Today in climate change (22 November 2024)

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Australia to invest $125m in Pacific island off-grid and community scale renewables https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-to-invest-125m-in-pacific-island-off-grid-and-community-scale-renewables/

Will Hydrogen Hubs Be a Clean Energy Boom or Boondoggle? https://e360.yale.edu/features/east-coast-hydrogen-hub

Climate Realism (Still) Means Climate Justice https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/athanasiou-interview-climate-justice/

The Amazon is teetering on the edge of a climate tipping point https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453873-the-amazon-is-teetering-on-the-edge-of-a-climate-tipping-point/

Melting glaciers leave homes teetering in valley of jagged mountains https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgly8y1j12o

Artificial intelligence reveals past climate extremes by reconstructing historical records https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53464-2

Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening ocean circulation, speeding up warming down south https://theconversation.com/meltwater-from-greenland-and-the-arctic-is-weakening-ocean-circulation-speeding-up-warming-down-south-238302

World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/climate-crisis-world-temperature-target

Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/climate-crisis-to-blame-for-dozens-of-impossible-heatwaves-studies-reveal

South America is becoming warmer, drier, and more flammable https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01654-7

The cost of inaction: Quantifying the impact of climate change on health in low- and middle-income countries https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/cost-inaction-quantifying-impact-climate-change-health-low-and-middle-income-countries

Study Finds Humidity Diminishes Daytime Cooling Gains in Urban Green Spaces https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/study-finds-humidity-diminishes-daytime-cooling-gains-urban-green-spaces

Projected increase in the frequency of extremely active Atlantic hurricane seasons https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adq7856

Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, Guterres urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157096

To Cope with Extreme Heat, Paris Will Swap Parking Spaces for Trees https://e360.yale.edu/digest/paris-trees-parking-spaces

When Rome’s fountains run dry https://thebulletin.org/2024/11/when-romes-fountains-run-dry/

Paris agreement is working, Australian minister tells Cop29, but much deeper cuts needed by 2035 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/19/paris-agreement-is-working-australian-minister-tells-cop29-but-much-deeper-cuts-needed-by-2035

“Quiet revolution:” Wind and solar slash electricity emissions by 40 pct in just 10 years https://reneweconomy.com.au/quiet-revolution-wind-and-solar-slash-electricity-emissions-by-40-pct-in-just-10-years/

Geological Net Zero and the need for disaggregated accounting for carbon sinks https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08326-8

Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage https://theconversation.com/americans-face-an-insurability-crisis-as-climate-change-worsens-disasters-a-look-at-how-insurance-companies-set-rates-and-coverage-241772

The evolving science of ‘extreme weather attribution’ https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-the-evolving-science-of-extreme-weather-attribution/

Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/attribution-studies/index.html

Challenging future projected for children in 2050 in world transformed by extreme climate crises, population shifts, and tech disparities https://www.unicef.org/eca/press-releases/challenging-future-projected-children-2050-world-transformed-extreme-climate-crises

Australian author Richard Flanagan wins $97,000 Baillie Gifford Prize but declines prize money https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-20/richard-flanagan-baillie-gifford-prize-for-non-fiction/104623462

What’s Causing the Recent Spike in Global Temperatures? https://e360.yale.edu/features/gavin-schmidt-interview

Water is an integral part of the global climate agenda https://wmo.int/media/news/water-integral-part-of-global-climate-agenda

Heat stress and the labour force https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00606-1

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-pollution-carbon-dioxide-rising-worsening-df9814ea7e39dd214fd3042f299af914

‘The land is tearing itself apart’: life on a collapsing Arctic isle https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/21/canada-arctic-herschel-island-qikiqtaruk-climate-permafrost-tundra-ecology-aoe

It’s not normal for the East Coast to be on fire https://www.vox.com/climate/384323/drought-new-york-east-coast-wildfires-water

Today in climate change (15 November 2024)

