Tag: sea level rise

Today in climate change (27 January 2017)

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

Two scientists’ concerns over years of climate inaction http://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2017/01/two-scientists-fears-over-4-or-8-years-of-inaction-on-climate-change/

The report comes as the business community urges Trump to act on climate https://thinkprogress.org/new-report-details-the-staggering-cost-of-climate-inaction-4f4bc7bff4d#.kartblufw

Pursuing the 1.5°C Limit: Benefits and Opportunities http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/climate-and-disaster-resilience-/pursuing-the-1-5c-limit—benefits-and-opportunities.html

A new sea level rise study predicts a “worrisome” rise in ocean levels is coming http://www.inquisitr.com/3908759/sea-level-rise-study-climate-scientists-warn-significant-increase-of-ocean-levels-possible-in-near-future/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Feed

Introducing the Transnational Climate Impacts Index: Indicators of country-level exposure – methodology report https://www.sei-international.org/publications?pid=2972&utm_content=buffer94615&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Sydney weather: City on course for hottest ever January as heat refuses to budge http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-city-on-course-for-hottest-ever-january-as-heat-refuses-to-budge-20170122-gtwmqr.html

We’re now breaking global temperature records once every three years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/jan/23/were-now-breaking-global-temperature-records-once-every-three-years

Mayors Set a Tight Deadline to Initiate Climate Action http://www.citylab.com/politics/2016/12/immediate-climate-action-falls-on-mayors/509168/?utm_source=feed

Five Pacific islands lost to rising seas as climate change hits https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/10/five-pacific-islands-lost-rising-seas-climate-change

Nature-based Climate Adaptation Wins Scandinavia’s Biggest Architecture Award http://worldlandscapearchitect.stfi.re/nature-based-climate-adaptation-wins-scandinavias-biggest-architecture-award/?sf=eoawwob&utm_content=buffer66b94&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.WIZ4XNJ97IX

Although summer sea ice loss in the Arctic is well studied, less is known about how ice comes back in autumn https://eos.org/project-updates/the-balance-of-ice-waves-and-winds-in-the-arctic-autumn

Human migration, environment and climate change https://oecd-development-matters.org/2017/01/18/human-migration-environment-and-climate-change/

On the climate change frontline: the disappearing fishing villages of Bangladesh https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jan/20/climate-change-frontline-disappearing-fishing-villages-bangladesh?CMP=share_btn_tw

Dubai gears up for the future through Climate Change Adaptation Plan http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dubai-gears-up-for-the-future-through-climate-change-adaptation-plan-2017-01-24-1.646945

Scientists just revealed that the earth is the hottest it’s been in 125,000 years http://inhabitat.com/the-last-time-earth-was-this-hot-was-125000-years-ago/

The American public’s awareness, understanding and concern about climate change is at or near record highs https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24012017/global-warming-trump-us-knowledge

Analyses of energy cycle offer a new explanation of climate change https://phys.org/news/2017-01-analyses-energy-explanation-climate.html

Dynamics and predictability of secondary eyewall formation in sheared tropical cyclones http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016MS000729/full

Study links Earth’s orbital variations, sea ice and ice ages https://watchers.news/2017/01/26/orbit-variations-ice-age-study/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

How Close Is 1.5°C? Depends When You Measure From http://www.climatecentral.org/news/how-close-is-15c-depends-when-you-measure-21106?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+climatecentral/djOO+Climate+Central+-+Full+Feed

Estimating changes in global temperature since the pre-industrial period http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0007.1

Extreme weather on the rise in Europe http://www.dw.com/en/extreme-weather-on-the-rise-in-europe/a-37289111

A new interactive tool shows how countries address different mitigation, adaptation and finance priorities https://www.sei-international.org/blog-articles/3615?utm_content=buffer94686&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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

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)

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

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 (2 December 2016)

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

What’s Happening in the Arctic is Astonishing http://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2016/11/24/whats-happening-arctic-astonishing/

