Tag: environment

Today in climate change (8 March 2024)

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Ski resorts’ era of plentiful snow may be over due to climate crisis, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/02/ski-resorts-snow-global-warming-study

High resolution climate change observations and projections for the evaluation of heat-related extremes https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-024-03074-w

Australia sweats through third-hottest summer on record with hot and dry autumn predicted https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/01/australia-sweats-through-third-hottest-summer-on-record-with-hot-and-dry-autumn-predicted

EU countries already hitting some of their sustainable energy targets for 2030 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/feb/28/eu-countries-already-hitting-some-of-their-sustainable-energy-targets-for-2030

While many parts of the U.S. are seeing their water tables recede as the climate warms, much of New England is witnessing water levels rise https://www.umass.edu/news/article/umass-amherst-researchers-need-massachusetts-citizen-scientists-help-model-rising

Man, it’s a hot one: Trends and extremes in Florida autumn heat stress https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/joc.8415

This L.A. neighborhood’s ‘cool pavements’ help it beat the intense heat https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reflective-payments-cooling-heat-latinos-california-rcna141458

El Niño weakens but impacts continue https://wmo.int/media/news/el-nino-weakens-impacts-continue

72 per cent of First Nations respondents struggled to cool their homes https://www.acoss.org.au/media-releases/?media_release=people-becoming-severely-ill-at-home-due-to-heat

Ice-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/05/ice-free-summers-in-arctic-possible-within-next-decade-scientists-say

Rich countries found to use six times more resources, generate 10 times the climate impact https://phys.org/news/2024-03-rich-countries-resources-generate-climate.html

These are the ‘climate grannies’ — and they’ll do whatever it takes to protect their grandchildren https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/climate-grannies-environmental-activism

Antarctica Is Undergoing a “Regime Shift” – New Research Uncovers Fundamental Changes in Polar Climates https://scitechdaily.com/antarctica-is-undergoing-a-regime-shift-new-research-uncovers-fundamental-changes-in-polar-climates/

Anthropogenic climate change has influenced global river flow seasonality https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi9501

Enhancing climate resilience and water security for communities in Timor Leste https://www.sprep.org/news/enhancing-climate-resilience-and-water-security-for-communities-in-timor-leste

Can Volcanic Super Eruptions Lead to Major Cooling? Study Suggests No https://www.nasa.gov/earth/can-volcanic-super-eruptions-lead-to-major-cooling-study-suggests-no/

Global warming may be behind an increase in the frequency and intensity of cold spells https://theconversation.com/global-warming-may-be-behind-an-increase-in-the-frequency-and-intensity-of-cold-spells-223153

Green roofs can cool cities and save energy: modelling https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/02/green-roofs-can-cool-cities-and-save-energy-modelling

UN chief appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147177

Climate Disaster Impacts https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/climate-disaster-impacts/103542506

Regime shifts in Arctic terrestrial hydrology manifested from impacts of climate warming https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/18/1033/2024/

Scientists Vote Down Proposal to Declare Anthropocene Has Begun https://e360.yale.edu/digest/anthropocene-not-begun

Australia’s Tinderbox Drought: An extreme natural event likely worsened by human-caused climate change https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj3460

February was warmest on record globally, say scientists https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/07/february-warmest-on-record-globally-copernicus-climate-change-service

Underestimation of personal carbon footprint inequality in four socio-economically diverse countries https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/3agzk

The weather records that fell in Queensland during the summer of 2023-24 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-06/queensland-summer-weather-records-rainfall-heat/103552060

Solar records round out summer, all across the country https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-records-round-out-summer-all-across-the-country/

Arizona’s health department has named the first statewide heat officer to address extreme heat https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/arizonas-health-department-has-named-the-first-statewide-heat-officer-to-address-extreme-heat

Today in climate change (1 March 2024)

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What Will It Take to Save Our Cities from a Scorching Future? https://e360.yale.edu/features/eleni-myrivili-interview

Antarctica sea ice reaches alarming low for third year in a row https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/24/antarctica-sea-ice-reaches-alarming-low-for-third-year-in-a-row

Youth response to climate change: Learning from Indigenous land-based camp at the Northern Saskatchewan Indigenous Communities, Canada https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830724000314

Significantly wetter or drier future conditions for one to two thirds of the world’s population https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44513-3

When homes already hit 40°C inside, it’s better to draw on residents’ local know-how than plan for climate change from above https://theconversation.com/when-homes-already-hit-40-c-inside-its-better-to-draw-on-residents-local-know-how-than-plan-for-climate-change-from-above-221870