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Tokyo’s climate goals rely on a fuel that is falling out of favor https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/11/03/energy/tokyo-hydrogen-decarbonization-plan/

Renewable energy is roaring back, crushing coal to historic lows https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/renewable-energy-is-roaring-back-crushing-coal-to-historic-lows-20241101-p5kn6p.html

Australia reaches record monthly renewable share of more than 47 pct, and poised to leap further ahead https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-reaches-record-monthly-renewable-share-of-47-4-per-cent/

Spain’s apocalyptic floods show two undeniable truths: the climate crisis is getting worse and Big Oil is killing us https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/02/spain-apocalyptic-floods-climate-crisis-worse-big-oil-cop29

Australia’s land is already 1.5°C hotter and faces intense fire season, ocean heatwaves and sea-level rise https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-land-is-already-1-5c-hotter-and-faces-intense-fire-season-ocean-heatwaves-and-sea-level-rise/

Trees Cool Better Than Reflective Roofs in Vulnerable Houston Neighborhoods https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2024/10/trees-cool-better-than-reflective-roofs-in-vulnerable-houston-neighborhoods/

Pioneering Planetary Boundaries science as key to mitigating rising planetary risks https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/pioneering-planetary-boundaries-science-as-key-to-mitigating-rising-planetary-risks

‘The most noble scenes are made desolate’: The climate warnings in 19th Century paintings https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20241108-the-climate-warnings-in-19th-century-paintings

The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here’s what to expect https://theconversation.com/the-cop29-climate-talks-are-about-to-kick-off-in-baku-azerbaijan-heres-what-to-expect-242706

Work to regulate one of Australia’s biggest sources of carbon dioxide stalls, FoI documents reveal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/12/work-to-regulate-one-of-australias-biggest-sources-of-carbon-dioxide-stalls-foi-documents-reveal

Climate Change Negotiations Again—But Don’t Despair https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202411/climate-change-negotiations-again-but-dont-despair

Durability of carbon dioxide removal is critical for Paris climate goals https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01808-7

This is climate breakdown: a new series exploring the real impacts on people https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/11/this-is-climate-breakdown-series-exploring-impacts-people

The total cost of damage from climate-related extreme weather events globally was approximately $2 trillion between 2014 and 2023 https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/10/business/climate-change-shadow-financial-crisis

World close to 1.5C warming limit according to new pre-industrial temperature estimate https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-11-12/climate-change-warming-limit-close-antarctic-ice-reveals/104585566

Study warns of a billion human deaths if global warming reaches or exceeds 2°C https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/study-warns-of-a-billion-human-deaths-if-global-warming-reaches-or-exceeds-2-c-91537

Yearbook of Global Climate Action 2024: Inclusive Climate Action Needed to Achieve Paris Goals https://unfccc.int/news/yearbook-of-global-climate-action-2024-inclusive-climate-action-needed-to-achieve-paris-goals

Stay on top of the COP https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/cop29

Global thermal comfort mapping https://charts.ecmwf.int/products/medium-thermofeel

Planetary Boundaries guide humanity’s future on Earth https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00597-z

Home prices only beginning to feel the bite of climate change, J.P. Morgan analysts warn https://www.marketwatch.com/story/home-prices-only-beginning-to-feel-the-bite-of-climate-change-j-p-morgan-analysts-warn-f004bbd0

Major climate drivers activate to kick Australian thunderstorm season into top gear https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-13/major-climate-drivers-australian-thunderstorm-season-top-gear/104592720

Climate change fuelling insurance cost-of-living crunch https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/8819366/climate-change-fuelling-insurance-cost-of-living-crunch/

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/global-co2-emissions-hit-record-high-2024-report-says-2024-11-13/

Today in climate change (1 November 2024)

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Overconfidence in climate overshoot https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08020-9#ref-CR1

Would abandoning false hope help us to tackle the climate crisis? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/24/we-need-a-dash-of-hope-but-is-too-much-diverting-our-gaze-from-the-perils-of-the-climate-crisis

