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Coverage of ice caps since April 27, 2023.

Records smashed new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far

"...The scientific knowledge about climate change has existed for more than five decades, and yet we missed an entire generation of opportunity, WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said presenting the report to the media in Geneva. She urged the climate change response to be governed by the welfare of future generations, but not the short-term economic interests. As Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, I am now sounding the red alert about the state of the global climate, she emphasised..."

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US sanctions a United Arab Emirates shipping firm for allegedly violating Russian oil price cap CityNews Kitchener

"...This is Treasury's first oil price cap enforcement action of 2024 imposed on Hennesea Holdings Limited and its 18 vessels that the U. S. Treasury now considers blocked property..."

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Alberta suspect hides from police in Kelowna, B.C. attic: RCMP Globalnews.ca

"...A man with a long list of warrants nearly evaded police capture last week, when hiding in a home in the 800 block of Kelowna's Royal View Drive where several people had been living in the home illegally..."

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COP28 in Dubai enters final week, negotiations ramp up on emissions cuts, fossil fuels

"...COP28 at the halfway markKey pledges and declarations made:The loss and damage fund designed to support climate-vulnerable developing countries was brought to life on the first day of the COPCountries havepledged hundreds of millions of dollars so far for the fundA pledge to shore upglobal health care systems to withstand the worsening impacts of climate changeA pledge to curb cooling-related emissions was joined by nearly 60 countriesMost discussed topics:Phasing out or reducing the use of fossil fuelsBuilding resilience to climate impactsFinancial support for vulnerable countries coping with a climate catastropheMajor reports launched:Among the major reports launched in the first half of COP28, two sobering science-based surveys from the UN weather agency, WMO, opened and closed the week. The first WMO reportwarned that the world is heating up at pace that could signal planetary collapse if drastic and immediate action isnt taken to curb greenhouse gas emissionsThe second WMO report, launched on Tuesdayconfirmed 2011-2030 was the warmest decade ever recorded with greenhouse gas emissions turbo charging climate change and imperiling our Polar ice caps and mountainous regionsWhats coming up:Now all eyes are on countries ability to use the conclusions of the global stocktake an in-depth look at how far the world has come since adopting the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement and whats to be done next as a springboard towards more ambitious climate action plans. COP28 is expected to wrap up its work on Tuesday and a decision adopted by the parties could emerge as the most consequential outcome following the 2015 Paris conference..."

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COP28 is about action, not politics and point scoring, says UN climate chief

"...COP28 at the halfway markCOP28 continued its work on Wednesday with key discussions on phasing out fossil fuels and boosting financial support for countries bearing the brunt of climate crisis. As the delegates head into the home stretch, heres a snapshot of whats happened so far and whats ahead. Key pledges and declarations made:The loss and damage fund designed to support climate-vulnerable developing countries was brought to life on the first day of the COPCountries havepledged hundreds of millions of dollars so far for the fundA pledge to shore upglobal health care systems to withstand the worsening impacts of climate changeA pledge to curb cooling-related emissions was joined by nearly 60 countriesMost discussed topics:Phasing out or reducing the use of fossil fuels2..."

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We should listen to a renowned scientists warning on climate change

"...In recent years, Dr. Hansen has argued that the scientific consensus, as reflected in the voluminous reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), greatly underestimates the rate and magnitude of future warming. Earlier this month, he and 17 colleagues forcefully stated their case in a peer-reviewed paper,Global Warming in the Pipeline, published by a University of Oxford journal..."

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How Russia Evaded the Oil Price Cap

"...First, like-minded countries wanted to send a diplomatic signal of unity to the Kremlin. Second, Western countries wanted to curb Russian oil revenues in a bid to degrade Moscows financial ability to wage war against Ukraine. Third, G-7 and EU states wanted to avoid supply reductions that would drive up oil prices and have a detrimental impact on the global economy..."

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The Russian Oil Price Cap Can Work Again

"...Devised by the U. S. Treasury Department and adopted by all the G-7 and European Union countries, the novel oil price cap was designed following Russias invasion of Ukraine to limit the price of Russian crude oil to $60 per barrel while simultaneously ensuring global market stability..."

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Former Saint John sugar refinery site getting second life with green space development

"...The former sugar refinery is deemed not suitable for residential or commercial development and requires mitigation efforts before the public can access the area due to sea level rise and storm surge. About three hectares of the site will need to be raised to avoid storm surges in future weather events. Ian Fogan, the City of Saint Johns commissioner of utilities and infrastructure, said the project is multi-purpose, but adds the site has been a challenge to develop..."

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Two Okanagan homeless shelters evacuated due to wildfires

"...Recognizing the reduced service capacity due to staff evacuations and other wildfire-related disruptions, Turning Points primary goal is to assist unhoused community members who wish to return to their home communities and natural supports..."

