The following Pinboard feed contains links to climate change news items, scientific articles and other information that I have bookmarked recently.
Deadly frost and war with the French: Britain's recession of the 1700s | Recession | The Guardian
300 years ago when the economy dipped worse than today. Deadly frost and war with the French: Britain's recession of the 1700s. #history #climate #economics (date: 26/11/2020)
Thanks @JudeHaste - what you’re doing is so important. #ClimateCrisis #RefugeesWelcome @ReadingRefugees #music (date: 25/11/2020)
Revealed: UK supermarket and fast food chicken linked to #deforestation in Brazil. #rainforest #ClimateEmergency #food (date: 25/11/2020)
John Kerry named as Joe Biden's special climate envoy | US news | The Guardian
John Kerry named as Joe Biden's special #climate envoy (date: 24/11/2020)
SSE plans to triple renewable energy production by 2030 | Environment | The Guardian
SSE plans to triple renewable #energy production by 2030. #climate (date: 19/11/2020)
Scientists link record-breaking hurricane season to climate crisis | Climate change | The Guardian
Scientists link record-breaking #hurricane season to #ClimateCrisis #extremeweather (date: 16/11/2020)
It is an amazing lineup. Super excited! Thanks @fionatalkington and all the musicians. #readingclimatefestival #rdguk @ReadingCAN (date: 14/11/2020)
RT @NatureNurture_: Thanks for coming to our @ReadingCAN presentation yesterday all about benefits of trees. Great to collaborate with @EthicalReading Plenty more events coming up as part of #ReadingClimateFestival check out the programme (date: 13/11/2020)
Governments urged to go beyond net zero climate targets | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian
Governments urged to go beyond net zero #climate targets. #emissions (date: 13/11/2020)
Great to see this. The #Reading2050 vision is so important for our town. #Adaptation to #climatechange is going to be vital - we are already testing the limits of our infrastructure. Looking forward to more work on this in the new year. (date: 12/11/2020)
2020 likely to be one of warmest years on record despite La Niña | Environment | The Guardian
2020 likely to be one of warmest years on record despite La Niña. #climatechange #extremeweather (date: 08/11/2020)
Boris Johnson under pressure to avoid no-deal Brexit after Biden victory | Politics | The Guardian
Logic was always pointing this way: ‘Boris Johnson under pressure to avoid no-deal #Brexit after #Biden victory’. This is good. As is the better international cooperation on #climatechange that the new president heralds. (date: 08/11/2020)
Couldn’t have wished for a better start to our #ReadingClimateFestival @ReadingCAN #rdguk #ClimateEmergency. Well done @JoeBiden it means a lot to all of us! (date: 08/11/2020)
Made me laugh! 😄 #climate @GretaThunberg (date: 06/11/2020)
Fate of climate crisis hangs on election as US exits Paris agreement | US news | The Guardian
Please please please please Biden win this! Fate of #climatecrisis hangs on election as US exits #Paris agreement (date: 04/11/2020)
There’s an amazing variety of events. Come join us! :) #readingclimatefestival (date: 03/11/2020)
Typhoon Goni: Philippines orders evacuations ahead of 2020’s strongest #storm. #ClimateChange #extremeweather (date: 31/10/2020)
RT @ReadingCAN: There are still a few to be added, but we now have a free week-long programme of around 40 free online events to promote positive action on #climatechange during #ReadingClimateFestival with @RDGWhatsOn. You can find them at Please retweet! (date: 28/10/2020)
Reading Climate Festival Archives - Reading Culture Live
RT @ReadingCAN: There are still a few to be added, but we now have a free week-long programme of around 40 free online events to promote positive action on #climatechange during #ReadingClimateFestival with @RDGWhatsOn. You can find them at Please retweet! (date: 28/10/2020)
It's your regular Arctic death-spiral update with Brenda the Civil Disobedience Penguin. #ClimateChange #cryosphere (date: 26/10/2020)
Small increases in air pollution linked to rise in depression, finds study. #car #climate #mentalhealth (date: 25/10/2020)
Alarm as Arctic sea ice not yet freezing at latest date on record | World news | The Guardian
Very worrying news from the Arctic! #seaice #cryosphere #ClimateEmergency (date: 22/10/2020)
RT @fionatalkington: Music & #climatechange Looking forward to joining @StaticRainChris for this. Call out to musicians to join us , all very welcome 🎶 #RdgUk (date: 21/10/2020)
How does it make you feel...? Tickets, Sat 14 Nov 2020 at 19:00 | Eventbrite
How does it make you feel...? Tickets, Sat 14 Nov 2020 at 19:00 | Eventbrite Musicians please see to take part. #ClimateChange #music @ReadingCAN @fionatalkington (date: 20/10/2020)
Alaska's new climate threat: tsunamis linked to melting permafrost | Environment | The Guardian
Alaska's new climate threat: tsunamis linked to melting permafrost. #ClimateChange #oceans #cryosphere (date: 18/10/2020)
Event Poster – How does it make you feel…?