Electric vehicles will crush fossil cars on price as lithium and battery prices fall https://thedriven.io/2024/02/26/electric-vehicles-will-crush-fossil-cars-on-price-as-lithium-and-battery-prices-fall/

Mapping pedestrian heat stress in current and future heatwaves in Cardiff, Newport, and Wrexham in Wales, UK https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132324000106

No ‘statistically significant’ link between climate change and Chile’s wildfires https://www.carbonbrief.org/no-statistically-significant-link-between-climate-change-and-chiles-wildfires/

Future Changes in Global Atmospheric Rivers Projected by CMIP6 Models https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JD039359

Paris puts people and bicycles at the heart of ambitious new climate plan https://momentummag.com/paris-puts-people-and-bicycles-at-the-heart-of-ambitious-new-climate-plan/

Torrential storms and a rising ocean are eating away at California https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/california-rainfall-landslides-drought-atmospheric-river-climate-chang-rcna139741

Australians warned to expect fewer but more ferocious cyclones https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-26/australians-warned-to-expect-fewer-but-more-ferocious-cyclones/103500624

Wetlands, parks and even botanical gardens among the best ways to cool cities during heatwaves https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/wetlands-parks-and-even-botanical-gardens-among-best-ways-cool-cities-during-heatwaves

New climate model shows more extreme rainfall in the tropics with increased temperatures https://ist.ac.at/en/news/cloud-clustering-causes-more-extreme-rain/

Sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) prediction of dry and wet extremes for climate adaptation in India https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880724000128

We must cut carbon from industry. Here’s how we can do it https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/02/we-must-cut-carbon-from-industry-heres-how-we-can-do-it/

After a weird summer of floods and heatwaves, scientists explain why weather extremes are ‘on steroids’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/global-warming-effect-on-extreme-weather-events/103471564

Climate change is throwing the water cycle into chaos across the U.S. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/climate-change-throwing-water-cycle-chaos-us-rcna137892

Catalysing Climate Resilience with Private Sector Action https://resiliencefirst.org/news/progress-update-catalysing-climate-resilience-private-sector-action

“Turning Up the Heat”: report launch on the growing threat of heat risk in the UK https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/events/turning-up-the-heat-report-launch-on-the-growing-threat-of-heat-risk-in-the-uk/

Five reasons why mandatory flood disclosure in Florida would be a big win for Realtors https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2024/02/23/mandatory-flood-disclosure-florida-realtors-insurance-premiums-flooding-climate-resilience/

New report predicts impact of future heatwaves in Welsh cities https://naturalresources.wales/about-us/news-and-blogs/news/new-report-predicts-impact-of-future-heatwaves-in-welsh-cities/

We can’t say yet if grid-breaking thunderstorms are getting worse – but we shouldn’t wait to find out https://theconversation.com/we-cant-say-yet-if-grid-breaking-thunderstorms-are-getting-worse-but-we-shouldnt-wait-to-find-out-224148

Renewables expand to 23% of US electrical generation in 2023, with solar in the lead https://electrek.co/2024/02/27/us-renewables-2023-solar-in-the-lead/

Record-Breaking Temperatures Likely as El Niño Persists https://eos.org/articles/record-breaking-temperatures-likely-as-el-nino-persists

Green Roofs Deliver Critical Protection From ‘Severe Urban Heating’ https://www.theenergymix.com/green-roofs-deliver-critical-protection-from-severe-urban-heating/

What we know about last year’s top 10 wild Australian climatic events – from fire and flood combos to cyclone-driven extreme rain https://theconversation.com/what-we-know-about-last-years-top-10-wild-australian-climatic-events-from-fire-and-flood-combos-to-cyclone-driven-extreme-rain-224614

This report provides a summary of selected significant extreme weather and climate events which occurred across Australia in 2023 https://climateextremes.org.au/the-state-of-weather-and-climate-extremes-2023/

Changing climates: the heat is (still) on https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/topics-and-risk-dialogues/climate-and-natural-catastrophe-risk/changing-climates-heat-is-still-on.html

Today in climate change (23 February 2024)

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February on course to break unprecedented number of heat records https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/february-on-course-to-break-unprecedented-number-of-heat-records

Adjusted Global Temperature Data https://tamino.wordpress.com/2024/02/16/adjusted-global-temperature-data/

From Newsworthiness to News Usefulness in Climate Change Research https://eos.org/opinions/from-newsworthiness-to-news-usefulness-in-climate-change-research

Climate Denial in American Politics https://www.routledge.com/Climate-Denial-in-American-Politics-ClimateBrawl/Kutney/p/book/9781032592794

Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision? https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-forcing-australians-to-weigh-up-relocating-how-do-they-make-that-difficult-decision-221971

Geraldton smashes 70-year-old high with peak of 49.3C making it officially hottest day on record https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/weather/geraldton-smashes-70-year-old-high-with-peak-of-493c-making-it-officially-hottest-day-on-record–c-13638445

US EIA Predicts Solar Will Account for 58% of New Electricity Generation Capacity in US in 2024 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/17/us-eia-predicts-solar-will-account-for-58-of-new-electricity-generation-capacity-in-us-in-2024/

Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/us-east-trees-warming-hole-study-climate-crisis

Climate Council is calling for heatwaves to be named, similar to how we name tropical cyclones, as a way of helping avoid more deaths https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/time-to-name-the-silent-killer-heatwaves/

Climate change raises risk of forest fires in Taiwan https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5097861

Fearsome threesome: how a trio of climate drivers is baking Australia’s west and leaving the east soaked https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/18/australia-wild-unpredictable-weather-rain-cyclone-heatwaves

Rain Comes to the Arctic, With a Cascade of Troubling Changes https://e360.yale.edu/features/arctic-rainfall-climate-change

Xinjiang records lowest temperature in history at -52.3 °C (-62.1 °F), China https://watchers.news/2024/02/20/xinjiang-records-lowest-temperature-in-history-at-52-3-c-62-1-f-china/

Tuvalu residents are fighting for their home in the face of worsening tides and climate change https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/nesia-daily/kato-ewekia/103483948

Naracoorte Caves study shows Australian ice age was wetter, more animal-friendly, than first thought https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-19/australia-climate-history-study-naracoorte-caves-ice-ages/103455378

Sinking skyscrapers, new beaches: Chicago faces the climate crisis https://www.ft.com/content/5eaba8d7-949f-4d71-9512-102f1bcfef82

Copernicus Interactive Climate Atlas https://atlas.climate.copernicus.eu/atlas

Causally-Informed Deep Learning to Improve Climate Models and Projections https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JD039202

Unveiling Climate Colonialism https://tiredearth.com/articles/unveiling-climate-colonialism

Translating climate risk assessments into more effective adaptation decision-making: The importance of social and political aspects of place-based climate risk https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S146290112400039X

Adapting to Climate Risk? Local Population Dynamics in the United States https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41885-024-00141-9

‘Staggering’ rise of rooftop solar to put all other power generation in the shade, report finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-21/rooftop-solar-cells-in-australia-to-outperform-demand/103489806

Climate Protection for Migration Prevention: Comparison of Policy Discourses on Climate Change and Migration in Austria, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13876988.2024.2304835

Elevated Southern Hemisphere moisture availability during glacial periods https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06989-3

Kenya has become a world leader in renewable energy https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/kenya-geothermal-energy-renewable-power/

On the frontline of the climate crisis: Atoll nations and coastal communities with catastrophic threats to their homes and livelihoods also face serious legal implications https://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/frontline-climate-crisis-atoll-nations-and-coastal-communities-catastrophic-threats

What Is the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience, and How Can Countries Move It Forward? https://www.iisd.org/articles/deep-dive/uae-framework-global-climate-resilience

‘More extreme flooding’ warning from region’s ex Environment Agency expert https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/more-extreme-flooding-warning-regions-28676606

Despite known coastal cooling trend, risk of deadly wildfires in central Chile increasing with changing land management in a warming climate https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/despite-known-coastal-cooling-trend-risk-of-deadly-wildfires-in-central-chile-increasing-with-changing-land-management-in-a-warming-climate/

Groundbreaking new data can make us better understand glaciers https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1035127

A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level https://theconversation.com/a-single-antarctic-heatwave-or-storm-can-noticeably-raise-the-sea-level-223768

Climate change has increased premature birth risk by 60% https://www.earth.com/news/climate-change-has-increased-premature-birth-risk-by-60/

Today in climate change (16 February 2024)

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As the world warms, intense tropical cyclones are starting earlier, study finds https://www.preventionweb.net/news/world-warms-intense-tropical-cyclones-are-starting-earlier-study-finds

World had warmest January on record https://wmo.int/media/news/world-had-warmest-january-record

South Australia enjoyed 82 pct wind and solar for entire December quarter. So it can be done https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-enjoyed-82-pct-wind-and-solar-for-entire-december-quarter-so-it-can-be-done/

Revisiting the role of disasters in climate policy-making https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2024.2301781

Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows https://theconversation.com/atlantic-ocean-is-headed-for-a-tipping-point-once-melting-glaciers-shut-down-the-gulf-stream-we-would-see-extreme-climate-change-within-decades-study-shows-222834

