Tag: climate change

Today in climate change (2 February 2024)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition https://theconversation.com/do-we-want-a-wind-farm-outside-our-window-what-australians-think-about-the-net-zero-transition-214712

India’s Clean Energy Sector is Booming https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Indias-Clean-Energy-Sector-is-Booming.html

Financial Armageddon a risk as climate disasters leave insurers on the ropes https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2024/01/27/natural-disasters-australia-risk

Climate change, not El Niño, main driver of exceptional drought in highly vulnerable Amazon River Basin https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-not-el-nino-main-driver-of-exceptional-drought-in-highly-vulnerable-amazon-river-basin/

New series of educational videos on climate change and health from the ENBEL project https://www.enbel-project.eu/news-page/educational-videos

Natural Hydrogen: A Potential Clean Energy Source Beneath Our Feet https://e360.yale.edu/features/natural-geologic-hydrogen-climate-change

Marshall Brain: How overheating in the Arctic Circle will cause the collapse of civilization https://wraltechwire.com/2024/01/26/marshall-brain-how-overheating-in-the-arctic-circle-will-cause-the-collapse-of-civilization/

Why summers are getting more humid and how that can be dangerous https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-27/why-summers-are-getting-more-humid/103390388

To avoid the worst of climate change we have to change how we travel https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2024/01/29/air-travel-climate-net-zero

How YouTube is profiting from a new kind of climate change denial https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2024/01/29/youtube-climate-denial

Renewable projects are getting built faster – but there’s even more need for speed https://theconversation.com/renewable-projects-are-getting-built-faster-but-theres-even-more-need-for-speed-221874

Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/29/sustainable-food-production-economic-benefits-study

Australia’s black summer bushfires ripped billions from the tourism industry. Is global warming making the cost of natural disasters worse? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/31/black-summer-bushfires-australia-tourism-industry-impact

The highest temperature ever recorded in Europe https://watchers.news/2024/01/30/the-highest-temperature-ever-recorded-in-europe/

Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health https://www.weforum.org/publications/quantifying-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-human-health/

Already stretched hospitals take on more ambulance call-outs in heatwaves, new Griffith University research finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-30/qld-heatwave-death-ambulance-natural-disasters-hot-weather-humid/103400540

Perth heatwave continues as temperatures forecast to hit 45C in Midland, Ellenbrook on Thursday https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/perth-swelters-through-summer-heatwave-/103410824

The Weather of Hell: Experience of Italian Red Cross During 2023 Heat waves https://preparecenter.org/story/the-weather-of-hell-experience-of-italian-red-cross-during-2023-heatwaves/

Scotland’s Renewable Output More Than 100 Percent of Demand https://e360.yale.edu/digest/scotland-renewable-energy-100-percent

Climate change can put the planet’s largest reserves of drinking water at risk https://phys.org/news/2024-01-climate-planet-largest-reserves.html

10,000 people a year could die as a result of heatwaves, MPs warn https://news.sky.com/story/10-000-people-a-year-could-die-as-a-result-of-heatwaves-mps-warn-13060463

Saskatchewan shatters January temperature record with 21.1 °C (70 °F) in Maple Creek, Canada https://watchers.news/2024/01/31/saskatchewan-shatters-january-temperature-record-with-21-1-c-70-f-in-maple-creek-canada/

Texas just broke a record for how much power it got from the sun https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2024-01-29/texas-just-broke-a-record-for-how-much-power-it-got-from-the-sun

Today in climate change (26 January 2024)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Paraburdoo hits highest recorded temperature during extreme heatwave in Western Australia’s Pilbara https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/wa-town-paraburdoo-26-year-record-high-temperatures-bom/103372864

Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will pummel economy, scientist warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/21/antarctica-melting-ice-shelf-sea-cover-professor-matt-king

‘Deadliest outbreak ever seen’: climate crisis fuels Bangladesh’s worst dengue epidemic https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/18/bangladesh-deadliest-dengue-outbreak-climate-crisis-fuels-virus-global-spread

Strong renewable energy growth falls short of global goal https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2024/01/11/strong-renewable-energy-growth-falls-short-of-global-goal-00134796

Chart: The world is building renewable energy faster than ever before https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/chart-the-world-is-building-renewable-energy-faster-than-ever-before

Locals of these Australian islands say they fear the impact of rising seas https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/locals-of-these-australian-islands-say-they-fear-the-impact-of-rising-seas/h5ilt0xtd

A panel data study on the effect of climate change on life expectancy https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000339

Extreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex https://theconversation.com/extreme-cold-still-happens-in-a-warming-world-in-fact-climate-instability-may-be-disrupting-the-polar-vortex-221276

The London Climate Resilience Review publishes interim report https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/environment-and-climate-change/climate-change/climate-adaptation/london-climate-resilience-review

