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Today in climate change (14 April 2017)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

The Single Shining Hope to Stop Climate Change http://time.com/4731632/climate-change-2020-trump/

Rising Waters Threaten China’s Rising Cities https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/04/07/world/asia/climate-change-china.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1

Renewable Energy Driving Down EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions http://www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-news/renewable-energy-eu-em5982/

Two-Thirds Of U.S. Voters Take Climate Personally https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2449

City of Sydney adopts net zero emissions plan http://www.eco-business.com/news/city-of-sydney-adopts-net-zero-emissions-plan/

New study links carbon pollution to extreme weather https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/apr/07/new-study-links-carbon-pollution-to-extreme-weather?CMP=share_btn_tw

Miami’s fight against rising seas http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170403-miamis-fight-against-sea-level-rise

A view over our changing poles http://www.dw.com/en/a-view-over-our-changing-poles/a-38342757

IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016 http://www.iea.org/newsroom/news/2017/march/iea-finds-co2-emissions-flat-for-third-straight-year-even-as-global-economy-grew.html

Climate change could destroy far more of the Arctic’s frozen soil than we expected https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/10/climate-change-could-destroy-far-more-of-the-arctics-frozen-soil-than-we-expected/?tid=ss_tw&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=bufferd0cc9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=.7ca5302f4b03

Latin America needs to climate proof infrastructure https://www.zilient.org/article/latin-america-needs-climate-proof-infrastructure-world-bank?cid=social_20170410_71467186&adbid=851468576854745088&adbpl=tw&adbpr=295713773

Vast ‘Back-To-Back’ Bleaching Disaster On The Great Barrier Reef caused by Climate Change http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/04/09/vast-back-to-back-bleaching-disaster-on-the-great-barrier-reef_a_22032824/

Man-made global warming makes droughts and floods more likely https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/09/man-made-global-warming-droughts-floods-heat-waves/?platform=hootsuite

Peru’s Floods Follow Climate Change’s Deadly Extreme Weather Trend https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24032017/peru-floods-extreme-weather-climate-global-warming-el-nino?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Hey Look, Another Record Low Month for Sea Ice http://www.climatecentral.org/news/march-record-low-sea-ice-21338

Scientists just uncovered some troubling news about Greenland’s most enormous glacier https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/11/scientists-just-uncovered-some-troubling-news-about-greenlands-most-enormous-glacier/?utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer18248&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=.94b197dbf4f2

Climate change can present to general practice in a variety of ways http://www.racgp.org.au/publications/goodpractice/201704/environmental-impacts/

Atmospheric CO2 levels accelerate upwards, smashing records http://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/04/10/opinion/atmospheric-co2-levels-accelerate-upwards-smashing-records

Painting a new picture of the ‘little ice age’ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/apr/11/painting-a-new-picture-of-the-little-ice-age-weatherwatch

The Most Insane Claims From the Climate Conspiracy Manual Just Sent to Thousands of Teachers http://gizmodo.com/the-most-insane-claims-from-the-climate-conspiracy-manu-1794170334?IR=T

Earth’s Tropical Cyclones: Still Few and Far Between in 2017 https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/earths-tropical-cyclones-still-few-and-far-between-2017

A Vulnerable Community Braces for the Impacts of Sea Level Rise http://e360.yale.edu/features/a-vulnerable-community-braces-for-the-impacts-of-sea-level-rise

Climate Change’s Toll On Mental Health http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2017/03/climate-mental-health.aspx?utm_content=buffer0af99&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Looking Up: Taking Photos May Improve Climate Models https://eos.org/research-spotlights/looking-up-taking-photos-may-improve-climate-models

Complacency threatens climate change action http://www.eco-business.com/news/complacency-threatens-climate-change-action/

Today in climate change (24 March 2017)

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

The last remaining piece of the vast ice sheet that once covered North America is doomed to vanish in the next few centuries, a new study finds https://news.agu.org/press-release/last-remnant-of-north-american-ice-sheet-likely-to-disappear-in-300-years

Climate change mitigation requires systemic social change, not just technological optimism https://ensia.com/voices/climate-change-social-fix/

