2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #19
Posted on 7 May 2016 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun May 1
- Another typical day for Greenland: Scientists find more reasons it will melt faster by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 30, 2016
- Austria's Treasured National Resource, Its Glaciers, Are Melting Fast by Bob Berwyn, insideClimate News, Apr 28, 2016
- Will Moose Thrive or Die Because of Climate Change? by Shannon Hall, Scientific American, Apr 29, 2016
- El Nino dries up Asia as its stormy sister La Nina looms by Satish Cheney, Phys.org, Apr 29, 2016
- Humans Care More About Climate Change if They Know They're Responsible by Daniel Oberhaus, Motherboard, Apr 29, 2016
- A new politics of climate change could save the world by Fred Pearce, New Scientist, Apr 27, 2016
- Arctic Sea Ice Monitoring Satellites Are Dying: Here's Why You Should Care by Marshall Shepard, Forbes, May 1, 2016
- This Is the Only Way to Fight Global Climate Change, Op-ed by Michael Shank & Carolyn Kissane, Fortune, Apr 30, 2016
Mon May 2
- Insulating layer of air above the Greenland ice sheet reduces precipitation, Phys.org, Apr 29, 2016
- Climate Change Overwhelmingly Accepted as Fact in U.S., Says New Report — Political Candidates Who Disagree Could Face Upset by Scott Faulkner, Inquisitr, Apr 30, 2016
- There will be pandemonium: The end of the old oil order has already begun by Michael Klare, Salon (TomDispatch), Apr 29, 2016
- Phasing out fossil fuels for renewables may not be a straight forward swap by Anthony James, The Conversation US, May 1, 2016
- Peabody coal's contrarian scientist witnesses lose their court case by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%. Guardian, May 2, 2016
- Researchers Aim to Put Carbon Dioxide Back to Work by Henry Fountain, New York Times, May 2, 2016
- Climate-exodus expected in the Middle East and North Africa, Phys.org, May 2, 2016
- Learning from El Niño as La Niña Odds Rise by by Elisabeth Gawthrop (Earth Institute, Columbia University), Phys.org, May 2, 2016
Tue May 3
- Ontario tries to allay auto sector fears over climate change plan by Greg Keenan & Andrian Morrow, Globe & Mail, May 1, 2016
- Why we’re still so incredibly confused about methane’s role in global warming by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 2, 2016
- April joins parade of record global temperatures, making it 12 months in a row by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, May 3, 2016
- As Climate Disruption Advances, UN Warns: "The Future Is Happening Now" by Dahr Jamail, Truthout, May 2, 2016
- Florida’s Coral Reef Is Disintegrating by Laura Parker, National Geographic, May 2, 2016
- Lord Krebs: scientists must challenge poor media reporting on climate change by John Krebs, The Conversation UK, May 3, 2016
- Anti-scientific facts group targets Bill McKibben [VIDEO] by Charles Mandel, National Observer, May 2, 2016
- Resettling the First American ‘Climate Refugees’ by Coral Davenport & Campbell Robertson, New York Times, May 3, 2016
Wed May 4
- World Bank: The way climate change is really going to hurt us is through water by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 3, 2016
- Mind the climate gap, Mr. Trudeau by Barry Saxifrage, National Observer, May 3, 2016
- Donald Trump's election would derail Paris climate deal, warns its architect by Fiona Harvey, Guardian, May 4, 2016
- Food System Shock: Climate Change's Greatest Threat to Civilization by Jeff Masters, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Apr 29, 2016
- Scientists are figuring out the keys to convincing people about global warming by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, May 4, 206
- Donald Trump Thinks Global Warming Is "Bullshit" by Rebecca Leber & Clayton Aldern, Mother Jones (Grist), May 4, 2016
- Paris Pact Could Benefit From Halt of Fossil Fuel Leases by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, May 3, 2017
Thu May 5
- Climate scientists ask Jimmy Kimmel: "Why would we f*ck with you?" by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, May 3, 2016
- Coral Deaths Threaten Coasts With Erosion, Flooding by John Upton, Climate Central, May 4, 2016
- Destructive Canadian wildfire fueled in part by global warming by Andrew Freedman, Mashable, May 4, 2016
- Governments should study worst-case global warming scenarios, former UN official says by Sebastien Malo, Thomson Reuters Foundation, May 4, 2016
- Oil Giants Would Be Worth More by Drilling Less in a Low-Carbon World, Analysts Say by Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News, May 5, 2016
- The time has come to turn up the heat on those who are wrecking planet Earth by Bill McKibben, Guardian, May 3, 2016
- Climate change to widen range of disease-carrying mosquitoes, says study by Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief, Apr 28 2016
Fri May 6
- Solar power is contagious. These maps show how it spreads. by Brad Plumer, Energy & Environment, Vox, May 4, 2016
- Omega block behind searing heat inflaming Fort McMurray wildfire by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, May 4, 2016
- Abrupt Sea Level Rise Looms As Increasingly Realistic Threat by Nicola Jones, Yale Environment 360, May 5, 2016
- Plans for coal-fired power in Asia are 'disaster for planet' warns World Bank by Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian, May 5, 2016
- Patricia Espinosa: Who is the UN’s incoming climate change chief? by Ed King, Climate Home, May 5, 2016
- Oil firms have 10 years to change strategy or face 'short, brutish end' by Terry Macalister, Guardian, May 5, 2016
- Jimmy Kimmel, Expert Climate Communicator — Who Knew?! by John Cook, Huffington Post, May 6, 2016
- Beyond Climate Confusion: Why Both Energy Innovation and Deployment Matter by Varun Sivaram, Energy, Security, and Climate blog, Council on Foreign Relations, May 4, 2016
Sat May 7
- Fort McMurray and the Fires of Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, May 5, 2016
- Deep sea microbes may be key to oceans’ climate change feedback by Howard Lee, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, May 6, 2016
- Plankton and you: The science of how we're all connected to climate by Laura Faye Tenenbaum, NASA Global Climate Change, May 6, 2016
- Fort McMurray wildfire could cover 2,000 sq. km by day's end by Mack Lamoureux & Rick McConnell, CBC News, May 7, 2016
- Philippines investigates Shell and Exxon over climate change by Emma Howard, Guardian, May 7, 2016
- Canada’s huge wildfires may release carbon locked in permafrost by Aviva Rutkin, New Scientist, May 6, 2016
- Here's what it would take for the US to run on 100% renewable energy by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, May 3, 2016
- Fort Mac Blaze: Brace for New Era of Infernos by Ed Struzik, TheTyee.ca. May 7, 2016
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