The following Pinboard feed contains links to climate change news items, scientific articles and other information that I have bookmarked recently.
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)
Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice in less than 30 years | Climate change | The Guardian
A total of 28 trillion tonnes of ice have disappeared from the surface of the Earth since 1994. That is stunning conclusion of UK scientists who have analysed satellite surveys of the planet’s poles, mountains and glaciers to measure how much ice coverage lost because of global heating triggered by rising greenhouse gas emissions. (date: 21/09/2020)
Greece lashed by rare hurricane-force storm | Greece | The Guardian
Greece lashed by rare hurricane-force storm. #ClimateChange #extremeweather (date: 19/09/2020)
Shocking state of English rivers revealed as all of them fail pollution tests. #environment #climate #River (date: 17/09/2020)
Climate crisis 233m years ago reshaped life on Earth, say scientists | Science | The Guardian
Climate crisis 233m years ago reshaped life on Earth, say scientists. #climate #science #paleoclimate (date: 17/09/2020)
Scottish green #hydrogen scheme gears up to fuel ferries, buses and trains. #climate #energy #emissions (date: 16/09/2020)
Welsh seagrass meadow sows hope for global restoration | Science | The Guardian
Welsh seagrass meadow sows hope for global restoration. #ClimateChange #Oceans #ecology #Adaptation (date: 16/09/2020)
Most plastic will never be recycled – and the manufacturers couldn’t care less. #climatecrisis #recycling #pr #oil (date: 16/09/2020)
We desperately need a new government. The wheels are coming off the bus and I don’t know which crisis to worry about most at the moment: #ClimateCrisis #BrexitShambles #covid19 (date: 16/09/2020)
Hitachi to pull plug on north Wales nuclear power station | Business | The Guardian
Hitachi to pull plug on north Wales nuclear power station. #energy #ClimateChange (date: 16/09/2020)
Upsetting reading: “World fails to meet a single target to stop destruction of nature – UN report”. #environment #climate (date: 15/09/2020)
Northern hemisphere breaks record for hottest ever summer | Climate change | The Guardian
Northern hemisphere breaks record for hottest ever summer. #ClimateCrisis #extremeweather (date: 15/09/2020)
Most #wildfire coverage on American TV news fails to mention link to #ClimateCrisis. It is vital that people are well informed. Hence I sympathise with @XRebellionUK recent protest. (date: 12/09/2020)
RT @NetZeroUK: The full report from #ClimateAssemblyUK is available NOW! 🌏 📢 Learn more about the path to #netzero and ask your MP to take action! 🚘 #climateaction #netzero (date: 12/09/2020)
RT @NetZeroUK: The full report from #ClimateAssemblyUK is available NOW! 🌏 📢 Learn more about the path to #netzero and ask your MP to take action! 🚘 #climateaction #netzero (date: 12/09/2020)
US wildfires could spark financial crisis, advisory panel finds | World news | The Guardian
US wildfires could spark financial crisis, advisory panel finds. #extremeweather #fire #climatechange #consequences #economics (date: 10/09/2020)
UK climate assembly: tax frequent flyers and ban SUVs as part of Covid recovery. #ClimateEmergency (date: 10/09/2020)
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 - Committee on Climate Change
The 2000-page report, which provides advice to Government, covers the following areas: •Natural environment and natural assets •Infrastructure •People and the built environment •Business and industry •International dimensions (date: 07/09/2020)
Asphalt roads make city air pollution worse in summer, study finds | Environment | The Guardian
Asphalt roads make city #AirPollution worse in summer, study finds. - another reason to shift #adaptation #ClimateChange (date: 02/09/2020)
A global analysis of the progress and failure of electric utilities to adapt their portfolios of power-generation assets to the #energy transition | Nature Energy. #emissions #ClimateChange (date: 01/09/2020)
'It was a feeling of terror: when will the water stop?': Britain's flood victims, six months on. #ClimateCrisis #flood #extremeweather #COVID19 (date: 30/08/2020)
Hurricane Laura brings 150mph winds to Louisiana with more 'catastrophic conditions' to come. #ExtremeWeather #climate (date: 28/08/2020)
UK facing worst wheat harvest since 1980s, says farmers' union | Environment | The Guardian
UK facing worst wheat harvest since 1980s, says farmers' union. #extremeweather #climatechange #brexit (date: 17/08/2020)
Scottish minister warns of climate challenge after Stonehaven crash | UK news | The Guardian
Scottish minister warns of #climate challenge after Stonehaven crash. #transport #extremeweather (date: 14/08/2020)
Stonehaven train crash: three dead after derailment in Aberdeenshire
Sad news about rail crash. Last month an annual health and safety report by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) warned Network Rail of the growing danger from extreme weather. It said there were six times more flooding events on Britain’s railways in 2019-20 than in the previous 12 months. (date: 13/08/2020)
National Grid fires up coal power station for first time in 55 days | National Grid | The Guardian
National Grid fires up coal power station for first time in 55 days. #energy #consequences #extremeweather #ClimateChange (date: 13/08/2020)
UK temperatures pass 34C for six days in row for first time since 1961 | UK news | The Guardian
UK weather: temperatures hit 35C and above for three days in row. #extremeweather #ClimateChange (date: 13/08/2020)
Ugg...the 22+ degC night time minimum is too much. Can’t cool the house. My previous tweet was premature. We need better #adaptation measures to cope with this #heatwave #climate (date: 11/08/2020)
UK weather: a month's rain could fall in two hours as heatwave breaks | UK weather | The Guardian
UK weather: a month's rain could fall in two hours as heatwave breaks. #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange (date: 10/08/2020)
Green Home Improvement Grants | £5,000 - £10,000 | Checkatrade
Government due to contribute two-thirds, with more for poorer households. Starting Sept 2020. (date: 04/08/2020)
UK Climate summaries - Met Office
Overview of weather across the UK for previous months, seasons and years (date: 28/07/2020)
RT @ReadingCAN: Really pleased to see #rdguk nominated at @TheMJAwards. Our #ClimateEmergency strategy is an important part of this. Deepest thanks to everyone in the Reading Climate Action Network @ReadingCAN (date: 28/07/2020)
Ethical property: what are the issues for Reading? - Ethical Reading
I’m looking forward to talking at this evening’s Ethical property. Verity with @EthicalReading has put some great things together to help business engage with #ClimateEmergency #ZeroCarbonReading and more. @ReadingCAN #rdguk (date: 28/07/2020)
What the US exiting the Paris climate accord means | US news | The Guardian
Good summary - What the US exiting the #Paris #climate agreement means. It's a global imperative that #TrumpMustGo #ClimateCrisis #emissions (date: 27/07/2020)
Greta Thunberg gives €1m award money to climate groups | Environment | The Guardian
What an amazing person! xx Greta Thunberg gives €1m award money to #climate groups. @GretaThunberg (date: 21/07/2020)
For the good of everyone! Africa can become a renewable energy superpower – if climate deniers are kept at bay. #ClimateChange #energy #emissions #skeptics (date: 20/07/2020)
London Climate Change Partnership (date: 16/07/2020)
English councils backpedal on cycling schemes after Tory backlash | World news | The Guardian
English councils backpedal on cycling schemes after Tory backlash. #ClimateCrisis #zerocarbon (not like that!) #transport (date: 16/07/2020)
UK Climate Projections (UKCP) - UKCP18
Home for the UK Climate Projections data and lots of information about the projections, summary findings, etc (date: 15/07/2020)
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