humanity-finally-broken-the-climate

Dramatic climate action needed to curtail ‘crazy’ extreme weather https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/28/dramatic-climate-action-needed-curtail-extreme-weather

Climate change will raise sea levels, cause apocalyptic floods and displace almost a billion people https://www.salon.com/2023/08/28/climate-change-will-raise-sea-levels-cause-apocalyptic-floods-and-displace-almost-a-billion-people/

Climate crisis to create ‘acute’ challenges for Australia’s economy, incoming RBA governor says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/29/rba-governor-michele-bullock-climate-change-economy-challenges

Offshore wind readies for take off in Australia and Asia, despite near term problems https://reneweconomy.com.au/offshore-wind-readies-for-take-off-in-australia-and-asia-despite-near-term-problems/

New Air-Conditioning Technology Could Be the Future of Cool https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-air-conditioning-technology-could-be-the-future-of-cool/

Children’s voices must be heard on climate crisis, says UN rights body https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/28/childrens-voices-must-be-heard-on-climate-crisis-says-un-rights-body

Climate change makes wildfires in California more explosive https://www.npr.org/2023/08/30/1196637141/climate-change-makes-wildfires-in-california-more-explosive

‘Blissonance’ effect as Melbourne’s early spring signals hot, dry summer https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/blissonance-effect-as-melbourne-s-early-spring-signals-hot-dry-summer-20230829-p5e07z.html

As our forests burn, oil companies are doubling down on their old business modeL https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-as-our-forests-burn-oil-companies-are-doubling-down-on-their-old/

The big and small ways I made my home energy-efficient and fully electric https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/ways-i-made-home-energy-efficient-fully-electric/102783982

How drought in Central America is pushing up the cost of living in Australia https://theconversation.com/how-drought-in-central-america-is-pushing-up-the-cost-of-living-in-australia-211999

Seville Turns to 1,000-Year-Old Technology to Cool Public Spaces https://www.theenergymix.com/2023/08/28/seville-turns-to-1000-year-old-technology-to-cool-public-spaces/

Risk of heat-related deaths has ‘increased rapidly’ over past 20 years https://www.carbonbrief.org/risk-of-heat-related-deaths-has-increased-rapidly-over-past-20-years/ Australia’s greenhouse emissions are a national disgrace that are destroying the planet and costing households https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2023/aug/30/australia-quarterly-greenhouse-emissions-data-survey

Please find below a list of links to recent climate change news…

Trillion-dollar cost of climate change will challenge federal budget https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/trillion-dollar-cost-of-climate-change-will-challenge-federal-budget-20230818-p5dxji.html

Greater Snowfall Speeds the Melting of Arctic Tundra, Study Finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/arctic-snow-emissions-climate-change

Can we expect Atlantic hurricanes to change over the coming century due to global warming? https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/can-we-expect-atlantic-hurricanes-change-over-coming-century-due-global-warming

The ocean’s fever https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-21/ocean-tempertature-records-2023/102701172

Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’ https://theconversation.com/rising-methane-could-be-a-sign-that-earths-climate-is-part-way-through-a-termination-level-transition-211211

Mountain treelines are rising due to climate crisis, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/19/mountain-treelines-rising-climate-crisis-study

The Climate Crisis and Colonialism Destroyed My Maui Home. Where We Must Go From Here https://time.com/6305817/maui-wildfires-climate-change-colonialism-essay/

Climate change impacts increase in South-West Pacific https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/climate-change-impacts-increase-south-west-pacific

Models suggest Grand Canyon could see increase in heat-related illnesses due to climate change https://phys.org/news/2023-08-grand-canyon-heat-related-illnesses-due.html

Throwing shade: Model maps NYC street trees’ cooling benefits https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/08/throwing-shade-model-maps-nyc-street-trees-cooling-benefits

The intergenerational report says climate is a ‘profound’ risk to Australia. But the full picture may be even worse https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/24/intergenerational-report-jim-chalmers-climate-change

Extreme weather events and public attention to climate change in Australia https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-023-03601-5

Canadian wildfires fueled by climate change, study shows https://www.dw.com/en/canadian-wildfires-fueled-by-climate-change-study-shows/a-66601298

Fossil fuels being subsidised at rate of $13m a minute, says IMF https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/24/fossil-fuel-subsidies-imf-report-climate-crisis-oil-gas-coal

Support for Australia’s UN climate bid should be linked to ceasing fossil fuel expansion, Pacific leaders say https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/24/pacific-island-leaders-say-support-for-australias-un-climate-bid-should-be-linked-to-ceasing-fossil-fuel-expansion

