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Tipping points: News links for ...[month]... 2019

Brakes gone: The Great Acceleration

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Arctic Carbon:

Boom means bust

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Particulate Pollution:

Bandaid™ in the sky

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Hothouse Earth: Domino Effect

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Banner picture: Photo by: Daria Devyatkina

Hothouse earth: Photo by: Bernard Spragg. NZ

Arctic carbon: Photo by: Daxis

Brakes gone: Photo by: Marcus Pink

Particulate Pollution: Photo by: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Tipping points: News links for ...[month]... 2019

Brakes gone: The Great Acceleration

Headline

Arctic Carbon:

Boom means bust

Headline

Particulate Pollution:

Bandaid™ in the sky

Headline

Hothouse Earth: Domino Effect

Headline

Photo Attributions

Banner picture: Photo by: Daria Devyatkina

Hothouse earth: Photo by: Bernard Spragg. NZ

Arctic carbon: Photo by: Daxis

Brakes gone: Photo by: Marcus Pink

Particulate Pollution: Photo by: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Ice and sea level: News links for ...[Month]... 2019

Melting Ice: Sword of Damocles

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Sea levels: How fast, how much?

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Banner : Photo by: Ian D. Keating

Melting Ice: Photo by: Ash

Sea levels: Photo by: .Martin.

Tsunamis: Photo by: yisris / Flickr

Tsunamis: Unsettling news

Ice and sea level: News links for ...[Month]... 2019

Melting Ice: Sword of Damocles

Headline

Sea levels: How fast, how much?

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Banner : Photo by: Ian D. Keating

Melting Ice: Photo by: Ash

Sea levels: Photo by: .Martin.

Tsunamis: Photo by: yisris / Flickr

Tsunamis: Unsettling news

Ice and sea level: News links for ...[Month]... 2019

Melting Ice: Sword of Damocles

Headline

Sea levels: How fast, how much?

Photo Attributions

Banner : Photo by: Ian D. Keating

Melting Ice: Photo by: Ash

Sea levels: Photo by: .Martin.

Tsunamis: Photo by: yisris / Flickr

Tsunamis: Unsettling news

Ice and sea level: News links for ...[Month]... 2019

Melting Ice: Sword of Damocles

Headline

Sea levels: How fast, how much?

Photo Attributions

Banner : Photo by: Ian D. Keating

Melting Ice: Photo by: Ash

Sea levels: Photo by: .Martin.

Tsunamis: Photo by: yisris / Flickr

Tsunamis: Unsettling news

Ice and sea level: News links for ...[Month]... 2019

Melting Ice: Sword of Damocles

Headline

Sea levels: How fast, how much?

Photo Attributions

Banner : Photo by: Ian D. Keating

Melting Ice: Photo by: Ash

Sea levels: Photo by: .Martin.

Tsunamis: Photo by: yisris / Flickr

Tsunamis: Unsettling news

Ice and sea level: News links for ...[Month]... 2019

Melting Ice: Sword of Damocles

Headline

Sea levels: How fast, how much?

Photo Attributions

Banner : Photo by: Ian D. Keating

Melting Ice: Photo by: Ash

Sea levels: Photo by: .Martin.

Tsunamis: Photo by: yisris / Flickr

Tsunamis: Unsettling news

c l i m a t e n e w s s i n c e 2 0 1 8

Teachers' Guide

Not The Weather Report

Climate change news for Sunday 25th of March 2018

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Food Crises Intensifying Because of Climate Change and Conflict Bloomberg Markets

"Global food crises are poised to worsen in some areas as conflict and climate change curb farm production and access to staples, the United Nations and European Union warned"

Wheat in heat: the 'crazy idea' that could combat food insecurity The Guardian

"Following four years of trials, which saw thousands of wheat varieties tested in the unforgiving sub-Saharan heat, scientists have successfully turned what was first thought of as a “crazy idea” into a vital new food crop...[A new] strain of wheat can withstand constant 40°C"

Tech giant Microsoft signs largest corporate solar agreement in the US The Climate Group

"Microsoft has announced the single largest corporate purchase of solar power ever seen in the US, signing an agreement with sPower to add 315 MW of electricity via two solar projects in Virginia. Microsoft has been powered by 100% renewable electricity since 2014"

Destruction of nature as dangerous as climate change, scientists warn The Guardian

"Human destruction of nature is rapidly eroding the world’s capacity to provide food, water and security to billions of people, according to the most comprehensive biodiversity study in more than a decade"

China outlines rules for mandatory Renewable Energy Certificate market Carbon Pulse

"China’s National Energy Administration on Friday [handed] two sets of targets to provinces that they will distribute to covered power suppliers and large industrial users"

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New York commits $1.4 billion to renewable energy projects ARS Technica

"New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that his state would commit $1.4 billion to 26 renewable projects... The outlay is a huge sum compared to what most states spend on renewable energy"

The Hydrogen-Powered Car’s Big Setback Bloomberg Technology

"If a green ride-sharing service were to flourish anywhere it would be in Munich and yet Linde AG is about to shut its two-year experiment with hydrogen"

EU leaders ask European Commission to review Paris Agreement commitments Carbon Pulse

"EU leaders on Thursday called upon the European Commission to draft a new EU long-term climate strategy by early next year, setting the stage for an early review of the bloc’s climate goals before many of them have been made law"

[UK] Minister cites climate change in rejection of opencast coal mine The Guardian

"[The communities secretary]... said he had concluded the project should not go ahead. Lawyers... said the decision was the first time the UK government had rejected a planning application citing climate change as the reason"

The Risk of Termination Shock From Solar Geoengineering Earth's Future

"If solar geoengineering were to be deployed so as to mask a high level of... warming, and then stopped suddenly, there would be a rapid and damaging rise in temperatures. This effect is often referred to as termination shock"

Norway: This country loves Teslas and petroleum E&E Climatewire

"Norway is a study in climate change contradictions. The Nordic country of 5.2 million inhabitants has earned its place in the top tier of global climate champions... But... the oil and gas sector remains... its most lucrative industry"

Coal makes coldest world capital also the most polluted E&E Greenwire

"Known as the world's coldest... [Mongolia's capital] Ulaanbaatar also has the highest air pollution levels on record, surpassing huge metropolises like Beijing and New Delhi since 2016"

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By: Picking Up Pebbles

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By: ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-01/steel-mill-china/8864074

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