Today in climate change (28 June 2024)

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Life in a heat dome: The American West is figuring out how to keep cool https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240613-how-to-cool-down-urban-heat-islands-in-americas-heatwaves

Six Hajj pilgrims die from heatstroke in Mecca, as temperatures head for 118 degrees Fahrenheit https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/15/middleeast/hajj-pilgrims-die-heatstroke-intl-latam/index.html

Sea levels in Florida are rising fast. Tough decisions ahead https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/06/04/florida-sea-level-rise-climate-change-sunny-day-flooding-shore-acres-st-petersburg-septic-drainage/

New heat records have been set every day since March last year. Scientists are confused and concerned about the worrying data https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/daily-heat-records-keep-getting-broken-its-leaving-experts-baffled/x7h38zakp

Uncertain Pathways to a Future Safe Climate https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023EF004297

Extreme heat killing more than 100 people in Mexico hotter and much more likely due to climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat-killing-more-than-100-people-in-mexico-hotter-and-much-more-likely-due-to-climate-change/

Amid scorching heat, 900 people died this week in Saudi Arabia. Climate change has made the Hajj pilgrimage more risky https://theconversation.com/amid-scorching-heat-900-people-died-this-week-in-saudi-arabia-climate-change-has-made-the-hajj-pilgrimage-more-risky-232836

Global impacts of heat and water stress on food production and severe food insecurity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-65274-z

Extreme heat killing more than 100 people in Mexico hotter and much more likely due to climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-heat-killing-more-than-100-people-in-mexico-hotter-and-much-more-likely-due-to-climate-change/

The U.S. is finally making serious efforts to adapt to climate change https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/the-u-s-is-finally-making-serious-efforts-to-adapt-to-climate-change/

The Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024 is the second edition of the Peoples’ Climate Vote survey https://peoplesclimate.vote/download

Five things we learned from the UN’s climate mega-poll https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/06/20/five-things-we-learned-from-the-uns-climate-mega-poll/

Major power outage hits the Balkan region as an early summer heatwave overloads system https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-22/power-outage-hits-balkan-states-as-heat-overloads-system/104010922

Uncovering the drivers of a million-year-old glacial transition https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sas-earth-environmental-science-drivers-glacial-transition

Only 60% of Australians accept climate disruption is human-caused, global poll finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/24/climate-change-survey-human-caused-poll-australia

Rising sea levels will disrupt millions of Americans’ lives by 2050, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/25/rising-sea-levels-flooding

Climate crisis driving exponential rise in most extreme wildfires https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/24/climate-crisis-driving-exponential-rise-in-most-extreme-wildfires

The U.S. is nowhere near ready for climate change https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/the-u-s-is-nowhere-near-ready-for-climate-change/

New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/new-tipping-point-discovered-beneath-the-antarctic-ice-sheet/

Art can change the world, but can it save us from climate extinction? https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/jun/24/art-can-change-the-world-but-can-it-save-us-from-climate-extinction

A sea ice monitoring project is a climate adaptation tool for Utqiaġvik whalers https://alaskapublic.org/2024/05/20/a-sea-ice-monitoring-project-is-a-climate-adaptation-tool-for-utqiagvik-whalers/

From beaches to morgues, illustrating a heat-wave story is riddled with challenges https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/how-do-you-picture-a-heat-wave/

New Analysis Reveals CO2’s Greater Impact on Global Temperature Than Previously Thought https://dailygalaxy.com/2024/06/new-analysis-co2-impact-global-temperature/

Climate change is driving an insurance crisis: Policymakers and regulators must act https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/06/23/climate-change-insurance-florida-citizens-flooding-hurricanes-wildfires-disasters-reinsurance/

Geological archives predict our climate future https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/des-archives-geologiques-predisent-notre-avenir-climatique

Lawyers could charge big oil with homicide after 2023 Arizona heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/26/arizona-heatwave-big-oil-lawsuit

Communicating the links between climate change and heat waves with the Climate Shift Index https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/communicating-the-links-between-climate-change-and-heat-waves-with-the-climate-shift-index/

Deaths mount as Pakistan swelters in heatwave https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn05rz3w4x1o

Today in climate change (14 June 2024)

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Intensification and Poleward Shift of Compound Wind and Precipitation Extremes in a Warmer Climate https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2024GL110135

May 2024 marks 12 months of record-breaking global temperatures https://climate.copernicus.eu/may-2024-marks-12-months-record-breaking-global-temperatures

Wind and solar projects show signs of rebound, as battery storage charges on with record quarter https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-projects-show-signs-of-rebound-as-battery-storage-charges-on-with-record-quarter/

Global Warming Will Increase Earthquake Hazards through Rising Sea Levels and Cascading Effects https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/doi/10.1785/0220240100/644474/Global-Warming-Will-Increase-Earthquake-Hazards

Millions in southwestern U.S. under Excessive Heat Warning https://watchers.news/2024/06/10/millions-in-southwestern-u-s-under-excessive-heat-warning/

A Giant Ancient River System Revealed Beneath Antarctica’s Ice https://www.iflscience.com/a-giant-ancient-river-system-revealed-beneath-antarcticas-ice-74558

As Temperatures in Pakistan Top 120 Degrees, There’s Nowhere to Run https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08062024/pakistan-heat-wave-emergency/

During a year of extremes, carbon dioxide levels surge faster than ever https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/during-year-of-extremes-carbon-dioxide-levels-surge-faster-than-ever

A renewable energy transition that doesn’t harm nature? It’s not just possible, it’s essential https://theconversation.com/a-renewable-energy-transition-that-doesnt-harm-nature-its-not-just-possible-its-essential-229605

More money is being poured into solar than all other energy technologies combined https://reneweconomy.com.au/more-money-is-being-poured-into-solar-than-all-other-energy-technologies-combined/

Lab experiment shows exactly how heat waves can put hearts into ‘oxygen debt’ https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/10/heat-wave-heart-attacks-climate-change/

Global temperature is likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level temporarily in next 5 years https://wmo.int/media/news/global-temperature-likely-exceed-15degc-above-pre-industrial-level-temporarily-next-5-years

The Critical Role of Housing in Climate Adaptation https://climateadaptationplatform.com/the-critical-role-of-housing-in-climate-adaptation/

Four things you should know: Climate change & Small Island Developing States—by the numbers https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/climatechange/four-things-you-should-know–climate-change—small-island-devel

Debunking eight common myths about climate change https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/debunking-eight-common-myths-about-climate-change

Urbanization exacerbates continental- to regional-scale warming https://www.cell.com/one-earth/abstract/S2590-3322(24)00248-3

Egypt sets hottest June day in African history; historic heatwave hits Cyprus https://watchers.news/2024/06/11/egypt-sets-hottest-june-day-in-african-history-historic-heatwave-hits-cyprus/

The spring temperatures in Russia and Norway break records https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2024/06/spring-temperatures-russia-and-norway-break-records

Why London, New York and Shanghai should be worried about Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/antarctica-doomsday-thwaites-glacier-climate-change/

Climate change and disorders of the nervous system https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(24)00087-5/abstract

Today in climate change (7 June 2024)

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Australian solar innovator says its biggest order yet is headed for hurricane territory https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-solar-innovator-says-its-biggest-order-yet-is-headed-for-hurricane-territory/

Climate Change Added 26 Days of Extreme Heat Over the Last Year https://e360.yale.edu/digest/extreme-heat-report-2024

The Delhi heatwave is testing the limits of human endurance. Other hot countries should beware and prepare https://theconversation.com/the-delhi-heatwave-is-testing-the-limits-of-human-endurance-other-hot-countries-should-beware-and-prepare-230866

‘Game-changing’: Vermont becomes first state to require big oil to pay for climate damages https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/31/vermont-oil-companies-climate-superfund-act

Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels https://apnews.com/article/panama-island-guna-climate-change-f368711649ff6986ea25a79534405a84

America’s Hottest City Is Having a Surge of Deaths https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/phoenix-americas-hottest-city-is-having-a-surge-of-deaths/

‘An intergenerational crime against humanity’: what will it take for political leaders to start taking climate change seriously? https://theconversation.com/an-intergenerational-crime-against-humanity-what-will-it-take-for-political-leaders-to-start-taking-climate-change-seriously-231383

How Wall Street enables the fossil fuel companies cooking our planet https://www.salon.com/2024/06/03/how-wall-street-enables-the-fossil-fuel-companies-cooking-our-planet/

Devastating Brazil floods made twice as likely by burning of fossil fuels and trees https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/03/devastating-brazil-floods-made-twice-as-likely-by-burning-of-fossil-fuels-and-trees

Combining early warning systems and long-term preparedness for heat in the UK – this summer and for the long haul https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/combining-early-warning-systems-and-long-term-preparedness-for-heat-in-the-uk-this-summer-and-for-the-long-haul/

Communities divided over renewable energy development https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8649927/communities-divided-over-renewable-energy-development/

The uninsurable world: how the insurance industry fell behind on climate change https://www.ft.com/content/b4bf187a-1040-4a28-9f9e-fa8c4603ed1b

As global heating cuts Australia’s snowfall ski season may go downhill, report warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/05/australia-snow-season-skiing-snowboarding-global-heating-bookings

Spain turns cemeteries into solar powerhouses, aims 440,000 kW by 2030 https://interestingengineering.com/energy/solar-panels-cemetery-spain

Global groundwater warming due to climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01453-x

As 12 months of record heat stack up, scientists unpack the impacts around the globe https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/world-the-hottest-on-record-12-months-in-a-row/103904150

Climate change and the escalation of global extreme heat https://www.climatecentral.org/report/climate-change-and-the-escalation-of-global-extreme-heat

Sky-high vanity: constructing the world’s tallest buildings creates high emissions https://theconversation.com/sky-high-vanity-constructing-the-worlds-tallest-buildings-creates-high-emissions-229183

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-accelerating-record-hot-deadly-434881547b4585a32fa906cf5495d3f0

‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/05/antonio-guterres-un-chief-fossil-fuels-advertising

Less than 4% of dryland areas are projected to desertify despite increased aridity under climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01463-y

Today in climate change (31 May 2024)

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Going glacier gone: How Venezuela lost its last glacier, why this matters https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/venezuela-glaciers-9337469/

Antarctic sea-ice thickness https://zacklabe.com/climate-viz-of-the-month/

With Climate Change, Winter Storms Delivered 20 Percent More Rainfall to British Isles https://e360.yale.edu/digest/uk-ireland-winter-storms-rainfall-climate-change

Urban planning at the heart of increasingly severe East African flood impacts in a warming world https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/urban-planning-at-the-heart-of-increasingly-severe-east-african-flood-impacts-in-a-warming-world/

A new ruling says countries – including NZ – must take action on climate change under the law of the sea https://theconversation.com/a-new-ruling-says-countries-including-nz-must-take-action-on-climate-change-under-the-law-of-the-sea-230420

Transformative innovation for better Climate Change Adaptation – case study: Attica and North Aegean Regions, Greece https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/transformative-innovation-better-climate-change-adaptation-case-study-attica-and-north

Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk https://theconversation.com/heat-waves-can-be-deadly-for-older-adults-an-aging-global-population-and-rising-temperatures-mean-millions-are-at-risk-230486

Heavy water: how melting ice sheets and pumped groundwater can lower local sea levels – and boost them elsewhere https://theconversation.com/heavy-water-how-melting-ice-sheets-and-pumped-groundwater-can-lower-local-sea-levels-and-boost-them-elsewhere-229503