Atlantic City and Miami Beach: two takes on tackling the rising waters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/20/atlantic-city-miami-beach-sea-level-rise

Faced with rising seas, French Polynesia ponders floating islands http://news.trust.org/item/20170320000842-qcn8y/?source=reOtherNews2&utm_content=buffer4a26c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

WMO Report: State of the Global Climate in 2016 http://library.wmo.int/opac/doc_num.php?explnum_id=3414

How Americans Think About Climate Change, in Six Maps https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/21/climate/how-americans-think-about-climate-change-in-six-maps.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

State of the Warming Climate in 2016: ‘Truly Uncharted Territory’ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21032017/climate-change-2016-world-meteorological-organization-arctic-weather?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Climate Change is on Pace to Kill an Ice Age Remnant http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-ice-age-21266

Stopping climate change could boost the world economy by £15 trillion http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/stopping-climate-change-could-boost-the-world-economy-by-19-trillion-a7641096.html?utm_content=buffer63a0f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer.SEIclimate

Peru Floods Highlight Challenge of a Warming Planet Says UN http://floodlist.com/america/peru-floods-climate-change

North American Drought Portal https://www.drought.gov/nadm/content/map/2017/02

Including Ozone Complexities in Climate Change Projections https://eos.org/research-spotlights/including-ozone-complexities-in-climate-change-projections

Current Global Warming Is ‘Not Outside The Range Of Natural Variations’ http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/22/report-current-global-warming-is-not-outside-the-range-of-natural-variations/?utm_campaign=Contact+Quiboat+For+More+Referrer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=quiboat

With More Than 300 Tornadoes, It’s the Most Active Start to a Year Since 2008 https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/tornadoes-january-february-march-2017-fast-start

Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Overview https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/

How Do We Know That Humans Are Causing Climate Change? These Nine Lines of Evidence http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2017/03/23/how-do-we-know-that-humans-are-causing-climate-change-these-nine-lines-of-evidence/

What does staying below 2°C entail? https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/flip.it%2FcxGOqh-scientists-made-a-detailed-roadmap-for-/f-6db5e19272%2Fvox.com

A roadmap for rapid decarbonization http://science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6331/1269/tab-pdf

64% of US adults say they are worried a “great deal” or “fair amount” about global warming http://www.sightline.org/2017/03/23/us-climate-attitudes-hit-record-highs/

Global CO2 emissions have remained roughly the same for the third year in a row http://www.enn.com/climate/article/50862

CARibbean Weather Impacts Group (CARIWIG) gives access to climate data that has been downscaled, making it relevant for use in the Caribbean region https://cdkn.org/2017/03/feature-climate-data-caribbean/?loclang=en_gb&utm_content=buffer387d2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Major TV networks spent just 50 minutes on climate change — combined — last year https://mediamatters.org/research/2017/03/23/how-broadcast-networks-covered-climate-change-2016/215718

A new study looks at the complex relationship between global warming and increased precipitation https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/mar/22/global-warming-is-increasing-rainfall-rates

Today in climate change (17 March 2017)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Earth’s oceans are warming 13% faster than thought, and accelerating https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/mar/10/earths-oceans-are-warming-13-faster-than-thought-and-accelerating?CMP=share_btn_tw

Cavagnoli Glacier, Switzerland Fading Away http://blogs.agu.org/fromaglaciersperspective/2017/03/09/cavagnoli-glacier-switzerland-fading-away/

Past Disasters Reveal Terrifying Future of Climate Change http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/climate-change-global-warming-history-health/

The U.S. is about to lose a trillion dollars in coastal property values https://thinkprogress.org/trumps-policies-will-wreck-coastal-property-values-before-sea-level-rise-does-b3ac326ebfb6#.3jzx7vjk6

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rising at the fastest rate ever recorded https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/03/13/carbon-dioxide-in-the-atmosphere-is-rising-at-the-fastest-rate-ever-recorded/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.dad01a28dd07

A perfect storm of fire and ice may have led to snowball Earth https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313160813.htm