We can limit global warming to 1.5°C if we do these things in the next ten years https://theconversation.com/we-can-limit-global-warming-to-1-5-c-if-we-do-these-things-in-the-next-ten-years-69158

‘Remarkable year’: What’s behind the record low sea ice in Antarctica http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/remarkable-year-whats-behind-the-record-low-sea-ice-in-antarctica-20161125-gsxo4p.html

Climate change ‘hotspots’: why they matter and why we should invest in them https://theconversation.com/climate-change-hotspots-why-they-matter-and-why-we-should-invest-in-them-68770

Global Climate Risk Index, 2017, German Watch https://germanwatch.org/de/download/16411.pdf

Climate Catastrophe and Resilience https://germanwatch.org/de/download/16411.pdf

Impacts of sea ice thickness initialization on seasonal Arctic sea ice predictions http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0437.1

Climate Change Solutions for the Poorest Countries https://ida.worldbank.org/content/climate-change-solutions-poorest-countries?CID=CCG_TT_climatechange_EN_EXT

Study Finds Northeastern U.S. Could See Increased Hurricane Activity http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2016/11/29/433361.htm

This is what it would take for Trump to truly damage the planet’s climate https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/11/29/this-is-what-it-would-take-for-trump-to-truly-damage-the-planets-climate/?utm_source=rss_energy-environment&utm_term=.4ec579cd254a

Bigger, hotter ‘firestorms to become the new normal’ in Australia http://www.perthnow.com.au/technology/bigger-hotter-firestorms-to-become-the-new-normal-in-australia/news-story/176c62c0b16f5991413b7138980cd4bf

Why extreme weather is the new normal http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/28/us/extreme-weather-normal/index.html

A Wrenching Choice for Alaska Towns in the Path of Climate Change http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/29/science/alaska-global-warming.html?_r=0

Early, Late, and Far-Flung: The Eclectic 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/early-late-and-farflung-the-eclectic-2016-atlantic-hurricane-seaso

Earth warming to climate tipping point, warns study http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38146248

Navigating Complexity: Climate, Migration, and Conflict in a Changing World https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2016/11/navigating-complexity-climate-migration-conflict-changing-world-report-launch/?utm_content=buffer87119&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Responding to the Millennium drought: comparing domestic water cultures in three Australian cities http://watersensitivecities.stfi.re/content/responding-millennium-drought-comparing-domestic-water-cultures-three-australian-cities-news/?sf=rgzyneg#aa

Extreme Tornado Outbreaks Are Becoming More Extreme http://www.climatecentral.org/news/tornado-outbreaks-becoming-more-extreme-20926?utm_content=buffer55eff&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Staying afloat: using Jason-3 to measure sea level rise https://sealevel.nasa.gov/news/69/staying-afloat-using-jason-3-to-measure-sea-level-rise

Today in climate change (25 November 2016)

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

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 (28 October 2016)

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

Climate change will exacerbate disasters, but the underlying problems are still worth addressing http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2016/10/blaming_natural_disasters_on_climate_change_will_backfire.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_top

Exposed: The Climate Fallacy of 2100 https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/exposed-the-climate-fallacy-of-2100/?WT.mc_id=SA_TW_ENGYSUS_BLOG

The latest disaster risk from climate change — huge glacial floods https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/10/21/the-latest-disaster-risk-from-climate-change-huge-glacial-floods/?postshare=3561477075174603&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.98c24268e475

The Guardian view on climate change: good news – but not yet good enough https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/23/the-guardian-view-on-climate-change-good-news-but-not-yet-good-enough?CMP=twt_a-science_b-gdnscience

Carbon Dioxide Passed Critical Threshold in 2015 http://www.climatecentral.org/news/carbon-dioxide-400-ppm-threshold-2015-20809?utm_content=buffer1bc86&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Atmospheric CO2 keeps climbing – visual http://folk.uio.no/roberan/t/MLO_weekly.shtml

This Antarctic glacier is the biggest threat for rising sea levels. The race is on to understand it https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/10/20/u-s-and-u-k-announce-major-research-mission-to-enormous-melting-antarctic-glacier/?utm_term=.7c36d4fe9e32