2023 – Europe experienced an extraordinary year of extremes with record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and drought https://www.copernicus.eu/en/news/news/observer-esotc-2023-europe-experienced-extraordinary-year-extremes-record-breaking

We know the seas are rising – so why are Australian governments not planning for it? https://theconversation.com/we-know-the-seas-are-rising-so-why-are-australian-governments-not-planning-for-it-230944

Rich nations meet $100bn climate finance goal – two years late https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/05/29/rich-nations-meet-100bn-climate-finance-goal-two-years-late/

World has ‘moral responsibility’ to help small island states survive climate crisis – UN agency chief https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/27/world-has-moral-responsibility-to-help-small-island-states-survive-climate-crisis-un-agency-chief

Delhi-NCR registers national record-high temperature of 52.3 °C (126.1 °F) https://watchers.news/2024/05/29/delhi-ncr-registers-national-record-high-temperature-of-52-3-c-126-1-f/

Climate change added average of 26 days of extreme heat over last year https://www.ifrc.org/press-release/new-report-climate-change-added-average-26-days-extreme-heat-over-last-year-0

Researchers forecast concerning wildfire conditions in coming decades: ‘Even regions with a temperate climate will need to prepare’ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/wildfire-risk-human-climate-change/

Majority of US voters support climate litigation against big oil, poll shows https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/28/poll-climate-change-lawsuit-oil-industry

The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought https://grist.org/oceans/scientists-find-miles-of-seawater-beneath-doomsday-glacier/

Climate crisis threatens 41 million across Caribbean and Latin America: UN https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/28/climate-crisis-threatens-41-million-across-caribbean-and-latin-america-un

Today in climate change (24 May 2024)

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Biden-Harris Administration invests $4.55 million for community heat resilience through Investing in America agenda https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-invests-4-point-55-million-for-community-heat-resilience

Closure of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station may be delayed while renewables catch up https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/21/eraring-coal-fired-power-station-closure-delay-renewable-energy

The world’s benchmark climate monitoring station passes a major milestone https://research.noaa.gov/2024/05/20/the-worlds-benchmark-climate-monitoring-station-passes-a-major-milestone/

AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023 https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/

Delhi under Red alert as extreme temperatures strike northwest India https://watchers.news/2024/05/18/delhi-under-red-alert-heatwave-northwest-india/

CMIP6 Models Rarely Simulate Antarctic Winter Sea-Ice Anomalies as Large as Observed in 2023 https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL109265

Sea levels are starting to rise faster. Here’s how much South Florida is expecting https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/climate-change/article288522659.html

Powering Australia with nuclear energy would cost roughly twice as much as renewables, CSIRO report shows https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-22/nuclear-power-double-the-cost-of-renewables/103868728

Anthropogenic and atmospheric variability intensifies flash drought episodes in South Asia https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01390-y

Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/delhi-orders-schools-to-close-early-heatwave-india

What is the state of the European climate? https://www.climateforesight.eu/articles/what-is-the-state-of-the-european-climate/

Climate change made the deadly heatwaves that hit millions of highly vulnerable people across Asia more frequent and extreme https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-made-the-deadly-heatwaves-that-hit-millions-of-highly-vulnerable-people-across-asia-more-frequent-and-extreme/

The macroeconomic impact of climate change: Global vs. local temperature https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/macroeconomic-impact-climate-change-global-vs-local-temperature

How Miami-Dade County is protecting public housing residents from dangerous heat waves https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/05/how-miami-dade-county-is-protecting-public-housing-residents-from-dangerous-heat-waves/

Extreme Heat Takes a Toll on Californians’ Health https://www.ppic.org/blog/extreme-heat-takes-a-toll-on-californians-health/

Climate change is a human rights issue https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-a-human-rights-issue-228156

Report highlights turning point as clean energy accounts for 30% of global power supply: ‘Faster than anyone thought possible’ https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/renewable-energy-electricity-world-report-trends/

