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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

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Teachers' Guide

Not The Weather Report

Climate change news for Monday 26th of March 2018

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Millions more hungry in 2017 amid famine, conflict, and numbers rising-report Thomson Reuters Foundation

"Conflicts and climate disasters, particularly drought, drove the number of people facing crisis levels of hunger up by about 15 percent last year and the situation is getting worse"

Water shortages could affect 5bn people by 2050, UN report warns

The Guardian

"More than 5 billion people could suffer water shortages by 2050 due to climate change, increased demand and polluted supplies, according to a UN report on the state of the world’s water"

Macron pushes for EU minimum price for carbon

Reuters

"Europe must set a minimum price for carbon, French President Emmanuel Macron said... [requiring] a new tax on imports from non-EU countries that are not doing enough to tackle climate change"

Asia-Pacific’s biggest ports face steep climate bill—study

"Upgrading Asia-Pacific’s [53] biggest ports to cope with the effects of climate change will cost up to $49 billion, but the bill could be even higher if no action is taken, researchers said"

Natural climate solutions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [of the USA]

"We identify and quantify [20] “natural climate solutions”. We find that the maximum potential of NCS... is 23.8 petagrams of CO2 equivalent (PgCO2e) y−1 (95% CI 20.3–37.4). This is ≥30% higher than prior estimates"

Bail out or fade out? Oil majors face tough choice on climate, researchers warn Business Green

"New research released today suggests the only commercially viable future for oil majors in a carbon constrained world is a gradual winding down of their operations or a quick sell off of assets"

Wind, sea ice changes suggest climate change in western Arctic, says UTM researcher UTM

"A major shift in western Arctic wind patterns occurred throughout the winter of 2017 and the resulting changes in sea ice movement are possible indicators of a changing climate, says Kent Moore..."

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Barrasso, Whitehouse float CO2 capture bill E&E Daily

"A coal-state Republican and New England Democrat outspoken about climate change joined forces yesterday in introducing... legislation to boost technologies that would remove carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and the air"

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose Last Year. Here Are the Top 5 Reasons. The New York Times

"The [International Energy Agency], which called the findings “a strong warning for global efforts to combat climate change,” detailed several big reasons CO₂ emissions are increasing again"

Quantifying and Comparing Effects of Climate Engineering Methods... Earth's Future

"We assess atmosphere‐, ocean‐, and land‐based climate engineering measures with respect to Earth system effects consistently within one comprehensive model"

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The Institution of Civil Engineers urges 'leadership' on climate change New Civil Engineer

"The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) says it is asking members to “show leadership” on environmental issues after being called on to demonstrate how it is helping to combat climate change"

Wood pellets: Renewable, but not carbon neutral phys.org

"A return to firewood is bad for forests and the climate. So reports William Schlesinger, President Emeritus of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in an Insights article published today in the journal Science"

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https://ng.usembassy.gov/united-states-announces-additional-humanitarian-assistance-response-famine-risk-violence-forced-displacement/

By Patrick Kelley - https://www.flickr.com/photos/usgeologicalsurvey/4370267907/in/set-72157623467470824, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16021785

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