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The Atlantic braces for another busy hurricane season

Planet Pulse

The 2020 season was so busy in fact, that the U.S. The severity and quantity of storms is increasing year over year, and sea level rise and the loss of protective ecosystems is exacerbating the problem, making coastal communities particularly vulnerable to erosion and flooding from storm surges. © 2020, Planet Labs Inc.

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Scientists Showcase Global Discoveries Using Planet Data at World’s Largest Geospatial Conference

Planet Pulse

We are proud to see that our data is empowering governments as they evaluate national climate risks; it’s providing the agricultural sector critical with insights into crop health; it’s revealing species dynamics in biodiverse ecosystems; and it’s informing the public on the global energy transition. SkySat image of Malé in the Maldives.

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? US clean investment cleans up with $239bn #187

Climate Tech VC

The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Energy & industry. Happy Monday!    Lots of spice for clean investment this week. The picture was less rosy for new wind and heat pumps, both of which have suffered from high interest rates. .

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In Their Own Words: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

DeSmogBlog

At a Columbia University symposium, physicist Edward Teller warns oil executives about rising levels of carbon dioxide and the likelihood of global warming and sea level rise by the end of the century. Found in the book “ Energy and Man: A Symposium ” Provenance: Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware.

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3 keys for scaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation

AGreenLiving

More than 30 million people across northern Java suffer from coastal flooding and erosion related to more severe storms and sea level rise. In some places, entire villages and more than a mile of coastline have been lost to the sea. Countries around the world can harness the power of nature to adapt to climate impacts.

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Why We Need Carbon Capture and Sequestration

Green Market Oracle

As explained by Julio Friedmann, senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Center for Global Energy Policy, "We have to create an industry the size of the oil and gas industry that runs in reverse. An IPCC report (2018) indicates that all remaining gas and coal fired power plants need CCS technology. And we’re on the clock.

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Cities need to act on climate adaptation now

Unsustainable

The system included more rainfall monitoring in the upper catchment and advances in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling to better evaluate rainfall on the streams feeding the reservoirs, water released from dams, and impacts on downstream communities. The city also took steps to integrate different sources of information and models.