Antarctica’s Ice Sheets Are Melting Faster — and From Beneath https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/10/25/antarcticas-ice-sheets-are-melting-faster-and-from-beneath/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=KQEDScience

We just entered an alarming ‘new era’ of global warming http://mashable.com/2016/10/24/earth-passed-global-warming-threshold/#h5DSpgp_DmqA

What the ancient CO2 record may mean for future climate change http://phys.org/news/2016-10-ancient-co2-future-climate.html

Characterizing Risk in Climate Change Assessments: Proceedings of a Workshop (2016) https://www.nap.edu/catalog/23569/characterizing-risk-in-climate-change-assessments-proceedings-of-a-workshop?utm_source=NAP+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e325f84319-Final_Book_2016_10_26_23569&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_96101de015-e325f84319-102713761&goal=0_96101de015-e325f84319-102713761&mc_cid=e325f84319&mc_eid=7b96484b63

State of the Climate 2016: Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO https://theconversation.com/state-of-the-climate-2016-bureau-of-meteorology-and-csiro-67717

There has been an increase in extreme fire weather, and a longer fire season, across large parts of Australia since the 1970s http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/State-of-the-Climate-2016.pdf

Claim: Why ice ages occur every 100,000 years https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/10/26/claim-why-ice-ages-occur-every-100000-years/

Tibet Just Had Another Massive Ice Avalanche http://www.climatecentral.org/news/tibet-ice-avalanche-20822

Observed heavy precipitation increase confirms theory and early models http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v6/n11/full/nclimate3110.html

Mediterranean warming fast, deserts may spread in Europe: study http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-mediterranean-idUSKCN12R2FN?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29

Why Global Warming Hits the Arctic Harder Than Anywhere Else http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/enric-sala-global-warming-climate-change-arctic-btf/

Before the Flood: DiCaprio’s new climate change documentary http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/before-the-flood/

Today in climate change (21 October 2016)

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

Why climate change divides us http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/1012/Why-climate-change-divides-us?utm_content=bufferceaed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

How climate change triggers earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/16/climate-change-triggers-earthquakes-tsunamis-volcanoes

Given current climate drivers, that means we’re likely to see 11 or more tropical cyclones in the Australian region https://theconversation.com/more-tropical-cyclones-likely-for-australia-this-year-heres-why-66992

Thousands more people at risk as sea levels in Thames estuary continue to rise http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/news/thousands_more_people_at_risk_as_sea_levels_in_thames_estuary_continue_to_rise_1_4734211

Countries Reach Landmark Deal to Limit Global Warming http://fortune.com/2016/10/16/global-warming-hfcs-deal/

Greenland is melting http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/greenland-is-melting

A Canadian Island Is Being Swallowed Up by the Sea and Climate Change Is the Reason http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/a-canadian-island-is-being-swallowed-up-by-the-sea-and-climate-change-is-the-reason

Making lemonade out of climate change http://climate.nasa.gov/blog/2502/making-lemonade-out-of-climate-change/

How warm seas powered two major hurricanes https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/oct/17/warm-seas-powered-two-major-hurricanes-matthew-nicole-weatherwatch?CMP=twt_a-science_b-gdnscience

September an Exclamation Point on String of Hot Months http://www.climatecentral.org/news/september-hottest-month-climate-change-20791

The trouble with negative emissions http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6309/182.full

How the U.S. Military is Responding to Sea Level Rise http://www.wri.org/news/2016/10/advisory-how-us-military-responding-sea-level-rise

A Trek to the Giant Mongolian Glacier That Holds the Secrets to Global Warming https://psmag.com/trekking-potanin-glacier-mongolia-mystery-climate-change-5240b435f007#.tnz4an7xc

“Overheating: Towards an anthropological history of the early 21st century” http://amf.so/14BRC

NYC braces for effects of climate change with new flood maps http://ny.curbed.com/2016/10/18/13311760/new-york-flood-maps-fema-climate-change

