

Tipping points: News links for ...[month]... 2019
Photo Attributions
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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
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Tipping points: News links for ...[month]... 2019
Photo Attributions
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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
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Ice and sea level: News links for ...[Month]... 2019
Photo Attributions
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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

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

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

Ice and sea level: News links for ...[Month]... 2019
Photo Attributions
​
Banner : Photo by: Ian D. Keating
Melting Ice: Photo by: Ash
Sea levels: Photo by: .Martin.
Tsunamis: Photo by: yisris / Flickr

Ice and sea level: News links for ...[Month]... 2019
Photo Attributions
​
Banner : Photo by: Ian D. Keating
Melting Ice: Photo by: Ash
Sea levels: Photo by: .Martin.
Tsunamis: Photo by: yisris / Flickr

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

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

N e w s f o r M a y 2 0 2 2
The 100 most crucial climate change news links from April 2022
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3.1 Cyclones / Hurricanes / Typhoons
3.6.1 Antarctic Ice
3.6.2 Arctic Ice
3.7 Oceans
3.9 Sea rise
3.10 Secondary climate effects
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4.1 Internet emissions contribution
4.1.1 Agriculture
4.1.2 Deforestation and habitat
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5.3 Negative emissions activities
5.3.1 Agricultural drawdown
5.3.2 Enhanced weathering
5.3.3 Forest and habitat drawdown
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6.2 Belief systems about climate
6.5.1 Mental health
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7.1 National progress on emissions
7.1.1 Brazil
7.1.2 Canada
7.1.3 China
7.1.4 Europe including UK
7.1.5 Russia
7.1.6 Small island states
7.1.7 United States
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8.1.1 IPCC Reports
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News links for May
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1. Adaptation
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2. Business and Industry
EXCLUSIVE Investors warn European companies over climate accounting | Reuters
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U.N. launches group to hold companies to account for net-zero pledges | Reuters
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Climate-Change Risks Get the Attention of Real Estate Investors - The New York Times
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Wind Power’s ‘Colossal Market Failure’ Threatens Climate Change Fight - Bloomberg
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2.1 Carbon offsetting
Now we know the flaws of carbon offsets, it's time to get real about climate change
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2.3 Finance
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World needs extra $1.3 trln energy investment by 2030 - JP Morgan | Reuters
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3. Climate effects
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3.1 Cyclones / Hurricanes / Typhoons
Extreme Atlantic hurricane seasons now twice as likely as in 1980s | Hurricanes | The Guardian
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Ocean warming drove 10% rise in ‘extreme’ rainfall from Atlantic hurricanes in 2020 - Carbon Brief
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Global Warming Drove a Deadly Burst of Indian Ocean Tropical Storms - Inside Climate News
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3.2 Drought
Projections of faster onset and slower decay of El Niño in the 21st century | Nature Communications
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U.N. report highlights land use trends and costs of degradation | Reuters
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3.3 Ecology
Bird populations in Panama rainforest in severe decline, study finds | Birds | The Guardian
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Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change - The New York Times
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3.3.2 The Amazon
Declining ‘resilience’ pushing Amazon rainforest towards tipping point - Carbon Brief
Is the Amazon rainforest on the verge of collapse?
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3.4 Fires
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3.5 Heat
Data | Heat wave in Punjab may curtail India’s wheat exports - The Hindu
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Global seasonal forecasts of marine heatwaves | Nature
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India experiences its hottest March in 122 years — Quartz India
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3.6. Ice
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3.6.1 Antarctic ice
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Why Did the Larsen A and B Ice Shelves Fail? Scientists Say They Now Know. - The New York Times
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3.6.2 Arctic ice
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3.7. Oceans
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3.8 Rain, floods and hail
South Africa floods: deadliest storm on record kills over 300 people | South Africa | The Guardian
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Toll hits 448 in S.Africa floods, relief effort falters
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3.9 Sea rise
Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection - The New York Times
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Researchers demonstrate new link between greenhouse gases and sea level rise
3.10 Secondary climate effects
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Uganda fights crop-devouring armyworm, blaming climate change | Reuters
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US power outages from severe weather have doubled in 20 years | US news | The Guardian
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Climate change ‘already’ raising risk of virus spread between mammals - Carbon Brief
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4 Emissions
We found a hidden source of greenhouse gases – organic matter in groundwater
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What are the most effective ways to get cars out of cities? | Travel and transport | The Guardian
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4.1 Internet emissions contribution
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4.2 Land based emissions
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IPES food | REPORT | The Politics of Protein
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4.2.1. Agriculture
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4.2.2 Deforestation and habitat
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Tree harvesting is not the same as deforestation | Nature Climate Change