Subtle Coastal Sinking Raises Storm Surge Risks https://eos.org/research-spotlights/subtle-coastal-sinking-raises-storm-surge-risks

Democratising knowledge for transformative climate action https://cdkn.org/story/democratising-knowledge-transformative-climate-action

Mapped: Renewable Energy as a Percentage of Power Generation, by Country https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/mapped-renewable-energy-by-country-in-2022/

Climate change reshapes cities, both environmentally and financially https://thehill.com/future-america/future-of-cities/4934071-cities-climate-change-insurance-heat-waves/

Planet-heating pollutants in atmosphere hit record levels in 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/28/planet-heating-pollutants-in-atmosphere-hit-record-levels-in-2023

Will climate change put the Chicago area at heightened risk for hurricanes? https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/helene-milton-climate-change-chicago-risk/

World way off target in tackling climate change – UN https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8yyle2eq2o

Principles for satellite monitoring of vegetation carbon uptake https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00601-6

New NASA Instrument for Studying Snowpack Completes Airborne Testing https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-technology/new-nasa-instrument-for-studying-snowpack-completes-airborne-testing/

Nature and climate on the line: COP16 must deliver on both https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/ecosystems-resources/nature-and-climate-on-the-line-cop16-must-deliver-on-both

44 Scientists Just Warned Us About a Catastrophic Ocean Current Collapse https://www.vice.com/en/article/atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation-amoc-tipping-point-climate-change/

How unusual was Australia’s 2017–2019 Tinderbox Drought? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094724000951

Declining tropical cyclones and east coast lows lead to major shift in Australia’s rainfall https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/declining-tropical-cyclone-ecl-southern-ocean-rainfall/104533506

10 new insights in climate science 2024: Heat surges risk ecosystem collapse https://www.preventionweb.net/news/10-new-insights-climate-science-2024-heat-surges-risk-ecosystem-collapse

Today in climate change (4 October 2024)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today in climate change (27 September 2024)

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Techno-energy is reshaping the world https://www.ft.com/content/969d1a10-0e81-450b-971c-06acd79e4561

What a Tunisian exodus says about the future of global migration https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2024/0920/climate-migration-inequality-Tunisia

Cities Will Suffer Health and Infrastructure Crisis Under 3° C vs. 1.5° C Warming, With Low-income Cities Worst Impacted https://www.wri.org/news/cities-will-suffer-health-and-infrastructure-crisis-under-3deg-c-vs-15deg-c-warming-low-income

Australia’s first solar garden prepares for its harvest https://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/8770347/australias-first-solar-garden-prepares-for-its-harvest/

Arctic Warming Is Driving Siberian Wildfires https://eos.org/research-spotlights/arctic-warming-is-driving-siberian-wildfires

Meteorologists issue warning after Australia experiences hottest winter temperature on record: ‘It isn’t normal for this time of year’ https://www.yahoo.com/news/meteorologists-issue-warning-australia-experiences-101511226.html

Australia is building more renewables than ever. It’s still not enough https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/australia-is-building-more-renewables-than-ever-it-s-still-not-enough-20240920-p5kc5j.html

Climate models predict abrupt intensification of northern wildfires due to permafrost thawing https://phys.org/news/2024-09-climate-abrupt-intensification-northern-wildfires.html

The rise of solar power and China’s staggering EV growth may have pushed global emissions into decline https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-21/major-climate-agencies-call-global-emissions-peak/104016030

Who’s to blame when climate change turns the lights off? https://theconversation.com/whos-to-blame-when-climate-change-turns-the-lights-off-236446

Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier is heading for catastrophic collapse https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448793-antarcticas-doomsday-glacier-is-heading-for-catastrophic-collapse/

AI-empowered next-generation multiscale climate modelling for mitigation and adaptation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01527-w

Rich countries could raise $5tn of climate finance a year, study says https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/sep/24/rich-countries-could-raise-5tn-of-climate-finance-a-year-study-says

