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Professor Mark Howden (pictured) is quoted in a 7News story explaining how climate change is robbing Australia of rain. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Weather: Cyclone Dovi headed towards New Zealand"; "Gas-fired power falls to lowest level since 2005 as Coalition pushes ahead with its ‘gas-fired recovery"; "Coalition’s latest coal jobs scare campaign reveals a big renewables blindspot"; "Twiggy’s Fortescue plans $10 billion Pilbara wind and solar farm"; "Death toll from Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar rises to 80, state agency says"; "Nuclear fusion breakthrough opens door to clean and near limitless energy"; "The stunning recovery of a heavily polluted river in the heart of the Blue Mountains World Heritage area"; "Exports key to future hydrogen economy"; "Fortescue plans for massive Pilbara wind and solar farms"; "Our meat obsession is destroying the planet – the solution is to change how we see animals"; "Victorian government orders Environmental Effects Statement on plans to turn Hazelwood mine into lake"; "Paint Is The Largest Source Of Microplastics In The Ocean, Study Finds"; "Time for a reckoning: Cricket Australia, fossil fuel sponsorship and climate change"; "How the Circular Economy Can Help Nations Achieve Their Climate Goals"; "Ocean Management is Not Yet Sustainable. A New Approach Could Change That."; "Beijing Wanted the Winter Olympics. All It Needed Was Snow"; "How Spiking Energy Prices Complicate the Fight Against Global Warming"; "‘A Sense of Crisis’ for Wasabi, a Pungent Staple of Japanese Cuisine"; "The Moral Quandary of ‘Slow Fashion’ Influencers"; "Is the California Coalition Fighting Subsidies For Rooftop Solar a Fake Grassroots Group?"; "Solar stills help people obtain clean water using the power of the sun"; "Update: Supreme Court to weigh EPA authority on greenhouse pollutants"; "2022 Smart Energy Council Conference and Exhibition"; "US Army releases first climate strategy with goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050"; "A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us."; "Texas’ power grid held up during last week’s winter weather. Experts say it wasn’t seriously tested."; "The Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication"; "The fall of Eric Lander and the end of science’s ‘big ego’ era"; "Post Growth by Tim Jackson review – life after capitalism"; "MSDI 2021 Annual Report - A year of hope built on action"; "AGL brings forward closure date of two largest coal-fired power plants as market shifts to renewables"; "Can you really carbon offset a power station? Sure – but it’s unimpressive"; "Hopes high for sea change as France opens One Ocean Summit"; "Delhi govt to build electric vehicle charging stations at all state-run offices"; "UN seeks $1.1bn to aid millions displaced in Nigeria"; "Electric vehicle charging company to build Tennessee factory"; "Frogs show Macquarie Marshes wetland recovery in full swing after drought"; "Italy makes constitution greener, environmentalists call for action"; "Worst-Case Climate Change Scenarios Are Highly Implausible, Argues New Study"; "2 Chinese Electric Vehicle Stocks Struggling With the Global Chip Shortage"; "Essar plans furnace at refinery to run on hydrogen"; "Energy crisis: What can the government do to reduce soaring gas and electricity bills?"; "California’s Drought-Relief Dreams Are Quickly Drying Up"; "EU slams plan to expand water use near Spain's Donana park"; "Flint schools have clean water for first time in years after $480K Elon Musk donation"; "Why Words Matter in the Fight Against Climate Change"; "Vic sets out wide-ranging climate strategy"; "New York’s Pension Fund Plans to Restrict Its Investments in Oil and Gas Companies"; "The Oben Rorr Is a Sharp Electric Naked Bike From India"; "Granting of coal mining licence in south Wales faces court challenge"; "Tesla's Model Y Is Taking Over California, The Largest Auto Market In The US"; "Most aren't impressed by their leaders' climate choices, poll finds"; "Climate change will be expensive. Who should pay?"; "Exports key to future hydrogen economy". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations