2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #13

A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.

Sun Mar 20

Shrinking of forest carbon sink under climate change may be ‘less than anticipated’ by Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief, Mar 16, 2016
Forest conservation: An environmental success for China by Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Christian Scince Monitor, Mar 19, 2016
Peru Tries to Adapt to Dangerous Levels of UV Radiation Brought on by Climate Change by Lucas Iberico Lozada, Newsweek, Mar 15, 2016
El Niño Upsets Seasons and Upends Lives Worldwide by Henry Fountain, New York Times, Mar 19, 2016
John Kasich is no better than Donald Trump on climate change by Rebecca Leber, Grist, Mar 15, 2016
The Next Great Global Warming ‘Hiatus’ Is Coming! by Ethan Siegel, Starts with a Bang, Forbes, Mar 16, 2016
Angry Birds For Climate Change – Red Is The New Honorary U.N. Ambassador For Green With #AngryBirdsHappyPlanet by Alap Naik Desai, Inquisitr, Mar 19, 2016
China's forests recovering at the expense of other nations, study says by Chris Arsenault, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Mar 18, 2016

Mon Mar 21

Australian Climate Council calls for urgent action as records tumble by Joshua Robertson, Guardian, Mar 19, 2016
Arctic Sea Ice Volume Nears Record Low by Dahr Jamail, Truthout, Mar 18, 2016
People finally concerned about climate change, Greg Laden's Blog, Mar 18, 2016
Emissions-cutting aviation deal must be enforceable: NGOs by Allison Lampert, Reuters, Mar 21, 2016
Does Trump Have an Energy Policy? by Evan Lehmann, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Mar 21, 2016
Current record-shattering temperatures are shocking even to climate scientists by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Mar 21, 2016
What we’re doing to the Earth has no parallel in 66 million years, scientists say by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environmnet, Washington Post, Mar 21, 2016
Startling images reveal devastating coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef by Tom Arup, Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 22, 2016

Tue Mar 22

How Can Global CO2 Levels Soar When Emissions Are Flat? by Joe Romm, Climate Progress, Mar 21, 2016
Heatwave surprise: Plants' response will make events more intense than thought by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 21, 2016
After 'Unprecedented' Year of Warming, UN Warns We Must Curb Emissions Now by Nadia Purpis, Common Dreams, Mar 21, 2016
We had all better hope these scientists are wrong about the planet’s future by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environmnet, Washington Post, Mar 22, 2016
If Global Warming Is Real … Why Is Iceland So Cold? by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Mar 22, 2016
Earth Hasn’t Heated Up This Fast Since the Dinosaurs’ End by Marianne Lavelle, National Geographic, Mar 21, 2016
After record 2015, a dire warning for our climate future by Scott Sutherland, The Weather Network, Mar 22, 2016
Trump is not just a risk to the country. He is also a risk to the planet., Op-ed by Stepehen Stromberg, Washington Post, Mar 21, 2016

Wed Mar 23

Carbon Sinks Are The Next Big Thing (Part 1) by William Becker, Huffington Post, Mar 21, 2016
Healthy Diet May Reduce Gas; Greenhouse Gas, That Is by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Mar 21, 2016
Bacteria could be speeding up the darkening of Greenland's ice by Tim Radford, Guardian, Mar 23, 2016
England’s growing season now almost a month longer, says Met Office by Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief, Mar 23, 2016
Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry by Bill McKibben, The Nation, Mar 23, 2016
Almost half the world cooking as if it were the stone age, WHO warns by John Vidal, Guardian, Mar 21, 2016
New Hope For U.S. Coastlines Even As Seas Rise by John Upton, Climate Central, Mar 21, 2016
When Will The World Really Be 2 Degrees Hotter Than It Used To Be? by Eric Holthaus, FiveThirtyEight, Mar 22, 2016

Thu Mar 24

European clean tech industry falls into rapid decline by Fiona Harvey, Guardian, Mar 23, 2016
Auckland: Among Climate Champions by Len Brown, The Huffington Post, Mar 23, 2016
The Arctic is thawing much faster than expected, scientists warn by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 23, 2016
Great Barrier Reef bleaching event: what happens next? by David Suggett, The Conversation AU, Mar 22, 2016
Exxon Mobil must allow climate change vote: SEC by Ernest Scheyder, Reuters, Mar 24, 2016
Clean energy is winning the race against fossil fuels — but the planet is still losing by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 24, 2016
Mass extinctions and climate change: why the speed of rising greenhouse gases matters by Katrin Meissner & Kaitlin Alexander, The Conversation AU, Mar 24, 2016
As Electric Cars Stall, A Move To Greener Trucks and Buses by Cheryl Katz, Yale Environment 360, Mar 24, 2016

Fri Mar 25

Global coal and gas investment falls to less than half that in clean energy by Fiona Harvey, Guardian, Mar 24, 2016
Wind and solar are growing at a ludicrous pace (just not yet enough to stop climate change) by Brad Plumer, Energy & Environment, Vox, Mar 24, 2016
Meteorologists overwhelmingly conclude climate change is real and human-caused by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Mar 24, 2016
China To Increase Wind Power Capacity By 22% In 2016 by Joshua Hill, Clean Technica, Mar 24, 2016
After 115 Years, Scotland Is Coal-Free by Alejandro Davila Fragoso, Climate Progress, Mar 24, 2016
New Green Challenge: How to Grow More Food on Less Land by Richard Conniff, Yale Environment 360, Mar 21, 2016
Failure to tackle food demand could make 1.5C limit unachievable by Tim Benton & Bojana Bajželj, Carbon Brief, Mar 23, 2016
How South America's lithium triangle is gearing up to feed our battery addiction, Reuters/Guardian, Mar 23, 2016

Sat Mar 26

Fish kill in Florida: 'Heartbreaking images' seen for miles by Jennifer Gray, CNN, Mar 25, 2016
Why this new solar market could be set to explode by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Mar 24, 2016
Rockefeller Family Fund to Divest From ExxonMobil, Says Oil Giant Is 'Morally Reprehensible' by Reynard Loki, AlterNet, Mar 25, 2016
What Do Trump Supporters Think About Climate Change? I Went to a Rally and Asked. by Eric Holthaus, Slate, Mar 25, 2016
2015 Global Insured Losses Lowest Since 2009 Despite El Niño Effects by Guy Carpenter, Insurance Journal, Mar 25, 2016
Carbon Sinks: The Next Big Thing (Part 2) by William Becker, Huffington Post, Mar 21, 2016
Carbon Sinks: The Next Big Thing (Part 3) by William Becker, Huffington Post, Mar 24, 2016

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 26 March, 2016

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