A clarion call on rising seas https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/09/25/united-nations-general-assembly-sea-level-rise-upper-limit-climate-change-paris-agreement/

Climate change is fueling extreme weather and chaos in the jet stream https://www.ehn.org/climate-change-is-fueling-extreme-weather-and-chaos-in-the-jet-stream-2669255105.html

Global heating ‘doubled’ chance of extreme rain in Europe in September https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/25/global-heating-doubled-chance-of-extreme-rain-in-europe-in-september

Understanding Antarctica’s contribution to sea level rise https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2024/improving-global-sea-level-rise-projections-and-community-response/

First-ever interagency sea level rise website is live https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/first-ever-interagency-sea-level-rise-website-is-live

A continental reconstruction of hydroclimatic variability in South America during the past 2000 years https://cp.copernicus.org/articles/20/2117/2024/

Arctic sea ice extent levels off; 2024 minimum set https://nsidc.org/sea-ice-today/analyses/arctic-sea-ice-extent-levels-2024-minimum-set

Today in climate change (20 September 2024)

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How To Move The Needle On Climate Change https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferkitepowell/2024/03/30/how-can-ai-be-used-to-move-the-needle-on-climate-change/

Ethiopia, the first country in the world to ban the import of gasoline and diesel vehicles https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2024/09/13/ethiopia-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-ban-the-import-of-gasoline-and-diesel-vehicles_6725856_124.html#

Hydrologic impacts of past shifts of Earth’s thermal equator offer insight into those to be produced by fossil fuel CO2  https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1301855110

More intense Indian summer monsoons https://www.eumetsat.int/features/more-intense-indian-summer-monsoons

The unjust climate: Measuring impacts of climate change on rural poor, women and youth https://weadapt.org/knowledge-base/gender-and-social-equality/the-unjust-climate-measuring-impacts-of-climate-change-on-rural-poor-women-and-youth/

4 ways to support someone with dementia during extreme heat https://theconversation.com/4-ways-to-support-someone-with-dementia-during-extreme-heat-213987

Why Saving World’s Peatlands Can Help Stabilize the Climate https://e360.yale.edu/features/why-saving-worlds-peatlands-can-help-stabilize-the-climate

Dug up in Australia, burned around the world – exporting fossil fuels undermines climate targets https://theconversation.com/dug-up-in-australia-burned-around-the-world-exporting-fossil-fuels-undermines-climate-targets-236248

Study Reveals Impact of Heat Waves on Rural Montana Seniors https://www.govtech.com/em/safety/study-reveals-impact-of-heat-waves-on-rural-montana-seniors

More rooftop solar in cities would help solve NZ’s energy crisis – and build disaster resilience https://theconversation.com/more-rooftop-solar-in-cities-would-help-solve-nzs-energy-crisis-and-build-disaster-resilience-238193

African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP per year with climate change, a new report says https://apnews.com/article/africa-climate-change-flooding-droughts-af5beebf70f414098ad2a4a73a19b76c

Landmark Bay Area Regional Plan to Combat Sea-Level Rise Unveiled https://www.kqed.org/science/1994406/landmark-bay-area-regional-plan-to-combat-sea-level-rise-unveiled

As the World Burns https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/as-the-world-burns/

An interdisciplinary research agenda for climate change and cultural heritage https://blog.geographydirections.com/2024/09/18/an-interdisciplinary-research-agenda-for-climate-change-and-cultural-heritage/

100% humidity heatwaves are spreading across the Earth. That’s a deadly problem for us… https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/100-humidity-heatwaves-are-spreading-across-the-earth-thats-a-deadly-problem-for-us

NZ to get hotter, faster than previously expected – NIWA https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528374/nz-to-get-hotter-faster-than-previously-expected-niwa

The Arctic Seed Vault Shows the Flawed Logic of Climate Adaptation https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-arctic-seed-vault-shows-the-flawed-logic-of-climate-adaptation/