What you need to know about record-breaking heat in the Atlantic https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-record-breaking-heat-in-the-atlantic/

In Two New Studies, Scientists See Signs of Fundamental Climate Shifts in Antarctica https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20052024/antarctica-fundamental-climate-shifts-studies/

Autumn and winter storm rainfall in the UK and Ireland was made about 20% heavier by human-caused climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/autumn-and-winter-storms-over-uk-and-ireland-are-becoming-wetter-due-to-climate-change/

Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/17/economic-damage-climate-change-report

Today in climate change (17 May 2024)

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Record temperatures – result of the mother of all feedbacks? https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/350272778/record-temperatures-result-mother-all-feedbacks

Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/11/brutal-heatwaves-submerged-cities-what-3c-world-would-look-like

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

Atlas of Climate Change https://factsonclimate.org/atlas

A Surge In Sea Level Rise Threatens Southern States https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/08/a-surge-in-sea-level-rise-threatens-southern-states/

Fossil fuel firms forcing countries to compensate them, Mary Robinson says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/14/fossil-fuel-investment-treaties-lobbying-climate-mary-robinson-ban-ki-moon-ect

Solutions for a net zero world the focus of Sydney’s newest research flagship https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/05/14/solutions-for-a-net-zero-world.html

Heat exposure of older people across world to double by 2050, finds study https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/14/heat-exposure-of-older-people-across-the-world-to-double-by-2050-finds-study

Global projections of heat exposure of older adults https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47197-5

Rain Comes to the Arctic, With a Cascade of Troubling Changes https://eos.org/articles/rain-comes-to-the-arctic-with-a-cascade-of-troubling-changes

Today in climate change (10 May 2024)

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The El Niño has ended. Will Australia get a La Niña next – and what weather could that bring? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/21/el-nino-weather-pattern-over-australia-la-nina

Last Interglacial subsurface warming on the Antarctic shelf triggered by reduced deep-ocean convection https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01383-x

Solomon Islands Tribes Sell Carbon Credits, Not Their Trees https://e360.yale.edu/features/solomon-islands-sirebe-carbon-credits

Heatwave in Telangana, India claims five lives and sets record temperatures https://watchers.news/2024/04/19/heatwave-in-telangana-india-claims-five-lives-and-sets-record-temperatures/

UN livestock emissions report seriously distorted our work, say experts https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/19/un-livestock-emissions-report-seriously-distorted-our-work-say-experts

Powering down: end times for the UK’s final coal-fired station https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/21/end-times-for-the-uks-final-coal-fired-power-station

What do Florida’s climate challenges mean for the nation’s most expensive home? https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/04/18/naples-hurricane-ian-climate-change-most-expensive-home-flooding-rain-storm-surge-sea-rise/

Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/08/renewable-energy-passes-30-of-worlds-electricity-supply

We asked 380 top climate scientists what they felt about the future… https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair

Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago – our new study may warn us of future climate tipping points https://theconversation.com/africa-dramatically-dried-out-5-500-years-ago-our-new-study-may-warn-us-of-future-climate-tipping-points-229323

World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/08/world-scientists-climate-failure-survey-global-temperature

Venezuela loses its last glacier as it shrinks down to an ice field https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/08/venezuela-loses-its-last-glacier-as-it-shrinks-down-to-an-ice-field

Scientists sound alarm as growing threat looms over coastal states: ‘We are preparing for the wrong disaster’ https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-sound-alarm-growing-threat-020000701.html

Methane emissions: Australian cattle industry suggests shift from net zero target to ‘climate neutral’ approach https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/08/methane-emissions-australian-cattle-industry-suggests-shift-from-net-zero-target-to-climate-neutral-approach

Record-breaking global atmospheric moisture in April https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/recordbreaking-global-atmospheric-moisture-in-april/1889397

Climate change: World’s oceans suffer from record-breaking year of heat https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68921215

Vermont poised to become first US state to charge big oil for climate damage https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/vermont-charge-oil-industry-climate-crisis

