General Climate News Australian Adaptation benchmarking survey: initial report CSIRO conducted a survey of public and private sector organisations to assess the current level of adaptation planning in Australia as part of a longitudinal study to track changes in adaptation action. The initial survey concludes that organisations with some understanding of climate change, and with experience of risk management and strategic planning are more likely to have considered the impacts of climate change. CSIRO, September 07, 2010 Forests make heatwaves initially warmer During heatwaves forests reduce their evaporation. This causes the atmosphere to warm up even more. During extremely long periods of heat, however, this reduction enables the forests to continue their evaporation for longer, so the net effect is ultimately one of cooling in relation to the surroundings. This emerged from research by Ryan Teuling (Wageningen University) and colleagues just published in Nature Geoscience. Alterra, Wageningen UR, September 06, 2010 -
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El Niños are growing stronger, NASA/NOAA study finds A relatively new type of El Niño, which has its warmest waters in the central-equatorial Pacific Ocean, rather than in the eastern-equatorial Pacific, is becoming more common and progressively stronger, according to a new study by NASA and NOAA. The research may improve our understanding of the relationship between El Niños and climate change, and has potentially significant implications for long-term weather forecasting. ScienceDaily.com, August 25, 2010 -
UK can halve maritime CO2 emissions A new study into how Britain might aim for a carbon-neutral transport sector by 2050 estimates CO2 emissions in the shipping industry could be halved by employing a range of available measures for maximum impact. CarbonPostive, August 24, 2010 DeltaCompetition attracts innovative and diverse ideas for climate adaptation from students around the world The worldwide DeltaCompetition challenged students to formulate creative solutions for adapting the delta cities of the world to climate change impacts. The competition, run by Delta Alliance, the City of Rotterdam and Royal Haskoning, received 24 unique submissions from eleven countries on five continents. Winners will be announced at the beginning of September; three winning teams will receive prizes of USD 3,000 and an expenses-paid trip to Rotterdam to present their work at the Deltas in Times of Climate Change conference, 29 September – 1 October 2010. Delta Alliance, August 18, 2010 -
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