Four ways Africa is already seeing the effects of climate change – and what can be done about it https://theconversation.com/four-ways-africa-is-already-seeing-the-effects-of-climate-change-and-what-can-be-done-about-it-238696

Today in climate change (13 September 2024)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today in climate change (6 September 2024)

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AI analysed 1,500 policies to cut emissions. These ones worked https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02717-7

As ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Melts, Can an Artificial Barrier Save It? https://e360.yale.edu/features/thwaites-glacier-pine-glacier-antarctica-geoengineering

Study in 27 countries: Scientific consensus strengthens pro-climate attitudes in society https://www.uva.nl/shared-content/uva/en/news/press-releases/2024/08/scientific-consensus-can-strengthen-pro-climate-attitudes-in-society.html

A 27-country test of communicating the scientific consensus on climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01928-2

Best-case scenario for climate change is now 1.6°C of warming https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444314-best-case-scenario-for-climate-change-is-now-1-6c-of-warming/

Revising the cost of climate change https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/08/revising-the-cost-of-climate-change/

Coastal mapping holds the key to climate adaptation for the world’s island nations https://climatepromise.undp.org/news-and-stories/coastal-mapping-holds-key-climate-adaptation-worlds-island-nations

Virtual reality offers a glimpse of future climate impacts https://www.preventionweb.net/news/virtual-reality-offers-glimpse-future-climate-impacts

Climate change increased Typhoon Gaemi’s wind speeds and rainfall, with devastating impacts across the western Pacific region https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-increased-typhoon-gaemis-wind-speeds-and-rainfall/

Emissions from Australian coal-fired power stations rise as wind and hydro dip https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/30/emissions-from-coal-fired-power-stations-rise-as-wind-and-hydro-dip

Australia sweats through hottest August on record with temperatures 3C above average https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/02/australia-weather-forecast-august-record-temperatures-bom

“Turning point:” Share of coal in Australia’s main grid falls below 50 pct for first time https://reneweconomy.com.au/turning-point-share-of-coal-in-australias-main-grid-falls-below-50-pct-for-first-time/

Green spaces provide substantial but unequal urban cooling globally https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-51355-0

‘It’s time to give up on normal’: what winter’s weird weather means for the warm months ahead https://theconversation.com/its-time-to-give-up-on-normal-what-winters-weird-weather-means-for-the-warm-months-ahead-237857

Improving the Quality of Climate Change Adaptation Planning Through State Mandate: The Case of California https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IHS3PBSI7P8ACKKKH3BF/

Historical and Future Asymmetry of ENSO Teleconnections with Extremes https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/aop/JCLI-D-23-0619.1/JCLI-D-23-0619.1.xml

Mandatory mitigation to meet the methane imperative https://policylabs.frontiersin.org/content/policy-outlook-mitigation-meet-methane-imperative-49kmk

Japan swelters through hottest summer while parts of China log warmest August on record https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/03/japan-weather-august-heat-record-heatwaves-china

African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP per year with climate change, a new report says https://apnews.com/article/africa-climate-change-flooding-droughts-af5beebf70f414098ad2a4a73a19b76c

Can Australia reach net zero by 2050? A new reports shows it must be ‘the new normal’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/05/can-australia-reach-net-zero-by-2050-a-new-reports-shows-it-must-be-the-new-normal

If Australia wants to fast-track 100% renewables, it must learn from Europe’s risky path https://theconversation.com/if-australia-wants-to-fast-track-100-renewables-it-must-learn-from-europes-risky-path-237974

Climate Change Loaded Dice for Brutal Drought in Sicily https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-change-sicily-drought

Projections of streamflow intermittence under climate change in European drying river networks https://hess.copernicus.org/preprints/hess-2024-272/

Coastal flooding is getting more common, even on sunny days https://www.npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-s1-5057482/high-tide-floods-get-worse

Today in climate change (23 August 2024)

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Future Climate Projections for South Florida: Improving the Accuracy of Air Temperature and Precipitation Extremes With a Hybrid Statistical Bias Correction Technique https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024EF004531