Sea Level Rise Upping Ante On ‘Sunny Day’ Floods http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-increases-sunny-day-floods-20784?utm_content=buffer2a37f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Historical Records May Underestimate Sea Level Rise http://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/historical-records-may-underestimate-sea-level-rise

Did a Comet Set Off Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-comet-set-global-warming-56-million-years-ago-180960799/?no-ist

NASA Analysis Finds Warmest September on Record by Narrow Margin http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2016/10/18/nasa-analysis-finds-warmest-september-on-record-by-narrow-margin/

Climate Change Means Moving. Just Don’t Say ‘Retreat https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-10-19/climate-change-means-moving-just-don-t-say-retreat

The shore is wider than the beach: Ecological planning solutions to sea level rise for the Jersey Shore, USA http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204616301761

Shifting tropical cyclones increases threat to sinking Mekong delta https://www.carbonbrief.org/shifting-tropical-cyclones-increases-threat-to-sinking-mekong-delta

Link between climate change and armed conflict is exaggerated – new study https://theconversation.com/link-between-climate-change-and-armed-conflict-is-exaggerated-new-study-67182?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1476785492

September brought the world’s record-breaking hot streak to an end – but don’t chill out https://theconversation.com/september-brought-the-worlds-record-breaking-hot-streak-to-an-end-but-dont-chill-out-67381

A geological perspective on sea level and storm surges https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/10/20/a-geological-perspective-on-sea-level-and-storm-surges/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Thawing permafrost destroys Arctic cities https://www.wired.com/2016/10/thawing-permafrost-destroying-arctic-cities/

Is the detection of accelerated sea level rise imminent? http://www.nature.com/articles/srep31245

Today in climate change (30 September 2016)

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

Scientists’ warnings that the rise of the sea would eventually imperil the United States’ coastline are no longer theoretical http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/science/flooding-of-coast-caused-by-global-warming-has-already-begun.html?emc=edit_ta_20160903&nlid=57893359&ref=cta&_r=1

The numbers on global warming are even scarier than we thought https://newrepublic.com/article/136987/recalculating-climate-math

Welcome to the age of the Anthropocene http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/84522636/welcome-to-the-age-of-the-anthropocene

Report: Australian attitudes on climate change http://climateinstitute.org.au/verve/_resources/COTN_2016_Final_WEB_260916.pdf

Public support for climate action on the up after dark days: Climate Institute survey https://theconversation.com/public-support-for-climate-action-on-the-up-after-dark-days-climate-institute-survey-65942

Why is emergency-scale action necessary? http://www.climatecodered.org/2016/09/why-is-emergency-scale-action-necessary.html

Much of modern climate science fails to consider millennium-scale processes https://eos.org/project-updates/comprehensive-earth-system-models-of-the-last-glacial-cycle

Should New York City abandon its waterfront? http://ht.ly/i5Q5304vqaw

Climate change needs to be front-page news http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bs-ed-climate-cange-letter-20160922-story.html

Climate change could cross key threshold in a decade: scientists http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-impacts-conference-idUSKCN11S1FE

Top Arctic Science Diplomats Convene at White House Next Week https://eos.org/articles/top-arctic-science-diplomats-convene-at-white-house-next-week

Receding ice has oil producers pushing harder than ever to drill in the sensitive area https://thinkprogress.org/arctic-fight-heats-up-f12091a01ae7#.uqwiabljb

Today’s greenhouse gas levels could result in up to 7 degrees of warming http://linkis.com/www.smh.com.au/envir/2fpWB

Sustainable, Climate-resilient and Vibrant Cities: Good Practices http://www.urenio.org/2016/09/26/sustainable-climate-resilient-cities-good-practices-covenant-mayors/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Urenio+%28URENIO+Watch%3A+Intelligent+Cities%2C+Smart+Cities%2C+Innovation+Ecosystems%29

As Arctic Ocean Ice Disappears, The Global Climate Impacts Intensify http://e360.yale.edu/feature/as_arctic_ocean_ice_disappears_global_climate_impacts_intensify_wadhams/3037/#.V-mRP7HnY-M.twitter