Forget snow, rain will become main precipitation in the Arctic https://www.newscientist.com/article/2124366-forget-snow-rain-will-become-main-precipitation-in-the-arctic/

No, big snowstorms like this aren’t normal http://grist.org/science/no-big-snowstorms-like-this-arent-normal/

Pacific North American circulation pattern links external forcing and North American hydroclimatic change over the past millennium http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/03/07/1618201114.abstract

Ocean Heat Reveals More About Climate https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/ocean-heat-reveals-more-about-climate

The Science of Carbon Dioxide and Climate http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2017/03/10/the-science-of-carbon-dioxide-and-climate/

Where have all the cyclones gone, and will they come back? https://www.qt.com.au/news/where-have-all-cyclones-gone-and-will-they-come-ba/3153721/

The decoupling delusion: rethinking growth and sustainability https://theconversation.com/the-decoupling-delusion-rethinking-growth-and-sustainability-71996

Arctic Sea Ice May Vanish Even With Climate Goal http://www.climatecentral.org/news/arctic-sea-ice-may-vanish-21236?utm_content=buffere2723&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Increase in extreme sea levels could endanger European coastal communities https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170314111254.htm

Debate over Dunedin sea level rise figures http://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2017/03/15/debate-over-dunedin-sea-level-rise-figures-in-the-news/’

Looking for ‘fingerprints’ at the intersection of weather and climate https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313160839.htm

Record percentages of Americans are concerned about global warming http://www.gallup.com/poll/206030/global-warming-concern-three-decade-high.aspx

The First Climate Model Turns 50, And Predicted Global Warming Almost Perfectly https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/03/15/the-first-climate-model-turns-50-and-predicted-global-warming-almost-perfectly/#4b5d25926614

Despair is not an option when it comes to climate change – Tim Winton comment http://www.smh.com.au/comment/despair-is-not-an-option-when-it-comes-to-climate-change-20170312-guwguk.html

Large Sections of Australia’s Great Reef Are Now Dead, Scientists Find https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/science/great-barrier-reef-coral-climate-change-dieoff.html?emc=edit_ta_20170315&nl=top-stories&nlid=62490236&ref=headline&_r=1

Comparison of Low Frequency Internal Climate Variability in CMIP5 Models and Observations http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0712.1

Wanted: More Climate Change in Sociology; More Sociology in Climate Change (Policy) http://journals.sagepub.com/stoken/default+domain/h8NHwpcRJZz2YNh3idhe/full?utm_source=SAGE_social&hootPostID=91e87da49ecc91caed13a188c813e228

February 2017 Was Second Warmest February On Record https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/news/20170315/

Global Temperature — More Figures http://www.columbia.edu/~mhs119/Temperature/T_moreFigs/

The Geographic Impact of Climate Signals on European Winter Storms http://www.air-worldwide.com/Blog/The-Geographic-Impact-of-Climate-Signals-on-European-Winter-Storms/

City of Vancouver survey on rising sea levels could do more to raise the alarm http://www.straight.com/news/880506/city-vancouver-survey-rising-sea-levels-could-do-more-raise-alarm

Today in climate change (10 February 2017)

Please find links below to some recent important climate change news…

Connecting Delta Cities http://www.deltacities.com/about-c40-and-cdc

Global flood risk to increase five-fold with a 4°C temperature rise http://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/51744

Record-busting heat in eastern Australia as climate warming goes extreme http://www.climatecodered.org/2017/02/record-busting-heat-in-eastern.html?spref=tw

How the World Passed a Carbon Threshold and Why It Matters http://e360.yale.edu/features/how-the-world-passed-a-carbon-threshold-400ppm-and-why-it-matters

Sydney weather: Heat could break century-old record http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-heat-could-break-centuryold-record-before-cool-change-hits-20170205-gu6269.html

New explanation links competing theories of the origin of Antarctic glaciation and highlights complexity of climate change https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/making-antarctica-265483

Study Examines Trends in Global Warming https://www.geolounge.com/study-examines-trends-global-warming/

Sweden sets goal to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 http://www.reuters.com/article/climatechange-sweden-idUSL5N1FN6F2

