The Big Switch ... Australia's Electric Future by Saul Griffith. Australia's opportunity to be an energy winner and decarbonise our lifestyle and industry by going all-electric in our sunburnt country.Written in a straightforward style and not requiring serious technical expertise, complete with numerous graphs, diagrams and tables. (Kindle and Paperback. Black Inc. ISBN 978-1760643874) >

Weakening of the pinning point buttressing Thwaites Glacier breakup. (The Cryosphere journal) >

'Accelerating breakup of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica and implications for rapid sea level rise.' Briefing Note from 'Risk Frontiers' (a commercial firm that 'specialises in catastrophe loss modelling, climate risk and resilience. [they] provide innovative science-driven research, analysis and solutions to build safe and resilient communities.') (Risk Frontiers, Sydney) >

Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet. Taking action now can secure our future. 'Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report' (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) >

'In Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis, John Wiseman draws on his broad experience as a climate activist, researcher and policy maker to provide a wide ranging, accessible and provocative guided tour of ideas which can inspire and sustain radical hope and defiant courage in the long emergency which now lies before us.' (Wisdom and Action in the Long Emergency). Author: Prof John Wiseman (University of Melbourne) >

Deep Adaptation: 'The approach of the paper is to analyse recent studies on climate change and its implications for our ecosystems, economies and societies, as provided by academic journals and publications direct from research institutes.' (Professor Jem Bendell - Revised 2nd. Edition) >

WMO Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970–2019). 'An overview of impacts from weather, climate and water extremes globally from 1970 to 2019 based on disaster data from the Emergency Events Database.' (World Meteorological Organization, Geneva) >

'Thermal refugia underpin climate-smart management of coral reefs, but whether current thermal refugia will remain so under future warming is uncertain.' (PLOS Climate journal) >

Study Measuring Earth’s Vital Signs Warns of Climate Tipping Points. 'The authors say tropical coral reefs, the Amazon rainforest, and the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets may have passed dangerous tipping points.' ... with links to research papers. (Smithsonian Magazine, USA) >

Our Remaining carbon budget ... 'The MCC Carbon Clock shows how much CO2 can be released into the atmosphere to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5°C and 2°C, respectively. With just one click, you can compare the estimates for both temperature targets and see how much time is left in each scenario.' (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Berlin) >