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4.2 Methane
Global hub launched to help countries slash methane emissions
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5 Mitigation
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5.1 Albedo interventions
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Any plans to dim the Sun and cool the Earth must be led by those most affected by climate change
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5.2. Carbon capture technologies
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Carbon Removal Isn’t the Solution to Climate Change | The New Republic
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The growing chorus for carbon capture - The Washington Post
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5.3 Cleaner energy
Space-based solar power: UK government backs plan for orbiting array | New Scientist
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What to know about hydrogen in the fight to curb climate change - The Washington Post
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5.4 Negative emissions activities
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5.4.1 Agricultural Drawdown
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Net zero: European Union’s plan to reduce carbon emissions has a huge flaw | New Scientist
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5.4.2 Enhanced weathering
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5.4.3 Forest and habitat drawdown
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Empirical evidence for recent global shifts in vegetation resilience | Nature Climate Change
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6 People
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Colonialism: why leading climate scientists have finally acknowledged its link with climate change
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Migrant workers suffer heat stress during Ramadan in Arabian Gulf
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Google Search data shows people are becoming more climate-conscious | The Independent
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6.1 Activism
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Why Wynn Bruce, climate activist, set himself on fire at Supreme Court - The Washington Post
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6.2 Belief systems about climate
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6.2.1 Collapse
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6.2.2 Degrowth
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Stories about economic degrowth help fight climate change — and yield a host of other benefits
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6.2.3 Religions
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Online toolkit helps Muslims incorporate climate action into Ramadan » Yale Climate Connections
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Earth Day 2022: Why religion is crucial to combatting the climate crisis in Africa | The Independent
6.3 Food
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6.3.1 Crops and famine
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Wheat yield drops by 8% due to sudden heatwave in Punjab - Hindustan Times
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6.4 Health and safety
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Increased infectious disease risk likely from climate change | AP News
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'Solar Geoengineering' Could Make Malaria Even Worse - The Atlantic
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6.4.1 Mental health
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Climate Anxiety and High School: How Young People Are Coping | Teen Vogue
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6.5 Media
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Pinterest bans misinformation about climate change - CNN
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Hollywood missing the drama in climate change, group says | AP News
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7 Politics
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Rightwing populist parties blight climate policy, study finds | Climate crisis | The Guardian
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7.1 National progress on emissions
John Kerry doesn't see signs of stronger climate pledges - The Washington Post
7.1.1 Brazil
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Brazil accused of backsliding in updated climate pledge to UN
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7.1.2 Canada
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Quebec Becomes World’s First Jurisdiction to Ban Oil and Gas Exploration - The Energy Mix
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7.1.3 China
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China's Banks Are the Last Big Lenders to Fossil Fuel Coal Companies - Bloomberg
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7.1.4 Europe including UK
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Sweden set to be world's first country to target consumption-based emission cuts
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How climate change is fueling the rise of Spain’s far right – POLITICO
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7.1.5 Russia
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Arctic Council in upheaval over Russia as climate change transforms region | Reuters
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7.1.6 Small island states
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7.1.7 United States
Global energy crisis, Russia invasion eclipse Biden climate goals | Reuters
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7.2 Ukraine War
How the green paradox and climate policy can become Putin’s nightmare – EURACTIV.com
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8 Science research
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Leading scientists pitch for annual IPCC reports to keep climate on the agenda
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Across the Boreal Forest, Scientists Are Tracking Warming’s Toll - Inside Climate News
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8.1 Summations
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Realization of Paris Agreement pledges may limit warming just below 2 °C | Nature
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UN warns Earth 'firmly on track toward an unlivable world' | AP News
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What the war in Ukraine means for energy, climate and food
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8.1.1 IPCC Reports
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Analysis: What the new IPCC report says about how to limit warming to 1.5C or 2C - Carbon Brief
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Scientists react: What are the key new insights from the IPCC’s WG3 report? - Carbon Brief
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UN land report: Five key takeaways for climate change, food systems and nature loss - Carbon Brief