[MCN] A few more findings in the climate realm

[Lance Olsen]

“When I tell politicians to act now, the most common answer is that they can’t do anything drastic, because that would be too unpopular among voters. 

“And they are right of course.”

Greta Thunberg in speech to European Parliament

Full text 
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/media/20190416RES41665/20190416RES41665.pdf

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How small islands are making a big noise calling for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty <https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/in-a-world-first-national-leader-calls-for-a-fossil-fuel-non-proliferation-treaty-20220922-p5bk6b.html>

Nick O'Malley <https://www.theage.com.au/by/nick-o'malley-hve9s>
Environment and Climate Editor

The Age (Australia )
https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/in-a-world-first-national-leader-calls-for-a-fossil-fuel-non-proliferation-treaty-20220922-p5bk6b.html <https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/in-a-world-first-national-leader-calls-for-a-fossil-fuel-non-proliferation-treaty-20220922-p5bk6b.html>

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UN says Australia’s climate inaction violated Torres Strait Islanders’ rights <https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/un-says-australia-s-climate-inaction-violated-torres-strait-islanders-rights-20220923-p5bkml.html>

The Age (Australia )
https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/un-says-australia-s-climate-inaction-violated-torres-strait-islanders-rights-20220923-p5bkml.html

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Are we forcing a transition from Blue to Sickly-Green Marble?

The Climate Crisis Is Literally Changing The Color Of Our Planet <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiXWh0dHBzOi8vaWZsc2NpZW5jZS5jb20vdGhlLWNsaW1hdGUtY3Jpc2lzLWlzLWxpdGVyYWxseS1jaGFuZ2luZy10aGUtY29sb3Itb2Ytb3VyLXBsYW5ldC02NTQ2M9IBAA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
IFLScience
Yesterday



22-Sep-2022 <https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/965646>
 <https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/965646>
Climate change is making lakes less blue <https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/965646>
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION <https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/965646>
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION <https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/965646>
 <https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/965646>
If global warming persists, blue lakes worldwide are at risk of turning green-brown, according to a new study which presents the first global inventory of lake color. Shifts in lake water color can indicate a loss of ecosystem health. While substances such as algae and sediments can affect the color of lakes, the new study finds air temperature, precipitation, lake depth and elevation also play important roles in determining a lake’s most common water color. <https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/965646>
JOURNAL <https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/965646>
Geophysical Research Letters <https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/965646>
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/965646 <https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/965646>

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A species or ecosystem's recovery from disturbances can be reversed, and  fail; e.g.,  “  …  recovery rates decrease as a catastrophic regime shift is approached, a phenomenon known in physics as 'critical slowing down.'  ….  In all the models we analyzed, critical slowing down becomes apparent quite far from a threshold point, suggesting that it may indeed be of practical use as an early warning signal” (van Nes and Scheffer. American Naturalist, 2007).

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