Climate change-fueled heat impacts Mediterranean amid ongoing wildfires https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-shift-index-alert/mediterranean-august-13-2024

The overshoot myth: you can’t keep burning fossil fuels and expect scientists of the future to get us back to 1.5°C https://theconversation.com/the-overshoot-myth-you-cant-keep-burning-fossil-fuels-and-expect-scientists-of-the-future-to-get-us-back-to-1-5-c-230814

Red centre heat could cause temperature records to tumble across Australia in coming days https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/20/red-centre-heat-could-see-temperature-records-tumble-across-australia-in-coming-days-meteorologists-forecast

Can floating homes make coastal communities resilient to climate risks? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02679-w

Boiling Point: Heat, fires, floods — extreme weather has affected 99% of Americans https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-08-20/boiling-point-climate-extremes-boiling-point

Victoria lays out plan for 95 pct renewables, with no coal, not much gas and a big lift in demand https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-lays-out-plan-for-95-pct-renewables-with-no-coal-not-much-gas-and-a-big-lift-in-demand/

Negative Power Prices Hit Europe as Renewable Energy Floods the Grid https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Negative-Power-Prices-Hit-Europe-as-Renewable-Energy-Floods-the-Grid.html

Summer heat arrives in August, theatening to break all-time Australian winter temperature records https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-22/summer-heat-august-break-australian-temperature-records/104253600

New Zealand’s biggest solar farm secures finance to go ahead at Christchurch Airport https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-zealands-biggest-solar-farm-secures-finance-to-go-ahead-at-christchurch-airport/

What has worked to fight climate change? Policies where someone pays for polluting, study finds https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-price-hike-policies-emissions-1d211ff66f7ab768a69466b9af281c79

Today in climate change (16 August 2024)

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Our plan to empower Australian communities and cut climate pollution by 75 percent this decade https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/seize-the-decade/

Alaska Felt Safe From Global Warming. Then the Glacier Melted https://slate.com/technology/2024/08/alaska-flood-i-left-californias-fires-now-a-glacier-is-coming-for-my-town.html

Heat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health – maps show who is affected most https://theconversation.com/heat-risk-isnt-just-about-the-highs-large-daily-temperature-swings-can-harm-human-health-maps-show-who-is-affected-most-235085

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

Unveiling community adaptations to extreme heat events using mobile phone location data https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479724016517

Should we change the term we use for “climate change”? Evidence from a national U.S. terminology experiment https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-024-03786-3

Heat caused over 47,000 deaths in Europe in 2023, the second highest burden of the last decade https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/el-calor-causo-47.000-muertes-en-europa-en-2023

Here are 5 ways that climate change is affecting sports around the world https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/08/climate-change-sports-impact/

A Conceptual Framework and Research Design for Assessing Losses and Damages from Climate Change in Vulnerable Communities https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-8055-0_5

New report a code red on health effects of fossil fuels https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8729158/new-report-a-code-red-on-health-effects-of-fossil-fuels/

What is the hottest temperature humans can survive? These labs are redefining the limit https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02422-5

Wildfires in 2023 caused massive CO2 emissions, compounding climate change https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20240814-wildfires-in-2023-caused-massive-co2-emissions-compounding-climate-change

The oceans are weirdly hot. Scientists are trying to figure out why https://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=nx-s1-5051849

Latest global sea level rise measurement https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/sea-level/

US workers launch Heat Week to fight for ‘the right to water, shade and rest’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/13/workers-protections-heat-week

China added more solar power last year than America has, period https://qz.com/china-solar-capacity-us-tariffs-1851622200

How does today’s extreme heat compare with Earth’s past climate? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/14/how-does-today-extreme-heat-compare-with-earth-past-climate

Half a billion children live in areas with twice as many very hot days as in 1960s https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/14/half-a-billion-children-live-in-areas-with-twice-as-many-very-hot-days-as-in-1960s