Regional variations in relative sea-level changes influenced by nonlinear vertical land motion https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-023-01357-2

Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01925-3

The Escalating Impact of Global Warming on Atmospheric Rivers https://eos.org/research-spotlights/the-escalating-impact-of-global-warming-on-atmospheric-rivers

Veteran economists say a carbon levy would cut emissions, cut inflation and raise billions, but see little prospect of adoption https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/economists-call-for-carbon-levy/103461496

EU climate policy is dangerously reliant on untested carbon-capture technology https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00391-3

Sweltering Cities panel warns Brisbane heatwaves will worsen https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/brisbane-heatwaves-will-worsen-sweltering-cities-says/103460350

Today in climate change (9 February 2024)

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In Scotland, Renewable Power Has Outstripped Demand https://e360.yale.edu/digest/scotland-renewable-energy-100-percent

Tripling nuclear energy by 2050 will take a miracle, and miracles don’t happen https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/climate-change/tripling-nuclear-energy-by-2050-will-take-a-miracle-and-miracles-don-t-happen-94249

Revisiting the role of disasters in climate policy-making https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2024.2301781

Water recycling could be key to cooling Sydney’s west https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/january-2024/water-recycling-could-be-key-to-cool-sydneys-west

Climate change increased heavy precipitation associated with impactful Storm Bettina over Black Sea https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-increased-heavy-precipitation-associated-with-impactful-storm-bettina-over-black-sea/

As climate disasters become more frequent, insurance companies are abandoning us https://ctmirror.org/2024/02/01/insurance-companies-climate-change/

Bridging the way: the benefits of gradual decarbonisation https://www.ft.com/partnercontent/eni/bridging-the-way-the-benefits-of-gradual-decarbonisation.html

How mapping ‘heat islands’ can help cities prepare for extreme heat https://www.npr.org/2024/02/01/1227692559/how-mapping-heat-islands-can-help-cities-prepare-for-extreme-heat

The flawed logic of rushing out extreme climate interventions https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/27/1072258/the-flawed-logic-of-rushing-out-extreme-climate-solutions/

El Niño and climate crisis raise drought fears in Madagascar https://news.un.org/en/interview/2024/02/1146152

The jump in global temperatures in September 2023 is very difficult to explain by natural climate variability alone https://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/news/27TqYevFigYyLF8XzKfVCk

Dangerous climate tipping points will affect Australia. The risks are real and cannot be ignored https://theconversation.com/dangerous-climate-tipping-points-will-affect-australia-the-risks-are-real-and-cannot-be-ignored-222737

Climate Change, Migration, and Health Disparities at and Beyond the US-Mexico Border https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2814943

The world has warmed 1.5 °C, according to 300-year-old sponges https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00281-8

Elevated Southern Hemisphere moisture availability during glacial periods https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06989-3

The Santiago Network, established in December 2019 at COP 25, plays a crucial role in addressing climate change impacts in developing countries https://www.undrr.org/what-we-do/santiago-network

Heat-health glossary https://www.high-horizons.eu/resources/glossary/

Changing Climate and Fire: a Crisis Brewing in the Pacific https://pacificfireexchange.org/resource/changing-climate-and-fire-a-crisis-brewing-in-the-pacific/

Poorer Countries Face Heavier Consequences of Climate Change https://eos.org/articles/poorer-countries-face-heavier-consequences-of-climate-change

On the need for physical constraints in deep learning rainfall–runoff projections under climate change: a sensitivity analysis to warming and shifts in potential evapotranspiration https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/28/479/2024/

Changes in United States Summer Temperatures Revealed by Explainable Neural Networks https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023EF003981

Quantifying carbon in the ocean provides crucial information about oceans’ role in climate https://www.eumetsat.int/features/behind-data-measuring-ocean-carbon

Climate change will strike Australia’s precious World Heritage sites – and Indigenous knowledge is a key defence https://theconversation.com/climate-change-will-strike-australias-precious-world-heritage-sites-and-indigenous-knowledge-is-a-key-defence-222393

The Bureau of Meteorology has released its official record of Australia’s climate, water and significant climate and weather events for 2023 https://media.bom.gov.au/releases/1217/australias-climate-in-2023-warmer-with-contrasting-rainfall/

Earth’s warmest January on record extends run of unprecedented temperatures to eight months https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/nsw-january-hottest-global-temperature-record/103442160

Staying put in an era of climate change: The geographies, legalities, and public health implications of immobility https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.879

Today in climate change (2 February 2024)

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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)

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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)

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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