Global temperature heat streak continues with April officially the hottest on record https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-08/global-temperature-heat-streak-record-continues/103819432

Over 10 million children affected by high heat in Thailand https://www.unicef.org/thailand/press-releases/over-10-million-children-affected-high-heat-thailand-unicef

Supercharged thunderstorms: have we underestimated how climate change drives extreme rain and floods? https://theconversation.com/supercharged-thunderstorms-have-we-underestimated-how-climate-change-drives-extreme-rain-and-floods-228896

El Niño and climate change impacts slam Latin America and Caribbean in 2023 https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/el-nino-and-climate-change-impacts-slam-latin-america-and-caribbean-2023

Today in climate change (19 April 2024)

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U.S. Oil and Gas Boom Poses Challenge to Climate Goals https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/US-Oil-and-Gas-Boom-Poses-Challenge-to-Climate-Goals.html

Recent increase in the surface mass balance in central East Antarctica is unprecedented for the last 2000 years https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01355-1

Climate Authority says 75 pct cut in emissions “achievable” as Australia mulls 2035 target https://reneweconomy.com.au/climate-authority-says-75-pct-cut-in-emissions-achievable-as-australia-mulls-2035-target/

Study identifies increased threat to coastlines from concurrent heat waves and sea level rises https://phys.org/news/2024-04-threat-coastlines-concurrent-sea.html

What is Mexico doing about climate change? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/what-is-mexico-doing-about-climate-change/

Untapped rooftop solar: Australian homes could save $9.3 billion a year, UNSW study finds  https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/untapped-rooftop-solar-australian-homes-could-save-9-3-billion-a-year-unsw-study-finds/

The great ocean white-out https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-16/global-coral-bleaching-event-called-by-climate-agency-noaa/103649728

How to Replace Air Conditioning? Passive Strategies for Addressing Global Warming https://www.archdaily.com/1015113/how-to-replace-air-conditioning-passive-strategies-for-addressing-global-warming

Heat records shattered in northern Japan https://watchers.news/2024/04/16/heat-records-shattered-in-northern-japan/

“Borrowed time”: As we shatter temperature records, experts worry we’re in “uncharted territory” https://www.salon.com/2024/04/16/borrowed-time-as-we-shatter-temperature-records-experts-worry-were-in-uncharted-territory/

Increase in concerns about climate change following climate strikes and civil disobedience in Germany https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46477-4

The Paradox That’s Supercharging Climate Change https://www.wired.com/story/the-paradox-thats-supercharging-climate-change/

What do Americans want to know about climate change? https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/ask-an-expert/

38 trillion dollars in damages each year: World economy already committed to income reduction of 19 % due to climate change https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/38-trillion-dollars-in-damages-each-year-world-economy-already-committed-to-income-reduction-of-19-due-to-climate-change

BoM declares the El Niño is over and another La Niña could be on the way https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/16/bom-el-nino-weather-pattern-classification-australia-over-la-nina

Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-sahel-heatwave-that-hit-highly-vulnerable-population-at-the-end-of-ramadan-would-not-have-occurred-without-climate-change/

Compound dry and hot extremes: A review and future research pathways for India https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022169424005948

Rising Seas Stretch Risk Zones https://www.climatecentral.org/report/rising-seas-stretch-risk-zones

 

Today in climate change (12 April 2024)

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Climate pollution due to transport https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/better-travel-options-can-halve-climate-pollution-from-transport-by-2030/

Irish wind farms break record as turbines generate 43pc of electricity in March, report finds https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-wind-farms-break-record-as-turbines-generate-43pc-of-electricity-in-march-report-finds/a1250144377.html

Scientists confirm record highs for three most important heat-trapping gases https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/record-highs-heat-trapping-gases-climate-crisis

‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/simply-mind-boggling-world-record-temperature-jump-in-antarctic-raises-fears-of-catastrophe

Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go https://theconversation.com/coastal-wetlands-cant-keep-pace-with-sea-level-rise-and-infrastructure-is-leaving-them-nowhere-to-go-226851

King tides cause new levels of devastation in Tuvalu, as nation weighs up Falepili Union treaty https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/tuvalu-weighs-falepili-union-treaty-king-tides/103669542

Greta Thunberg detained twice by police during Extinction Rebellion protest at The Hague https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/greta-thunberg-detained-twice-by-police-in-the-netherlands/103678576

Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from below https://theconversation.com/heat-from-el-nino-can-warm-oceans-off-west-antarctica-and-melt-floating-ice-shelves-from-below-226233

Subsurface Warming of the West Antarctic Continental Shelf Linked to El Niño-Southern Oscillation https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL104518

Climate Resilient Cities https://wri-india.org/sites/default/files/WebFinal_23_CHVA_A4%20Report_24Feb.pdf

Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-confounds-climate-scientists

Rising Seas Stretch Risk Zones https://www.climatecentral.org/report/rising-seas-stretch-risk-zones

How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change https://www.carbonbrief.org/how-nigeria-is-reeling-from-extreme-heat-fuelled-by-climate-change/

Global warming is coming for your home https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/04/11/global-warming-is-coming-for-your-home

Ignore the pushback — green energy is going strong https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/04/10/clean-renewable-energy-electric-vehicles-evs-solar-wind-jacksonville-jea-natural-gas/

Adaptation Is the World’s Unheralded Tool to Deal With Climate Change https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/climate-change-adaptation-key-questions-answered

European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68768598

Today in climate change (5 April 2024)

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Surge in WA emissions puts Australia’s net zero targets in doubt https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/25/surge-in-wa-emissions-puts-australias-net-zero-targets-in-doubt

Climate change science is evolving toward adaptation and mitigation solutions https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.884

Nations Are Undercounting Emissions, Putting UN Goals at Risk https://e360.yale.edu/features/undercounted-emissions-un-climate-change

Push for greater climate urgency in new scorecard https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/11/push-for-greater-climate-urgency-in-new-scorecard/

State of European transport https://transport2024.transportenvironment.org/sot/index.html

Changes in Antarctica’s glaciers and ice sheets: in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/mar/25/changes-in-antarcticas-glaciers-and-ice-sheets-in-pictures

How does public perception of climate protest influence support for climate action? https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-023-00096-9

Pakistan launches major study on impact of heat on pregnant women and babies https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/pakistan-investigates-effect-of-heat-on-pregnant-women-babies-through-major-study/

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

Australia’s carbon credits system a failure on global scale, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/27/australias-carbon-credits-system-a-failure-on-global-scale-study-finds

Solar laggards: The five states with the least amount of solar installed https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2024/03/27/solar-laggards-the-five-states-with-the-least-amount-of-solar-installed/

Drilling into Antarctica’s Past https://eos.org/articles/drilling-into-antarcticas-past

Global heat waves are moving 20 per cent more slowly, meaning more people stay hot longer, and they are happening 67 per cent more often https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/climate-change-study-australia-is-in-the-crucible-of-slower-longer-heatwaves/sfhj9gfo8

Germany shuts down seven brown coal power stations at end of winter https://reneweconomy.com.au/germany-shuts-down-seven-brown-coal-power-stations-at-end-of-winter/

Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/3/4/pgae106/7638480

Global temperature increase in 2023 blew past all climate models https://www.earth.com/news/global-temperature-increase-2023-blew-past-all-climate-models/

Potential for historically unprecedented Australian droughts from natural variability and climate change https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/1383/2024/hess-28-1383-2024-assets.html

20-year ‘mega-droughtin Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again https://theconversation.com/a-20-year-mega-drought-in-australia-research-suggests-its-happened-before-and-we-should-expect-it-again-223356

How might the next super tornado outbreak play out in tomorrow’s world? https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/how-might-the-next-super-tornado-outbreak-play-out-in-tomorrows-world/