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It's not totally unlike a comet

Business Green

The IPCC report is genuinely terrifying and Russia's attack on Ukraine has revealed the complacency contained in suggestions worst case climate scenarios can be definitively ruled out - the only good news is that the world knows what needs to be done and has the tools to do it. I mean, when you think about it.".

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Reality Is Not What It Seems. And That Might Just Save the Climate.

DeSmogBlog

As the world gasped in wonder at the first images of our infant universe from the James Webb Space Telescope last month, we were reminded that human beings are still capable of acts that elevate us all and advance our collective potential. But what if our linear march towards doom is not baked in? By Clara Vondrich.

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Scientists unravel the origins of the Southwest’s monsoon

Grist

This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. And, unfortunately for Southwesterners — who welcome the precipitation and need a break from the summer heat — the phenomenon is likely to weaken as the climate warms.

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A year of editing at The Conversation

Martin LaMonica

In the run-up to Paris, The Conversation published a number of articles to explore the effects of climate change and how our energy system is ( or isn’t ) changing. From California to the Arctic. Making sense of a changing Arctic. Elsewhere, we focused on the fast-changing Arctic. European Parliament , CC BY-NC-ND.

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'It's not going to be easy': TNFD co-chair David Craig on developing nature risk disclosure rules

Business Green

Given the global supply chains on which societies and companies rely are set to face increasing threats not just from climate change, but also the escalating decay of the planet's ecosystems, it stands to reason that organisations urgently need to understand these risks, and then act to mitigate them.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

When will the Arctic Ocean melt and what will be the impact for shipping and for the Earth? Summary -In September 2020, ice volume in the Arctic Ocean was just one quarter of what it was in 1979. We end our journey by looking into the (potentially disastrous) consequences that follow from the melting of Arctic ice.

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How climate change spurs megadroughts

Grist

The more the world warms, the more rain will be needed to compensate, and that will force people to rethink how — and where — they will live and eat when the water dries up. One problem with linking drought and climate change is that there is little agreement on what drought actually is. “No