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You Can't Say You Haven't Been Warned

Green Market Oracle

In 2006 the Stern Review warned us that we had to urgently reduce our emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. A 2019 IPCC report warned that we are seeing accelerated ice melt and sea level rise. In the last couple of decades scientists have added to these warnings.

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California Water Challenges Remain Despite Significant Precipitation in 2023

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

State Water Project Allocations In April 2023, the California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) announced that the State Water Project, which is a key water source for California’s Central Valley, South Bay Area, and Southern California, would — for the first time since 2006 — meet 100% of all water allocations in 2023.

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Cities need to act on climate adaptation now

Unsustainable

In 2006, flooding in Surat left more than 75 percent of the city underwater, causing major economic and other losses. The city took a series of coordinated action so that the experience of 2006 was not repeated. And most of the cities, which are still rapidly expanding, are not prepared for it, although there are a few exceptions.

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When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours

DeSmogBlog

In 2006, the DCI Group , a lobbying company employed by ExxonMobil , spearheaded a campaign to “suppress” connections between hurricanes and climate change in the public debate, Davies said. . Keith Berry looks down into flooded streets searching for survivors.

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Students find obscure law that could make university fossil fuel investments illegal

Grist

They also write that Harvard’s fossil fuel investments threaten its own physical property by exacerbating flooding and sea-level rise.

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Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

Grist

But as sea levels rise and the islands continue to subside, the costs of fortifying and maintaining the structures may exceed the value of the land and agricultural production behind them, says Alf Brandt, counsel to the State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon.

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These scientists are trying to save melting Arctic ice

Grist

Arctic ice levels are both a primary indicator of rising global temperatures and a key determinant of how bad climate change might get. Serious ice loss means sea levels rise, more heat is absorbed by the ocean and planet, and weather and ocean currents could change. Stopping Arctic melt is key,” Field says.