#NZ

The earliest, “extreme” effect New Zealand experiences from climate change is likely to be damage to already strained water infrastructure, the Climate Change Commission has warned in a report it is required to produce every six years on climate risks.

https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360998993/strained-infrastructure-identified-nzs-earliest-climate-threat

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#NZ

Climate-driven severe weather events were already causing "long-lasting hurt, grief and fear", and tens of thousands more people would likely be exposed to hazards by 2050, the Climate Change Commission said

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/594507/climate-change-commission-report-urges-decisive-action-as-major-risks-loom

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Climate Change Commission report urges 'decisive' action as major risks loom

"Decisive" action is needed, a Climate Change Commission report says, with weather already causing "long-lasting hurt, grief and fear".

RNZ

#Alaska #USA #US

The side of a mountain slid into an Alaskan fjord last August, producing a tsunami 481 metres high, the second highest ever recorded, according to a new study involving a UCL researcher

The landslide was ultimately a result of climate change, as the glacier holding up the mountain had retreated, leaving the rock unsupported

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Valley fever cases rise in Borderland due to heat, wind, and pollution

Valley fever cases are rising in the Borderland due to extreme heat, wind, and air pollution, according to a study from The University of Texas at El Paso.

KVIA

#NorthCarolina #USA #US

Climate activists blocked the entrance to the Governor’s Mansion Wednesday, calling for an end to Duke Energy’s fossil-fuel expansion and accusing Gov. Josh Stein of being “complicit” in policies that intensify hurricanes, wildfires and drought

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315654672.html

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Rutgers Students, Climate Marchers Rally in New Brunswick in Support of Polluters Pay Act - Insider NJ

Rutgers Students, Climate Marchers Rally in New Brunswick in Support of Polluters Pay Act Day 5 of 50-mile march from Newark to Trenton draws students, faculty, and community leaders calling on Big Oil to pay for New Jersey’s climate costs NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Rutgers students, faculty, and community leaders rallied at The Yard at College[...]

Insider NJ

#Türkiye

Experts say rising temperatures will intensify heatwaves, reduce snow cover, and heighten risks of both drought and sudden flooding across the region.

The Black Sea basin could warm by as much as 4 degrees Celsius by 2070, with rising temperatures expected to significantly increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/greenline/climate-change/scientists-warn-black-sea-basin-could-see-4-c-warming-extreme-rainfall-surge/1830107

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Scientists warn Black Sea Basin could see 4°C warming, extreme rainfall surge

Experts say rising temperatures will intensify heatwaves, reduce snow cover, and heighten risks of both drought and sudden flooding across the region. - Greenline

A recent report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Meteorological Organization warned that the impacts of extreme heat are pushing agricultural systems to the brink. The agencies found that half a trillion working hours are lost due to extreme heat each year — and the impacts will only worsen as global temperatures continue to climb

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/food-insecurity-is-no-longer-just-about-low-income-countries-environmental-economist-explains-how-climate-change-is-pushing-agricultural-systems-to-the-brink

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'Food insecurity is no longer just about low-income countries': Environmental economist explains how climate change is pushing agricultural systems to the brink

As a U.N. report warns that extreme temperature swings are disrupting crops and endangering agricultural workers, we spoke with environmental economist Shouro Dasgupta about farming in an overheating world.

Live Science
This AI-Powered Carbon Emissions Database Has an Embarrassing Error, Study Claims

The pioneering Climate TRACE database may be drastically underestimating CO2 emissions from vehicles, according to a new study.

Gizmodo

#health

$1 invested in preparing for climate-caused health risks can yield up to $68 in benefits for communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East

Research shows how tools and services like early warning systems and disease
surveillance significantly reduce deaths and illness, helping more communities in
low- and middle-income countries become more resilient

https://www.wri.org/news/release-early-climate-health-investments-generate-68-fold-gains

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RELEASE: Early Climate Health Investments Generate 68-Fold Gains in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

New World Resources Institute analysis, supported by The Rockefeller Foundation,reveals that every $1 invested in preparing for climate-caused health risks can yieldup to $68 in benefits for communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America and theCaribbean, and the Middle EastResearch shows how tools and services like early warning systems and diseasesurveillance significantly reduce deaths and illness, helping more communities in

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