Massive economic pain for Australia if temperature rises exceed 2C, intergenerational report predicts https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/23/massive-economic-pain-for-australia-if-temperature-rises-exceed-2c-intergenerational-report-predicts

New modeling method helps to understand extreme heat waves https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/08/new-modeling-method-helps-understand-extreme-heat-waves

New test chamber created to find better ways to keep people cool https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2023/08/17/new-test-chamber-created-to-find-better-ways-to-keep-people-cool/

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

How Unusual Is the 2022 European Compound Drought and Heatwave Event? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2023GL105453

Medical experts warn hospitals need to be prepared for heatwave demands https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-14/hospitals-prepare-for-heatwave-demands/102711446

The world’s infrastructure was built for a climate that no longer exists https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/11/climate-change-critical-infrastructure-heat-flood-energy-transportation-housing/

Oregon facing one of its hottest five-day stretches on record, U.S. https://watchers.news/2023/08/11/oregon-facing-one-of-its-hottest-five-day-stretches-on-record-u-s/

As the Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler? https://www.wri.org/insights/earth-gets-hotter-cool-cities-infrastructure-solutions

A recent study, built to enable local action, illustrates the extreme climate effects of 2°C of warming https://baeri.org/climate-projections-detail-future-risks

Fighting, not sinking: The Pacific plea for Australian climate action https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/fighting-not-sinking-the-pacific-plea-for-australian-climate-action-20230812-p5dw02.html

An early warning system for joint heat and ozone extremes in China https://seas.harvard.edu/news/2023/08/early-warning-system-joint-heat-and-ozone-extremes-china

Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’ https://theconversation.com/rising-methane-could-be-a-sign-that-earths-climate-is-part-way-through-a-termination-level-transition-211211

August 2023 El Niño update: back to school https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/august-2023-el-ni%C3%B1o-update-back-school

Australia’s chief scientist Cathy Foley tells Q+A carbon reduction must increase by eight times to curb climate change https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-15/chief-scientist-cathy-foley-carbon-reduction-climate-change-qa/102729476

Global change scenarios in coastal river deltas and their sustainable development implications https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378023001024

Extreme bushfires pose serious threat to global climate https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2023/08/extreme-bushfires-pose-serious-threat-to-global-climate

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

A New Age of Water is Dawning https://time.com/6300886/climate-change-water/

Climate Change Responsible for Record-Breaking Heat in July, Analysis Suggests https://www.islandernews.com/news/national/climate-change-responsible-for-record-breaking-heat-in-july-analysis-suggests/video_b3748118-d06d-5195-ad0c-805ed93cdc1b.html

Extreme Heat Is Hitting Companies Where It Hurts https://time.com/6294411/extreme-heat-impacting-companies-economy/

Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072023/greenland-ice-sheet-microcracks-atmospheric-rivers-tipping-points/

Worsening flooding and drought as rapid warming continues https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2023/Research-News/Worsening-flooding-and-drought-as-rapid-warming-continues

Copernicus confirms July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/copernicus-confirms-july-2023-was-hottest-month-ever-recorded

Heat-Related EMS Activation Surveillance Dashboard https://nemsis.org/heat-related-ems-activation-surveillance-dashboard/

Scientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up Earth https://apnews.com/article/hot-summer-climate-change-el-nino-9c5151f2fca2cd77d92a1c7bc61a0035

Climate statistics ‘not all doom and gloom’ – expert https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/0808/1398785-climate-report/

Daily 2-meter Air Temperature https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/t2_daily/

Exceptional heat and rain, wildfires and floods mark summer of extremes https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/exceptional-heat-and-rain-wildfires-and-floods-mark-summer-of-extremes

How climate change might trigger more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions https://theconversation.com/how-climate-change-might-trigger-more-earthquakes-and-volcanic-eruptions-210841

The social and cultural practices developed by First Nations people over generations, such as reducing physical exertion in hotter parts of the day, are powerful mechanisms for protecting human health https://reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/why-bringing-back-the-arvo-nap-could-help-us-adapt-to-extreme-heat

The intense heat sweeping much of the northern hemisphere has prompted fears about the summer to come in Australia https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/extreme-global-weather-prompts-fears-about-the-hot-summer-to-come-for-australia-20230810-p5dvcf.html

Please find below links to the latest climate change news…

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

Please find below links to recent climate change news …

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

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

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