A 2-million-year climate history of Earth has disturbing implications http://mashable.com/2016/09/26/2-million-years-climate-history/#dP9sIqIBDkqz

Global Warming Is Real—But 13 Degrees? Not So Fast http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/09/global-warming-study-13-degrees-is-wrong-climate-change/

The World Passes 400 PPM Threshold. Permanently http://www.climatecentral.org/news/world-passes-400-ppm-threshold-permanently-20738?utm_content=buffer83de8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

As Arctic Ocean Ice Disappears, The Global Climate Impacts Intensify http://e360.yale.edu/feature/as_arctic_ocean_ice_disappears_global_climate_impacts_intensify_wadhams/3037/

Speed of Arctic changes defies scientists http://climatenewsnetwork.net/speed-of-arctic-changes-defies-scientists/

We need to know what the 1.5 °C warming target will involve — even if we don’t reach it http://www.nature.com/news/the-maximum-climate-ambition-needs-a-firm-research-backing-1.20687?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureNews

Changing climate is raising forest fire risk: NRCan annual report http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/changing-climate-is-raising-forest-fire-risk-nrcan-annual-report-1.3091996#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=YeXTVYa

South Australian storm a preview of climate change: Climate Council http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/south-australian-storm-a-preview-of-climate-change-climate-council-20160929-grr0dt.html

Today in climate change (23 September 2016)

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

Fast study showed climate change’s influence on Louisiana’s devastating floods https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15092016/faster-attribution-studies-scientists-zero-climate-change-role-louisiana-floods-downpours?utm_content=bufferde709&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Is La Niña Here? Depends Who You Ask http://www.climatecentral.org/news/la-nina-forecast-winter-2016-20706?utm_content=buffer65b70&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Time is running out for Britain to sign up to the Paris climate change accord https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/17/arctic-sea-ice-climate-change-britain-must-commit-to-paris-agreement?platform=hootsuite

What is new in European climate research? http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2016/09/what-is-new-in-european-climate-research/

It’s time to help communities adapt to climate change http://news.trust.org/item/20160919145304-934th/

Does Climate Change Affect Our Weather? Yes. Yes, It Does http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2016/09/17/climate_change_is_already_changing_our_weather.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top

Global warming making Calif. wildfire season longer, more severe http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/14/global-warming-making-calif-wildfire-season-longer-more-severe/90364040/

In a corner of Bengal, people are living on the edge of a rising sea http://scroll.in/article/816687/photos-in-a-corner-of-bengal-people-are-living-on-the-edge-of-a-rising-sea

2016’s hellish summer weather: A told-you-so climate moment? https://apnews.com/34a190741d2c4b39a96a88108128aebe/2016’s-hellish-summer-weather:-A-told-you-so-climate-moment

Australia’s emissions won’t fall by 2030 without greater climate action, modelling shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/21/australias-emissions-wont-fall-by-2030-without-greater-climate-action-modelling-shows?CMP=share_btn_tw

Five of the six continents had at least a top 10 warm August http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/21/c_135701033.htm

A must-see film on the impact climate change will have on 30 million in Bangladesh http://thirtymillionfilm.org/?mc_cid=3dec65b982&mc_eid=c7cd86d105

How the new focus on 1.5C is reshaping climate research https://www.carbonbrief.org/scientists-new-focus-1-5c-reshaping-climate-research

Scientists may have solved a key riddle about Antarctica — and you’re not going to like the answer https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/20/scientists-may-have-just-solved-a-riddle-about-antarctica-and-youre-not-going-to-like-the-answer/?postshare=1771474404947286&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.9eaf646db2b6

High-Level Event on Entry into Force of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/climatechange/

Hurricanes, storm surges and icebergs: How warmer seas are changing our planet https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160920152812.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Trump’s climate science denial clashes with reality of rising seas in Florida http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-climate-miami-20160918-snap-story.html