Massive hurricane-force Atlantic storm to push abnormally mild air toward North Pole https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/02/06/massive-hurricane-force-atlantic-storm-to-push-abnormally-mild-air-towards-north-pole/?utm_term=.afbdc0484641

A Crack in an Antarctic Ice Shelf Grew 17 Miles in the Last Two Months https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/07/science/earth/antarctic-crack.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Risk of ‘megafires’ to increase as climate warms https://www.carbonbrief.org/risk-megafires-increase-climate-warms

Heatwaves to be hotter, longer and more frequent, climate change report says http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-08/heatwaves-to-be-hotter-longer-and-more-often-report-says/8248304?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Links between climate change and bushfires and heatwaves are well-established, also links to increased flooding https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/cranking-intensity-report

The Winter of Blazing Discontent Continues in the Arctic http://www.climatecentral.org/news/winter-extreme-heat-arctic-21141?utm_content=bufferaf9bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Record low daily Arctic ice extents continued through most of January 2017 https://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2017/02/2017-ushers-in-record-low-extent/

UK cricket disrupted by climate change, as grounds face increased rain and flooding http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/uks-treasured-cricket-grounds-hit-by-extreme-weather-linked-to-climate-change-11364145465302

Glaciers in have retreated and thinned steadily since 1995 – Icelandic glaciers weighed from space http://www.icenews.is/2017/02/03/glaciers-in-have-retreated-and-thinned-steadily-since-1995-icelandic-glaciers-weighed-from-space/#axzz4Y85MV5Ln

Arctic Ice Isn’t Doomed Yet—Here’s How to Save It http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/02/arctic-sea-ice-tipping-point-climate-science/

Nordic Arctic Strategies in Overview http://www.nordregio.se/Global/Publications/Publications%202017/PB%202017%201.pdf

D.C. just broke a 117-year old high temperature record by 6 degrees https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/02/08/washington-d-c-is-about-to-break-a-117-year-old-high-temperature-record/?utm_term=.ae23677d57bc

Droughts and flooding rains already more likely as climate change plays havoc with Pacific weather https://theconversation.com/droughts-and-flooding-rains-already-more-likely-as-climate-change-plays-havoc-with-pacific-weather-71614

Humans have already increased the risk of major disruptions to Pacific rainfall http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14368

Antarctica’s Changing Larsen Ice Shelf http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=89588&src=twitter-iotd

The history of climate and human health gives us a glimpse of the dramatically amplified risks we face if present trends continue http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2017/feb/The-Holocene-climate-experience

Chilean Wildfires Offer A Glimpse Of Climate Risks In California And Elsewhere http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chilean-wildfires-offer-a-glimpse-of-climate-risks_us_5898d8bce4b061551b3e018c

Delving through settlers’ diaries can reveal Australia’s colonial-era climate https://theconversation.com/delving-through-settlers-diaries-can-reveal-australias-colonial-era-climate-72652

Why the worst drought in U.S. history was a ‘climate surprise’ http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060049766?utm_content=buffer6234a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Snow Cover on the Decline in North America http://www.climatecentral.org/gallery/graphics/snow-cover-on-the-decline-in-north-america?utm_content=buffereae37&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Today in climate change (20 January 2017)

Please find below some links to important climate change news for this week…

Epic Antarctic voyage maps seafloor to predict ocean rise as glacier the size of California melts https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/15/totten-glacier-antarctic-voyage-to-map-seafloor-hobart-invstigator?CMP=share_btn_tw

Climate change shows in shrinking Antarctic snows http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/climate-change-shows-in-shrinking-antarctic-snows-4474075/

Climate change: 90% of rural Australians say their lives are already affected https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/16/climate-change-90-of-rural-australians-say-their-lives-are-already-affected?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Kenyan slum activists build climate change resilience from the bottom up http://www.irinnews.org/feature/2017/01/12/kenyan-slum-activists-build-climate-change-resilience-bottom

The ‘Madhouse Effect’ of climate denial in America http://www.pri.org/stories/2017-01-15/madhouse-effect-climate-denial-america?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocailFlow

1953 storm surge: how Britain’s worst natural disaster kicked off the debate on climate change https://theconversation.com/1953-storm-surge-how-britains-worst-natural-disaster-kicked-off-the-debate-on-climate-change-71310

Snow slowly melting away on Africa’s second highest mountain http://africa.cgtn.com/2017/01/16/snow-slowly-melting-away-on-africas-second-highest-mountain/

Understanding Causes and Effects of Rapid Warming in the Arctic https://eos.org/project-updates/understanding-causes-and-effects-of-rapid-warming-in-the-arctic

2016 Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20170117-ab-if-annual-climate-catastrophe-report.pdf

2016 Officially Declared Hottest Year on Record http://blog.ucsusa.org/astrid-caldas/noaa-and-nasa-confirm-2016-is-warmest-year-on-record

2016 marks three consecutive years of record warmth for the globe http://www.noaa.gov/stories/2016-marks-three-consecutive-years-of-record-warmth-for-globe

Compensatory water effects link yearly global land CO2 sink changes to temperature http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature20780.html

Seven in ten Americans think global warming is happening http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-november-2016/3/

Record-breaking extreme weather in Australia in 2016 devastates ecosystems https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jan/05/record-breaking-extreme-weather-in-australia-in-2016-devastates-ecosystems

New Climate Index Shows Extreme Weather Is Now 3 Times More Frequent http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2017/01/12/438768.htm

Manitoba breaks its severe weather record http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/ca/news/breaking-news/manitoba-breaks-its-severe-weather-record-219672.aspx

New regional sea level scenarios help communities prepare for risks

New U.S. regional sea level scenarios developed by NOAA and its partners will give coastal communities better, more localized data to help them plan for and adapt to the risk of rising sea levels http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/new-regional-sea-level-scenarios-help-communities-prepare-for-risks

Defra outlines five-year climate action plan in national risk assessment http://www.edie.net/news/9/Government-publishes-2017-climate-change-risk-assessment–/#.WICqy-jQMb0.twitter

UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584281/uk-climate-change-risk-assess-2017.pdf

Sea levels could rise by six to nine metres over time, new study warns https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jan/19/sea-levels-could-rise-by-six-to-nine-metres-over-time-new-study-warns?platform=hootsuite

Regional and global sea-surface temperatures during the last interglaciation http://science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6322/276

Regional Sea-Level Scenarios Will Help Northeast Plan for Faster-than-Global Rise http://news.rutgers.edu/news/regional-sea-level-scenarios-will-help-northeast-plan-faster-global-rise/20170118#.WIEu19J97IV

Today in climate change (13 January 2017)

Please find below some links to important climate change news for this week…

Thawing Arctic is turning oceans into graveyards https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/08/arctic-multi-year-sea-ice-break-up-graveyard

Climate change could shrink Australia’s ski season by 80 days a year by 2050, CSIRO says http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-09/climate-change-could-shrink-australia-ski-season-csiro-says/8166372

Climate Change Could Trigger Collapse of Major Ocean Current http://www.livescience.com/57408-climate-change-threatens-ocean-current.html?utm_content=bufferd4bfc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The public’s perception of global warming is shaped by the weather that people experience https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-skepticism-fueled-by-gut-reaction-to-local-weather/

Huge Antarctic iceberg poised to break away http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38522954

Study to assess the climate vulnerability and readiness of every U.S. city with a population over 100,000 http://research.nd.edu/news/study-to-assess-climate-resiliency-of-more-than-250-us-cities/

Major flooding in UK now likely every year, warns lead climate adviser https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/26/major-flooding-in-uk-now-likely-every-year-warns-lead-climate-adviser-storm-desmond

Global warming made every state a red state in 2016 https://thinkprogress.org/global-warming-made-every-state-a-red-state-in-2016-53e699ca9f0f#.upq3pr95x

2016 was hottest year ever recorded in New Zealand http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11779106

Unrelenting Global Warming Sends Sea Ice to Record Low, As Scientists Feel Heat, Too https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09012017/arctic-antarctica-sea-ice-climate-change-noaa-nasa-trump

