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Recent news updating, expanding or shedding new light upon topics discussed in my web notes

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Ocean Circulation Hasn’t Been This Sluggish in 1,000 years (link)

News Articles:

Observed Fingerprint of a Weakening Atlantic Ocean Overturning Circulation, Nature Magazine, 11 April 2018 (link / cached copy)

The Oceans’ Circulation Hasn’t Been This Sluggish in 1,000 years - That’s bad news, Washington Post, 11 April 2018 (link / cached copy)

 

Missing Economic Risks in Assessments of Climate Change Impacts (link)

News Articles:

Missing Economic Risks in Assessments of Climate Change Impacts, Grantham Research Institute, Columbia University, September 2019 (link / cached copy)

Climate Change Will Cost Us Even More Than We Think, New York Times, 23 October 2019 (link / cached copy)

 

New Data Triple Estimates of Global Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise (link)

News Articles:

New elevation data triple estimates of global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding, Nature Communications, 29 October 2019 (link / cached copy)

Flooded Future - Global vulnerability to sea level rise worse than previously understood, Climate Central Org, 29 October 2019 (link / cached copy)

Sea level rise to affect 'three times more people', BBC News, 30 October 2019 (link / cached copy)

Rising sea levels pose threat to homes of 300m people, The Guardian, 29 October 2019 (link / cached copy)

 

The Real Reason Scientists Downplay the Risks of Climate Change (link)

News Articles:

The Real Reason Scientists Downplay the Risks of Climate Change (author's preview of soon to be published book), The Guardian, 25 October 2019 (link / cached copy)

 

"Salmon Cannon" Could Bring Species Back to Upper Columbia River after 90 Years (link)

News Articles:

More than a viral sensation, the Salmon Cannon could bring the species back to the Upper Columbia after 90 years, Seattle Times, 16 August 2019 (link / cached copy)

What is the "Salmon Cannon" and how do the fish feel about it? The Guardian, 15 August 2019 (link / cached copy)

What is the Whoosh Salmon Cannon? Flylords Magazine, (link / cached copy)

Company demonstrates "salmon cannon" technology's potential to restore species to Upper Columbia, The Spokesman Review, 11 September 2019 (link / cached copy)

 

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