‘It’s not game over – it’s game on’: why 2024 is an inflection point for the climate crisis https://theconversation.com/its-not-game-over-its-game-on-why-2024-is-an-inflection-point-for-the-climate-crisis-221497

Africa’s chance for green electricity https://techxplore.com/news/2024-01-africa-chance-green-electricity.html

How rising sea levels will affect our coastal cities and towns https://theconversation.com/how-rising-sea-levels-will-affect-our-coastal-cities-and-towns-221121

Alpine glaciers will lose at least a third of their volume by 2050, whatever happens https://www.geo.uzh.ch/en/events/featured-papers/alpine-glaciers-lose-at-least-a-third-of-their-volume-by-2050.html

Australia’s year ahead in climate and environment — the good, the bad and the controversial https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-01-23/what-2024-will-bring-for-australias-climate-and-environment/103362864

An offshore wind farm could give the Hunter a second life when its coal plant closes — but not everyone’s a fan https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/offshore-wind-information-war/103335322

Megafires are increasing with climate change, experts say — but could the emissions they pump out change the climate? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-22/are-megafires-contributing-to-climate-change/103219876

1 billion people left dangerously exposed to heat stress by gaps in climate monitoring https://theconversation.com/1-billion-people-left-dangerously-exposed-to-heat-stress-by-gaps-in-climate-monitoring-221313

Climate change and atmospheric dynamics unveil future weather extremes https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/climate-change-and-atmospheric-dynamics-unveil-future-weather-extremes

Risk of rolling blackouts rises as heatwave stresses power system https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/qld-power-grid-pushed-hard-as-record-demand-tipped-20240122-p5ez1l

Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-01-24/why-australia-builds-dark-roads-despite-heatwaves-climate-change/103375122

Australia’s wholesale power prices fall by almost half as carbon emissions drop https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/25/australia-wholesale-power-prices-drop-by-almost-half-as-carbon-emissions-drop

Climate Superlatives: Decoding The Science Behind Extreme Predictions https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicasanders/2024/01/24/climate-superlatives-decoding-the-science-behind-extreme-predictions/

Today in climate change (12 January 2024)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Climate change likely to drive more floods in some parts of the U.S., fewer in others https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2024/01/08/climate-change-likely-drive-more-floods-some-parts-u-s-fewer-others

The climate papers most featured in the media in 2023 https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-the-climate-papers-most-featured-in-the-media-in-2023/

2023 was the hottest year on record — by a long shot https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2023-hottest-year-on-record-1.7077959

How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world https://theconversation.com/how-2023s-record-heat-worsened-droughts-floods-and-bushfires-around-the-world-220836

Adaption solutions for improved climate change resilience https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/adaption-solutions-for-improved-climate-change-resilience/171980/

Traditional construction knowledge of the Blue City (Jodhpur): Paving way for a cooler future https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/traditional-construction-knowledge-blue-city-jodhpur-paving-way-cooler-future

Nigeria Prioritizes Climate Action to Mitigate Natural Disasters https://www.ipsnews.net/2024/01/nigeria-prioritizes-climate-action-mitigate-natural-disasters/

World’s renewable energy capacity grew at record pace in 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/worlds-renewable-energy-capacity-grew-at-record-pace-in-2023

Wind power turbine fleet output grows 25 pct in Germany over five years https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-power-turbine-fleet-output-grows-25-pct-in-germany-over-five-years/

‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/ocean-warming-temperatures-2023-extreme-weather-data

Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows. And it will get worse https://apnews.com/article/snow-melt-climate-change-snowpack-ski-aef30ad98817df71913bad660f97fb40

Today in climate change (3 June 2016)

Please find links below to some aspects of climate change and extreme weather that were in the news today…

Climate Change Intensifying Wildfire on National Forests https://calfire.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/usda-climate-change-intensifying.html?utm_content=buffer745e9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The Global Health Impact of Climate Change is More Frightening than Any Horror Movie http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/the-global-health-impact-of-climate-change-is-more-frightening-than-any-horror-movie

Chile Has So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away for Free http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-01/chile-has-so-much-solar-energy-it-s-giving-it-away-for-free?platform=hootsuite

Watch four decades of Great Lakes ice cover flash before your eyes http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/great-lakes-ice-cover-1.3610584

A UO research project explores the effects of climate change on Northwest Tribes http://oregonquarterly.com/a-world-aflame

Study Helps Explain Sea Ice Differences at Earth’s Poles http://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/study-helps-explain-sea-ice-differences-at-earths-poles

Long Overlooked Area of Antarctica Sees Major Ice Loss http://www.climatecentral.org/news/overlooked-area-antarctica-major-ice-loss-20408

Measure For Measure: New Plan Would Protect San Francisco Bay From Rising Seas http://www.audubon.org/news/measure-measure-new-plan-would-protect-san-francisco-bay-rising-seas

Melting permafrost is turbocharging climate change http://www.newsweek.com/2016/06/10/permafrost-greenhouse-gases-global-warming-465585.html?utm_content=bufferb72bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Today in climate change (2 June 2016)