As one of Greenland’s largest ice shelves shrinks, a once-doubtful scientist has come around to the role of climate change in melting it http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2016/12/30/with-enough-evidence-even-skepticism-will-thaw/

Desperate exodus of the climate refugees https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/09/desperate-exodus-of-the-climate-refugees?CMP=share_btn_tw

Restoring an ancient hydraulic system to improve water access & climate-resilience in Sri Lanka https://undp-adaptation.exposure.co/climatesmart-water?platform=hootsuite

Which Cities Will Climate Change Flood First? https://www.inverse.com/article/25692-which-cities-will-climate-change-flood-first

Global warming is creating a wildfire ‘death spiral’ in alpine areas, say climate change scientists http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/global-warming-wildfire-climate-change-environment-alpine-areas-australia-alps-fire-plants-flammable-a7517686.html?utm_content=buffer44888&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The emotional toll of covering climate change in the Trump era http://mashable.com/2017/01/09/emotional-toll-climate-reporting-trump-era/#XLHQ1M1amaqI

Heat Is On for 2017, Just Not Record-Setting http://www.climatecentral.org/news/heat-is-on-for-2017-21011?utm_content=buffer56322&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The Swiss ski season is a month shorter than it was four decades ago because of changing snowfall patterns https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-10/how-much-snow-is-there-in-the-alps-this-year-for-skiing

2016 was Australia’s fourth-warmest year on record, mean rainfall for 2016 was 17% above the 1961–1990 average http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/annual/aus/?cid=004tw18

Today in climate change (9 December 2016)

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Australia is blowing its carbon budget, projections reveal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/05/australia-is-blowing-its-carbon-budget-projections-reveal

Landsat comparison of Semenova Glacier in 1998 and 2016 http://blogs.agu.org/fromaglaciersperspective/2016/12/01/semienova-glacier-kyrgyzstan-area-volume-velocity-decline/

Kiribati: Climate Change and Migration – Relationships Between Household Vulnerability, Human Mobility and Climate Change http://collections.unu.edu/view/UNU:5903

Climate scientists condemn article claiming global temperatures are falling https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/03/climate-change-scientists-house-panel-global-temperatures-misleading

Climate countdown: is Australia on track to avoid catastrophe? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2016/dec/05/climate-countdown-is-australia-on-track-to-avoid-catastrophe

Can we blame climate change for thunderstorm asthma? https://theconversation.com/can-we-blame-climate-change-for-thunderstorm-asthma-69564?utm_content=bufferb51ff&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

An Unusually Warm Arctic Year: Sign of Future Climate Turmoil? http://ht.ly/HHyv306PTgW

Extreme rainfall risks could triple in the U.S. under climate change, scientists warn https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/12/05/extreme-rainfall-risks-could-triple-in-the-u-s-under-climate-change-scientists-warn/?postshare=5021480973262071&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.c01182da520b

Polar Sea Ice the Size of India Reportedly Vanishes in Record Heat https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/polar-sea-ice-the-size-of-india-reportedly-vanishes-in-record-heat/?wt.mc=SA_Twitter-Share

We did it again! November is hottest on record https://thinkprogress.org/satellites-hottest-november-on-record-93fa59887f09#.qk6lbdoqq

Why the thawing arctic matters, and how to communicate it http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/news-events/thawing-arctic-matters-communicate-talk-eli-kintisch-award-winning-correspondent-science-magazine/

Sea ice extent in Arctic and Antarctic reached record lows in November https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/06/arctic-antarctic-ice-melt-november-record?CMP=twt_gu

Greenland Once Lost Nearly All Its Ice—and Could Again https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/greenland-once-lost-nearly-all-its-ice-and-could-again/?WT.mc_id=SA_TW_ENGYSUS_NEWS

Climate change could render Sudan ‘uninhabitable’ http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/07/africa/sudan-climate-change/

Climate shenanigans at the ends of the Earth: why has sea ice gone haywire? https://theconversation.com/climate-shenanigans-at-the-ends-of-the-earth-why-has-sea-ice-gone-haywire-69485

Climate change will bring more frequent and fierce rainstorms to cities like Houston https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/boomtown-flood-town/?wt.mc=SA_Twitter-Share