See David Letterman Preview Return to TV for Climate Change Series http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/david-letterman-previews-tv-return-for-climate-change-series-w440417

Modeling Climate Change Policy Decisions Using a Probability Tree https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/09/21/modeling-climate-change-policy-decisions-using-a-probability-tree/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Climate Change Explained in One Comic https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2016/09/13/climate-change-explained-in-one-comic/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=KQEDScience

Rain records falling across Australia http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/rain-records-falling-across-australia/525022

Climate change poses a major security risk to the U.S. today, intelligence report warns http://mashable.com/2016/09/21/national-security-climate-change-risk-obama/#C0nFxUxG2OqM

From Scientific Skepticism to Conspiracy Theory http://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2016/09/21/scientific-skepticism-conspiracy-theory/

The Climate Could Be More Sensitive to CO2 Than We Think http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-finance/the-climate-could-be-more-sensitive-to-co2-than-we-think-4935

How Three American U.S. Cities are Adapting to Climate Change http://www.100resilientcities.org/blog/entry/listen-how-three-american-u.s.-cities-are-adapting-to-climate-change#/-_Yz5jJmg%2FMSd1PWI%3D/

Climate Change Art http://www.schuylkillcenter.org/blog/event/going-up-climate-change-philadelphia/?utm_content=buffercf8eb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Greenland ice loss 40 trillion pounds bigger than thought https://apnews.com/df66b9585fb44d28a7bc6e18f0a1ee77/Greenland-ice-loss-40-trillion-pounds-bigger-than-thought?utm_content=buffer6791e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Today in climate change (16 September 2016)

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

Visualizing the Warmest August in 136 Years http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2016/09/12/heres-how-the-warmest-august-in-136-years-looks-in-chart-form/?utm_content=buffercc30f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Oceans Are Absorbing Almost All of the Globe’s Excess Heat http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/12/science/earth/ocean-warming-climate-change.html?action=click&contentCollection=Science&module=RelatedCoverage&region=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article&_r=0

One Simple Comic Explains Climate Change http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/one-simple-comic-explains-climate-change/?WT.mc_id=SA_TW_ENGYSUS_NEWS

Louisiana Downpours, August 2016 https://wwa.climatecentral.org/analyses/louisiana-downpours-august-2016/?utm_content=bufferef04b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

This is what Greenland’s melting ice looks like — up close https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/09/this-is-what-greenlands-melting-ice-looks-like-up-close/?postshare=3101473729921464&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.9ad65f510177

Carbon Dioxide http://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/

Risky business: how companies are getting smart about climate change https://theconversation.com/risky-business-how-companies-are-getting-smart-about-climate-change-65221

Poll: Americans favor slightly higher bills to fight warming http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4e555a1f920548db84aeb4c83fc1a284/poll-americans-favor-slightly-higher-bills-fight-warming?utm_content=buffer32bf9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Report: For Best Results, Address Equity and Climate Change Together http://cal.streetsblog.org/2016/09/13/report-for-best-results-address-equity-and-climate-change-together/

NSIDC: 2016 ties with 2007 for second lowest Arctic sea ice minimum https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/09/15/nsidc-2016-ties-with-2007-for-second-lowest-arctic-sea-ice-minimum/

Lives in the balance: climate change and the Marshall Islands https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/15/marshall-islands-climate-change-springdale-arkansas

Arctic death spiral: Icebreakers reach North Pole as sea ice disintegrates https://thinkprogress.org/arctic-sea-ice-death-spiral-b928be2fde0a#.8p20twc1v

The difficulty of predicting an ice-free Arctic http://www.colorado.edu/today/2016/09/14/difficulty-predicting-ice-free-arctic?utm_content=buffer744aa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

In an English City, a Lesson in Climate Change http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/science/carlisle-england-climate-change-flooding.html?smid=tw-nytimesscience&smtyp=cur&_r=0

El Nino and global warming combine to cause extreme drought in the Amazon rainforest http://phys.org/news/2016-09-el-nino-global-combine-extreme.html#jCp