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NB Housing tenant faces eviction, homelessness due to 'empty nester' policy

"...In February, she was told she would need to move to a one-bedroom unit from her current two-bedroom unit as her son no longer lives with her. This is due to NB Housing's “empty nester” policy. In late April, Donald received a written notice saying she needed to vacate her current unit by the end of June..."

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Today’s Show: Return to school, oilsands write-down, the future of hydrogen, and Canadian and U.S. politics

Duration: 1:54:00

"...Guests: Tim Pickering, founder of Auspice Capital, Terry Etam, energy writer and author of the book, The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity, Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman Summa Strategies, and Kevin McCullough, Nationally Syndicated Talk Show Host With Salem Media Group and Townhall Columnist..."

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Total writes off $9.3B in oilsands assets

Duration: 08:00

"...Guest Tim Pickering, founder of Auspice Capital..."

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Discussions, Documentaries, and Investigative Reports about ice caps.

Why Won't NASA's Parker Solar Space Probe Melt Around The Sun | The New Frontier | Spark

"...New satellites are being launched to continue detailed observations of Earth and its oceans and ice caps, They are finding that climate change is accelerating and they have the data to prove it..."

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Marine climate change - Can our sealife survive? | DW Documentary

"...Wildfires, drought, melting glaciers - the impact of climate change is clear to see..."

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Why cant your brain comprehend climate change? | DW Documentary

"...More and more creatures are under threat; the ice caps are melting at record speed and all around the globe; were seeing more frequent natural disasters such as extreme drought, flooding and tornados..."

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How does climate change contribute to sea level rise? | Ask A Scientist

"...The second main driver of sea level rise is the melt of large ice sheets, so this includes Greenland and Antarctica, and smaller glaciers and ice caps in the Canadian Arctic as well..."

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Academic Research

Recent peer-reviewed papers about ice caps relevant to the latest news.

Sea Level Rise and the National Security Challenge of Sustainable Urban Adaptation in Doha and Other Arab Coastal Cities

"...Despite renewed commitments to fight the causes of climate change during the COP26 climate negotiations in Glasgow, the current policies of the world?s largest polluting countries still put humanity on a dangerous path toward high levels of global warming and SLR for the decades and centuries to come..."

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Aluminum-powered climate change resiliency: From aluminum debris to electricity and clean water

"...This paper presents a novel ecosystem for converting aluminum debris from a natural disaster to a stable water-reactive fuel that can be used to generate electricity and power emergency desalination..."

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Demand side incentive under renewable portfolio standards: A system dynamics analysis

"...Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) is a mandatory institutional change to realize the low-carbon transformation of energy in China..."

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Changes in elevation and mass of Arctic glaciers and ice caps, 20102017

"...Arctic glaciers and ice caps (GIC) are losing mass rapidly, and this process is expected to continue during the 21st century owing to polar amplification of climate warming..."

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On the impact of increasing penetration of variable renewables on electricity spot price extremes in Australia

"...In energy-only electricity markets, such as Australias National Electricity Market (NEM), it has been argued that an increasing penetration of variable renewable energy (VRE) generation is likely to have two effects: (i) more extreme spot prices, with greater instances of both very high and very low prices and (ii) a need to increase the market price cap (MPC) and related price signals for reliability..."

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The Choice of the Electric Energy Storage Device Type for the Hybrid Power Drive of Military Wheeled Vehicles

"...It will be performed the analysis of the main characteristics of batteries and supercapacitors, which are used in vehicles, their advantages and disadvantages, as well as limitations and features of the application; the calculations of the required values of the electric power for the movement of the machine in various road conditions; calculations of the electric energy storage device capacity to ensure the power reserve during the autonomous driving with electric traction in various movement conditions; calculations of the maximum electric energy of the batteries and supercapacitors charge for the recuperation of the machine kinetic energy during emergency braking of the armored personnel carrier..."

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Mass balance and a glacier surge of Guliya ice cap in the western Kunlun Shan between 2005 and 2015

"...Contemporary estimates of glacier changes are necessary to assess the impact of climate change, associated hazards and water resources management..."

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Optimal stochastic bilevel scheduling of pumped hydro storage systems in a pay-as-bid energy market environment

"...The results show that the PHSS achieve more revenue in a limited network as the offered prices go up to price cap in some periods..."

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A Fully Autonomous Platform for Power Measurement of Environmental RF Sources based on a Time Domain Readout

"...This paper discusses the viability of a battery-free measuring device capable of initiating measurement activity only when ambient RF power levels rise above set thresholds..."

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Structural and Karstic Landscapes of the Joux Valley (Southwestern Jura)

"...It has a cold damp climate and during the last glaciation, it was covered by a large ice cap, whose decay resulted in a particular esker morphology..."

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