Today in climate change (25 November 2016)

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Global sea ice shrinking at unprecedented speeds, warns scientist http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/global-sea-ice-shrinking-unprecedented-speed-scientist-warns-a7426586.html

Intensified by Climate Change, ‘King Tides’ Change Ways of Life in Florida http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/us/intensified-by-climate-change-king-tides-change-ways-of-life-in-florida.html?_r=1

Young Climate Researchers Face a Trump Reality https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/young-climate-researchers-face-a-trump-reality/?WT.mc_id=SA_TW_ENGYSUS_NEWS

U.S. Record Highs Will Far Outpace Lows With Warming http://www.climatecentral.org/news/record-highs-could-outpace-lows-with-warming-20901

America’s TV meteorologists: Symptoms of climate change are rampant, undeniable https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/11/18/americas-tv-meteorologists-symptoms-of-climate-change-are-rampant-undeniable/

Study sheds new insights into global warming trends http://climate.nasa.gov/news/2521/study-sheds-new-insights-into-global-warming-trends/

We are in unprecedented territory with global sea ice http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2016/11/22/unprecedented-territory-global-sea-ice/

Thirsty business: Why water is vital to climate action https://b8f65cb373b1b7b15feb-c70d8ead6ced550b4d987d7c03fcdd1d.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/cms/reports/documents/000/001/323/original/CDP-Global-Water-Summary-2016.pdf?1479378540

Sea ice reaches a new low http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/11/daily-chart-14?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/seaicereachesanewlow

Climate change and the generational timescape http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-954X.12397/abstract;jsessionid=4372B1DA554CD7B48F4C06808279DA6B.f04t03?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+unavailable+on+Saturday+26th+November+2016+from+07%3A00-11%3A00+GMT+%2F+02%3A00-06%3A00+EST+%2F+15%3A00-19%3A00+SGT+for+essential+maintenance.++Apologies+for+the+inconvenience.

Homeowners are slowly growing wary of buying property in the areas most at risk, setting up a potential economic time bomb in an industry that is struggling to adapt http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/science/global-warming-coastal-real-estate.html?_r=0

Today in climate change (18 November 2016)

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We use the nunataks as ‘dipsticks’ http://www.magicdml.com/about

Warming up: new research points to a more sensitive climate to rising CO2 http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/warming-up-new-research-points-to-a-more-sensitive-climate-to-rising-co2-20161113-gso3z0.html

Policy documents as sources for measuring societal impact: how often is climate change research mentioned in policy-related documents? http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-016-2115-y

Stunningly good news for the planet: Carbon emissions were flat for the third straight year https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/11/13/stunningly-good-news-for-the-planet-carbon-emissions-were-flat-for-the-third-straight-year/

‘Oldest Ice’ drilling project https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/beyond-epica/

Climate Change in the Pacific: COASTS (narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq234w56n2o

2016 Likely to Top 2015 as Hottest Year on Record, Scientists Say http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/science/2016-hottest-year-on-record.html

Marrakech climate talks an emotional ride as reports show need to end coal power https://www.theguardian.com/environment/planet-oz/2016/nov/15/marrakech-climate-talks-an-emotional-ride-as-reports-show-need-to-end-coal-power

2016 on track to beat heat record despite slowdown in CO2 emissions http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/2016-heat-record-climate-co2-emissions-1.3849636

October 2016 was the third warmest on record http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/gwp/temp/oct_wld.html

Natural hazards in Australia: sea level and coastal extremes http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-016-1647-8

Climate Adaptation – The State of Practice in U.S. Communities http://kresge.org/library/climate-adaptation-state-practice-us-communities-full-report

New Model Teases an Ideal Response to Climate Change https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/ideal-urban-resilience-climate-change-plans-cities

Climate change may prevent volcanoes from cooling the planet https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161116114217.htm#.WCygBVwXAyo.twitter

Warming global temperatures have already impacted nearly every aspect of life on earth http://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate_change_affecting_nearly_every_aspect_of_life/4842/

Super-Charged Storms in Australia: The Influence Of Climate Change https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/stormsreport

