Climate News: Bill Gates blunt message on climate crisis; California wasn’t prepared for the atmospheric rivers; Auckland floods are a sign of things to come; Books can help action on climate change

Bill Gates (pictured) of Microsoft fame is fantastically wealthy and promotes solutions for many issues, and was recently in Australia - "Looming El Niño could push us into a new era of global heating". "Want to take action on climate change? These books can help"; "Louisiana Democratic Party ‘Funneled’ Utility Donations to Climate Candidate Challenger"; "Op-Ed: Why California wasn’t prepared for the atmospheric rivers"; "A Warmer, Wetter World Could Make ‘Enhanced Rock Weathering’ a More Useful Tool to Slow Climate Change"; "One of the World’s Coldest Places Is Now the Warmest it’s Been in 1,000 Years, Scientists Say"; "Climate activists block main road into The Hague"; "Record dry spell threatening Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area"; "The Auckland floods are a sign of things to come – the city needs stormwater systems fit for climate change"; "Climate Change Remains Top Global Threat Across 19-Country Survey': "Myths about fossil fuels and renewable energy are circulating again. Don’t buy them"; "WoodMac wins: The consultancy giving cover to fossil fuel projects".