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   The UW has updated its estimate of Arctic seaice volume.   
      
   They find the avg vol for Aug was 5317 km3, the 3rd-lowest for the   
   month in the sat era.   
      
   The top10 lowest Aug volumes are now:   
      
   2012	4.964   
   2019	5.068   
   2020	5.317	<-- new #3   
   2017	5.45   
   2011	5.489   
   2010	5.927   
   2016	5.941   
   2018	6.203   
   2013	6.394   
   2015	7.086   
      
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   Upcoming events:   
   07 Oct 2020	2020Q3 Billion Dollar Disasters NOAA   
      
   Each 0.5C of warming increases annual flood losses in China by more   
   than US$60bn   
   Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society   
   Annual flood losses in China are "projected to soar in the future", a   
   new study suggests, "particularly in lowland regions subject to rapid   
   economic growth". Using river runoff simulations in a hydrological   
   model, multiple climate model simulations and projections of GDP under   
   the shared socioeconomic pathways, the researchers projected flood   
   losses between 1.5C and 4C of global warming at 0.5C intervals. Under   
   warming of 1.5C and 4C, in an average year, "flood losses are   
   projected to be, respectively, 4 and 17 times that at present", the   
   study finds. For each 0.5C of warming that is curbed, flood losses in   
   China can be reduced by an average of $67bn, or 0.04% of GDP, the   
   researchers say.   
      
   Aviation's contribution to global warming has doubled since 2000   
   Michael Le Page, New Scientist   
      
   Government will maintain commitment on aid, says Raab   
   Patrick Wintour, The Guardian   
      
   Consumers may foot the bill for gas power plants under green push   
   Rachel Millard and Ed Clowes, The Daily Telegraph   
      
   Comment: Only a level playing field will end Europe's metals malaise   
   Mikael Staffas, Financial Times   
      
   Global warming makes homes designed to keep heat in less energy efficient   
   Jess Shankleman, Bloomberg   
      
   New Zealand experiences warmest winter on record   
   Charles Anderson, The Guardian   
      
   Water-related conflicts set to rise amid demand growth and climate impacts   
   Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation   
      
   Democratic lawmakers demand climate questions in presidential debates   
   The Hill   
      
   Winter sea ice in Bering Sea reached lowest levels in millennia: study   
   Reuters   
      
   Melting glaciers are filling unstable lakes. And they're growing.   
   Katherine Kornei, The New York Times   
      
   German bonds: a green yield development   
   Lex, Financial Times   
      
   Comment: Phasing out gas would benefit Australian manufacturers and households   
   Richard Denniss, The Guardian   
      
   Australia: Gladys Berejiklian says reaching net zero emissions by 2050   
   is achievable and would be 'the stuff of dreams'   
   Adam Morton, The Guardian   
      
   UN discrimination committee questions impact of US Arctic drilling on   
   Indigenous people   
   The Hill   
      
   Draft UN proposals on ship fuel ban in Arctic seen as lax: study   
   Reuters   
      
   Giant hole that appeared in Siberia was caused by enormous methane explosion   
   Charlotte Edwards, The Sun   
      
   California approves extending the lives of 4 ageing gas plants   
   Reuters   
      
   Comment: Protect global supply chains for low-carbon technologies   
   Andreas Goldthau and Llewelyn Hughes, Nature   
      
   Wales: Call to ban new roads as part of challenge   
   BBC News   
      
   How Ed Markey beat Joe Kennedy: The miracle of being green   
   E J Dionne Jr, The Washington Post   
      
   Power Down: How years of policy neglect left Ireland in the shadow of   
   a solar revolution   
   Niall Sargent, Noteworthy   
      
   Cassandra received a $26,000 Centrelink debt notice in Oct. She'd   
   been receiving payments for 5 years   
   ABC/7.30, 03 Sep 2020 07:53Z   
   Cassandra Clark says Centrelink did not clearly explain the way she   
   had to report her family's income and a tribunal agreed with her. Now   
   Centrelink is appealing the decision.   
      
   BREAKING: Victoria has announced only 81 new covid19 cases were   
   detected in the past 24 hrs.  But the Dept of Health also announced a   
   new record 59 deaths.  Not all the deaths happened in the past day.   
      
   Stock markets fall as investors sell off tech stock amid US job fears   
   The Guardian, 03 Sep 2020 21:03Z   
   Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq down after weeks of gains while Europe's   
   markets end day lower.   
      
   Tesla shares fall as largest outside shareholder cuts holding, citing   
   portfolio restrictions   
   CNBC, 02 Sep 2020   
   Baillie Gifford, Tesla's largest outside shareholder, has reduced its   
   position in the electric auto maker after the company's rapid share   
   appreciation made it an ...   
      
   Why company profits have jumped in Australia during COVID-19 while workers   
   are taking home less   
   ABC News, 2 Sep 2020 at 8:06p   
   The labour share of income for Australian workers has fallen below 50   
   per cent for the first time in decades, while the profit share hit   
   record levels.  Here's why this has happened, writes Gareth Hutchens.   
      
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