A call out to Reading musicians! Visit to share songs, and meanings, for the ‘How does it make you feel…?’ event part of the Reading Climate Festival 2020. @ReadingCAN @fionatalkington #rdguk #ClimateAction #music (date: 16/10/2020)
RT @ReadingCAN: Reading Climate Festival is now OPEN!! Join us on 9th-15th November 2020! Follow the link below to sign up for free sessions. We have the first 12 events set up and there are more being added. Let's take action on climate change! #climatechange #festival (date: 15/10/2020)
Events Archive - Reading Culture Live
RT @ReadingCAN: Reading Climate Festival is now OPEN!! Join us on 9th-15th November 2020! Follow the link below to sign up for free sessions. We have the first 12 events set up and there are more being added. Let's take action on climate change! #climatechange #festival (date: 15/10/2020)
Deeply disturbing implications of Amy Coney Barrett ignorance about #ClimateChange #politics (date: 15/10/2020)
Great Barrier Reef corals have more than halved in past 25 years, study shows. #ClimateCrisis #oceans (date: 15/10/2020)
National Grid warns of short supply of electricity over next few days | National Grid | The Guardian
National Grid warns of short supply of electricity over next few days. #climate #energy #wind (date: 15/10/2020)
Temperatures of deepest ocean rising quicker than previously thought | Environment | The Guardian
Temperatures of deepest ocean rising quicker than previously thought. #climate #oceans #temperature (date: 15/10/2020)
A call out to Reading musicians! Visit to share songs, and meanings, for the ‘How does it make you feel…?’ event part of the Reading Climate Festival 2020. @ReadingCAN @fionatalkington #rdguk #ClimateAction #music (date: 11/10/2020)
How does it make you feel…? – Reading Musicians Climate Action Network microsite
A call out to Reading musicians! Visit to share songs, and meanings, for the ‘How does it make you feel…?’ event part of the Reading Climate Festival 2020. @ReadingCAN @fionatalkington #rdguk #ClimateAction #music (date: 11/10/2020)
A nine-point plan for the UK to achieve net zero carbon emissions | Environment | The Guardian
A nine-point plan for the UK to achieve net zero carbon #emissions. #ClimateEmergency (date: 07/10/2020)
Boris Johnson to unveil plan to power all UK homes with wind by 2030 | Politics | The Guardian
This should have been promised 10 years ago but good to hear it now - see #zerocarbonbritian @centre_alt_tech for more vision. #emissions #energy #climatechange (date: 06/10/2020)
A serious and sobering update: #Amazon near tipping point of switching from #rainforest to savannah – study. #ClimateCrisis (date: 05/10/2020)
Two dead and 24 missing after floods in France and Italy | Extreme weather | The Guardian
(date: 03/10/2020)
‘Dramatic’ plunge in London air pollution since 2016, report finds | Environment | The Guardian
‘Dramatic’ plunge in London air pollution since 2016, report finds. #climate #airpollution #transport good lessons here for #rdguk @ReadingCAN (date: 03/10/2020)
First new deep coalmine in UK for 30 years gets go ahead | Business | The Guardian
First new deep coalmine in UK for 30 years gets go ahead. #ClimateChange #emissions (date: 03/10/2020)
Global heating warming up 'nights faster than days' | Climate change | The Guardian
Global heating warming up 'nights faster than days'. #climatechange #temperature #Science (date: 01/10/2020)
Looking forward to talking about our new Water Theme - part of the @ReadingCAN #rdguk #ClimateEmergency Strategy - at Reading Town Meal. Tonight 7:30pm (date: 30/09/2020)
(500) https://readingtownmeal.org.uk/workshops.cfm
Looking forward to talking about our new Water Theme - part of the @ReadingCAN #rdguk #ClimateEmergency Strategy - at Reading Town Meal. Tonight 7:30pm (date: 30/09/2020)