Please find links below to some aspects of climate change and extreme weather that were in the news today…

Antarctic coastline images reveal 4 decades of ice loss to ocean http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/uoe-aci060116.php

Australia simmers through hottest autumn on record https://theconversation.com/australia-simmers-through-hottest-autumn-on-record-60329

Since the signing of the Paris climate accord in December, have we made any progress in cutting global emissions? https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601601/six-months-after-paris-accord-were-losing-the-climate-change-battle/

The planet cools as El Niño disappears https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/06/01/the-planet-cools-as-el-nino-disappears/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Warming, fires, warming, fires: How tundra wildfires could create an unstoppable cycle http://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2016/05/31/warming-fires-warming-fires-how-tundra-wildfires-could-create-an-unstoppable-cycle/

Sweltering Svalbard http://arcticjournal.com/climate/2364/sweltering-svalbard

Renewable energy surges to record levels around the world http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36420750

Cattle drugs could fuel climate change, study suggests http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36368734

Arctic sea ice set a record low every single day in May http://mashable.com/2016/06/01/arctic-sea-ice-record-low/#62.1QoQY2EqO

Texas’ Climate Stubbornness Takes an Increasingly Big Toll http://insideclimatenews.org/news/15072015/texas-climate-change-global-warming-stubbornness-takes-increasingly-big-toll-floods-extreme-weather

Nature’s Answer to Climate Risk https://global.nature.org/content/natures-answer-to-climate-risk

Today in climate change (1 June 2016)

Please find links below to some aspects of climate change and extreme weather that were in the news today…

Climate Change & Security In South Asia: Cooperating For Peace http://gmaccc.org/gmaccc-publishes-climate-change-security-in-south-asia-cooperating-for-peace/

Unprecedented Wildfires in Western Canada Call For Serious Climate Action http://www.desmog.ca/2016/05/30/unprecedented-wildfires-western-canada-call-serious-climate-action

Persistent Arctic and sub-Arctic warmth expected to continue for months http://www.adn.com/arctic/2016/05/29/persistent-arctic-and-subarctic-warmth-expected-to-continue-for-months/

We can use nature to manage climate risks. Here’s how https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/05/we-can-use-nature-to-manage-climate-risks-heres-how/?utm_content=buffer8f2db&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Extratropical cyclone classification and its use in climate studies http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016RG000519/abstract?campaign=wolacceptedarticle

Today in climate change (30 May 2016)

Please find links below to some aspects of climate change and extreme weather that were in the news today…

Has China’s Coal Use Peaked? Here’s How to Read the Tea Leaves http://scitechconnect.elsevier.com/has-chinas-coal-use-peaked-read-tea-leaves/?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=ees&utm_campaign=Has%20China%E2%80%99s%20Coal%20Use%20Peaked%3F%20Here%E2%80%99s%20How%20to%20Read%20the%20Tea%20Leaves&sf26381476=1

Predicted flooding in coastal Australia related to climate change http://coastalrisk.com.au/

What is going on with India’s weather? https://theconversation.com/what-is-going-on-with-indias-weather-59883

Meteorologists are seeing global warming’s effect on the weather http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/may/27/meteorologists-are-seeing-global-warmings-effect-on-the-weather?CMP=share_btn_tw

Limited ocean measurements have shown that “the Atlantic conveyor belt” is far more capricious than models have previously suggested https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/scientists-concerned-slowing-atlantic-conveyor-warn-abrupt-climate-change/

The Best Visualization of Climate Change isn’t a Graph—It’s a Death Spiral http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-best-visualization-of-climate-change-isnt-a-graphits-a-death-spiral

As much as 35 percent of northern and central Great Barrier Reef dead or dying: scientists http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-environment-idUSKCN0YK0RK?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

Climate change increases our risk of both heavy rains and extreme droughts https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/climate-change-impacting-water-cycle?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=

Impact of climate change and flooding on low income households http://www.nationalfloodforum.org.uk/impact-of-climate-change-and-flooding-on-low-income-households/

Banks told to look at climate risks in mortgages http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/banks-told-to-look-at-climate-risks-in-mortgages-20160529-gp6e51.html

How can your bank help reduce climate change risks to your home? https://theconversation.com/how-can-your-bank-help-reduce-climate-change-risks-to-your-home-60049

Arctic sea ice melt “like a train wreck” says US scientist http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/05/23/arctic-sea-ice-melt-like-a-train-wreck-says-us-scientist/?utm_content=buffer8c10b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Rules For U.N. Climate Pact May Take Two Years http://www.climatecentral.org/news/rules-for-climate-pact-may-take-two-years-20392

Global Warming to Spur More Fires in Alaska, in Turn Causing More Warming http://insideclimatenews.org/news/16052016/global-warming-spur-wildfires-alaska-climate-change-permafrost-tundra