D.C. Prepares For Heat Emergencies To Nearly Double By 2020, Among Other Climate Change Effects http://dcist.com/2016/11/washingtonians_should_brace_for_mor.php

36% of Americans are deeply concerned about the issue of global climate change http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/11/17/two-varietals-of-green-oriented-americans/

West Africa is being swallowed by the sea http://gulfnews.com/culture/environment/west-africa-is-being-swallowed-by-the-sea-1.1930483#.WC4U5y7PH2A.twitter

Ice shelves can behave like dominos http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2016/11/14/the-domino-effect/

Peatlands protection seen key to preventing climate change “tipping point” http://news.trust.org/item/20161117182958-ytmbn/

Climate Action Tracker Steps To Limit Warming To 1.5°C Outlines 10 Most Important Short-Term https://cleantechnica.com/2016/11/17/climate-action-tracker-outline-10-important-short-term-steps-limit-warming-1-5c/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IM-cleantechnica+%28CleanTechnica%29

Today in climate change (11 November 2016)

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The World Isn’t Doing Enough to Slow Climate Change http://www.climatecentral.org/news/unep-report-climate-change-20846?utm_content=buffer13b2e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

2016 Emissions Gap Report https://web.unep.org/emissionsgap/

Arctic summer sea ice to disappear with 2C warming, study says https://www.carbonbrief.org/arctic-summer-sea-ice-to-disappear-with-2c-warming?utm_source=Daily+Carbon+Briefing&utm_campaign=8fc27c89fa-cb_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_876aab4fd7-8fc27c89fa-303452469

Displacement linked to climate change is not a future hypothetical – it’s a current reality http://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2016/11/581f52dc4/frequently-asked-questions-climate-change-disaster-displacement.html

The global climate 2011-2015: hot and wild http://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/global-climate-2011-2015-hot-and-wild

The Effect of Historical and Future Climate Changes on Natural Hazards in Australia http://link.springer.com/journal/10584/139/1/page/1

How Mendenhall Glacier Teaches About Climate Change http://glacierhub.org/2016/11/08/melting-mendenhall-glacier-teaches-climate-change/

The Paris climate deal just became law. Now countries must figure out how to make good on their pledges http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-morocco-climate-conference-20161107-story.html?utm_content=buffer0da50&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Why scientists are so worried about sea-level rise in the second half of this century https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/11/07/why-scientists-are-so-worried-about-sea-level-rise-in-the-second-half-of-this-century/?utm_content=bufferf8bd7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Hotter Mediterranean will trigger massive change http://climatenewsnetwork.net/mediterranean-heat-massive-change/?utm_content=buffer927b9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Past five years hottest on record, says UN weather agency http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55503#.WCJJfNJ97IU

Charleston, South Carolina, is adapting to a hotter, wetter and riskier future https://nextcity.org/features/view/climate-change-cities-planning-charleston-flood

New research suggests the Earth’s climate could be more sensitive to greenhouse gases than thought http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/climate-change-game-over-global-warming-climate-sensitivity-seven-degrees-a7407881.html

Nonlinear climate sensitivity and its implications for future greenhouse warming http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/11/e1501923

Experts call on international climate change panel to better reflect ocean variability in their projections http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2016/november/climate-change-panel-oceans-.html

Fighting Climate Change ‘Means a Global Transformation’: An Interview with Moroccan Environment Minister Hakima El Haite http://globaldaily.com/climasphere/fighting-climate-change-means-a-global-transformation-an-interview-with-moroccan-environment-minister-hakima-el-haite/

Alaska continues to bake through October http://wxshift.com/news/alaska-continues-to-bake-through-october

The Turnbull government has ratified the Paris climate agreement http://www.watoday.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/turnbull-government-ignoring-trump-election-proceeds-with-paris-climate-agreement-ratification-20161110-gsm5m1.html

NBC News Exit Poll in Florida: Many Voters Say Climate Change Is a Serious Problem http://www.nbcnews.com/card/nbc-news-exit-poll-florida-many-voters-say-climate-change-n680406?utm_content=bufferff11a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Climate resilient Toronto http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-98049.pdf