The water-saving device wasting billions of litres every week - BBC News
A timely article ahead of this evening’s #water talk. The water-saving device wasting billions of litres every week - BBC News. @ReadingCAN #rgduk #climate (date: 29/09/2020)
(500) https://www.readingtownmeal.org.uk/workshops.cfm
Looking forward to talking about our new Water Theme - part of the @ReadingCAN #rdguk #ClimateEmergency Strategy - at Reading Town Meal. Tues 29 Sep 7:30pm (date: 29/09/2020)
UK risks losing contract for new climate research centre because of Brexit | Politics | The Guardian
UK risks losing contract for new climate research centre because of #Brexit. #ClimateChange #Science #rdguk (date: 28/09/2020)
The pandemic will accelerate the evolution of our cities | Cities | The Guardian
The pandemic will accelerate the evolution of our cities. #climate #COVID19 #Adaptation #transport (date: 24/09/2020)
Schemes boosting cycling and walking accelerate across the UK | Future of cities | The Guardian
Schemes boosting #cycling and #walking accelerate across the UK. #ClimateEmergency #COVID19 #transport #bike (date: 24/09/2020)
How Climate Change Impacts Our Water
Good summary of impacts of climate change on hydrology. Quote: In fact, “most of the climate change impacts come down to water,” says Upmanu Lall, director of the Columbia Water Center. When people talk about climate change affecting agricultural output, sea level rise, wildfires and extreme weather — “they’re all essentially a water story,” says Lall. (date: 24/09/2020)
Formula E becomes first sport with certified net zero carbon footprint from inception. #climatechange #emissions (date: 23/09/2020)
Domestic front gardens provide a valuable asset in the control of surface water runoff in towns and cities. Projected increases in future rainfall make this asset increasingly important, while growing trends of paving over front gardens puts this asset at jeopardy. The contribution of paved front gardens to the overall urban flood burden is often neglected. This paper quantifies rainwater runoff from a typical front garden using numerical simulation. Runoff is quantified in terms of both current and future rainfall intensities and in relation to variables of impermeable cover and soil type. (date: 22/09/2020)
Cutting out draughts from older homes | Energy Saving Trust
(date: 22/09/2020)
Prince Charles calls for 'Marshall-like plan' to combat #ClimateCrisis (date: 21/09/2020)
Targets alone aren’t enough to deliver net zero | Inside track
The need for political leadership. And the disconnect with targets and reality. Hosted by Green Alliance (date: 21/09/2020)
Andes Meltdown: New Insights Into Rapidly Retreating Glaciers - Yale E360
Comparison photos of glacial retreat and discussion of the impacts (date: 21/09/2020)
Climate change: Earthquake 'hack' reveals scale of ocean warming - BBC News
Measuring the speed of sound across the oceans - can estimate the how much the water body has warmed (date: 21/09/2020)
Climate crisis: Are the mainstream media part of the problem? | Climate Change | Al Jazeera
More than 300 media outlets on six continents, with a combined audience of more than a billion people - were brought together in an alliance by two American publications - The Nation magazine and the Columbia Journalism Review - to strengthen the media's focus on the climate crisis. (date: 21/09/2020)
Climate tipping points — too risky to bet against
Here we summarize evidence on the threat of exceeding tipping points, identify knowledge gaps and suggest how these should be plugged. We explore the effects of such large-scale changes, how quickly they might unfold and whether we still have any control over them. Also discusses cascading tipping points and the maths of risks and urgency = emergency (date: 21/09/2020)
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