2016 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #39
Posted on 24 September 2016 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun Sep 18, 2016
- After a decade, UN chief disappointed in many world leaders by Edith M Lederer, AP Big Story, Sep 13, 2016
- Lamar Smith Hearing Attempts to Bolster Legal Argument for Subpoenas by David Hasemyer, Inside Climate News, Sep 14, 2016
- Trump's climate science denial clashes with reality of rising seas in Florida by Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, Sep 18, 2016
- "It's Time We Were Heard": Another Day in Court for Climate Kids by Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams, Dec 13, 2016
- Is La Niña Here? Depends Who You Ask by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Sep 16, 2016
- Does Climate Change Affect Our Weather? Yes. Yes, It Does. by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Sep 17, 2016
- 'No time to waste': climate changes for films on global warming by Fiona Harvey, Guardian, Sep 18, 2016
- In Toronto, Leonardo DiCaprio delivers 'Before the Flood,' a documentary rallying cry about climate change by Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times, Sep 13, 2016
Mon Sep 19, 2016
- Carbon capture and storage could be cheaper than nuclear, says report by Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief, Sep 12, 2016
- CarbonTracker Declares Renewable Power As Today’s Cheapest Option by Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, Sep 14, 2016
- John Kerry Says Saving the Oceans Is a ‘Life or Death’ Issue by Laura Parker, National Geographic, Sep 16, 2016
- Typhoon Malakas Nearing Landfall in Southern Japan; Heavy Rain and Flooding Expected by Tom Moore, Weather Channel, Sep 19, 2016
- There are two sides to the climate argument, the facts and the falsehoods, Op-ed by Tom Toles, Washington Post, Sep 19, 2016
- New study undercuts favorite climate myth ‘more CO2 is good for plants’ by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Sep 19, 2016
- Countries Will Ratify Climate Agreement at the U.N. by Jean Chemnick, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Sept 19, 2016
- Canada Scrambles to Create National Climate Plan, But May Sign COP21 Without One by Nika Knight, Common Dreams, Sep 19, 2016
Tue Sep 20, 2016
- Liberals back away from setting tougher carbon targets by Laura Payton, CTV News, Sep 18, 2016
- AFL-CIO to Planet Earth: Drop Dead by Norman Solomon, Common Dreams, Sep 19, 2016
- Breaking the Climate Procrastination Habit: How to Bring on America the Sustainable by Emily Schwartz Greco, Moyers & Company, Sep 19, 2016
- Heatwaves in the ocean – a risk to ecosystems? by Dr. Thomas Frölicher, ETH Zürich, Sep 19, 2016
- Watch this law professor try to convince a physicist that Greenland’s melt won’t raise seas by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Sep 19, 2016
- Scientists: How the new focus on 1.5C is reshaping climate research by Roz Pidcock, Carbon Brief, Sep 20, 2016
- Is the media scaring the public too much about climate change and extreme weather? Op-ed by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Sep 19, 2016
- Can a blanket violate the second law of thermodynamics? by Stefan Rhamstorf, Real Climate, Sep 20, 2016
- The key to tackling climate change: electrify everything by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Sep 19, 2016
Wed Sep 21, 2016
- Cheapest Solar on Record Offered as Abu Dhabi Expands Renewables by Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg News, Sep 19, 2016
- U.N. Chief Wants Paris Climate Deal to Take Effect This Year by Coral Davenport, New York Times, Sep 20, 2016
- The Earth is soaking up less carbon than we thought — which could make it warm up even faster by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Sep 22, 2016
- March … I Mean April … I Mean May … I Mean June … I Mean July... I MeanAugust 2016 Is the Sixth … I Mean Seventh … I Mean Eighth … I Mean Ninth … I Mean 10th … I Mean 11thTemperature Record-Breaking Month in a Row by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Sep 20, 2016
- More than 300 scientists warn over Trump's climate change stance by Ian Simpson, Reuters, Sep 20, 2016
- Hillary Clinton 'dropped climate change from speeches after Bernie Sanders endorsement' by Karl Mathiesen, Guardian, Sep 20, 2016
- Military Officials: Climate Change Could Ensnare Nation In Humanitarian Issues And Armed Conflicts by Ken Silverstein, Forbes, Sep 19, 2016
- Scientists may have solved a key riddle about Antarctica — and you’re not going to like the answer by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Sep 20, 2016
- U.N. Signals That Climate Deal Has Backing Needed to Enter Force by Coral Davenport, New York Times, Sep 20, 2016
- A vote for Trump is a vote for climate catastrophe, Op-ed by Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, Sep 19, 2016
- Greenland ice loss 40 trillion pounds bigger than thought by Seth Borenstein AP Science, Sep 21, 2016
- Mapped: How Germany generates its electricity by Simon Evans & Rosamund Pearce, Carbon Brief, Sep 20, 2016
- Paris Climate Deal Passes Milestone as 20 More Nations Sign On by Coral Davenport, New York Times, Sep 21, 2016
Thur Sep 22, 2016
- Timeline: The past, present and future of Germany’s Energiewende by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, Sep 21, 2016
- US and China release fossil fuel subsidy peer reviews by Karl Mathiesen, Climate Home, Sep 20, 2016
- Our roads are choked. We’re on the verge of carmageddon, Op-ed by George Monbiot, Guardian, Sep 20, 2016
- America's First Wave-Produced Power Goes Online in Hawaii by Cathy Bussewitz, AP/ABC News, Sep 19, 2016
- The SEC is reportedly investigating Exxon by Samantha Page, Think Progress, Sep 21, 2016
- 375 top scientists warn of 'real, serious, immediate' climate threat by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Sep 21, 2016
- Dire climate impacts go unheeded by Tim Radford, Climate News Network, Sep 21. 2016
- Fossil fuels investment takes nosedive by Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network, Sep 17, 2016
- Obama Warns of "Mass Migrations" If Climate Change Is Not Confronted by Jean Chemnick, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Sep 21, 2016
- Paris climate goal will be 'difficult if not impossible to hit', Agence France-Presse, Guardian, Sep 22, 2016
- Obama Warns of "Mass Migrations" If Climate Change Is Not Confronted by Jean Chemnick, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Sep 21, 2016
- Recalculating the Climate Math by Bill McKibben, New Republic, Sep 22, 2016
Fri Sep 23, 2016
- An Exploding Volcano Slowed Global Warming. Briefly. by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Sep 22, 2016
- ‘It’s a depressing sight’: climate change unleashes ghostly death on Great Barrier Reef by Michael Slezak, Guardian, Sep 21, 2016
- The Earth is soaking up less carbon than we thought — which could make it warm up even faster by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Sep 22, 2016
- Donald Trump, in Pittsburgh, Pledges to Boost Both Coal and Gas by Coral Davenpoirt, New York Times, Sep 22, 2016
- Revealed: The renewable energy scam making global warming worse by Michael Le Page, New Scientist, Sep 21, 2016
- Climate change could cross key threshold in a decade - scientists by Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Sep 22, 2016
- Obama Just Tied Climate Change to National Security by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Sep 23, 2016
- Dry tropical forests 'overlooked and under threat' by Mark Kinver, BBC News Sep 23, 2016
- Indian Ocean sea level on the rise according to new study by Marcie Grabowski, University of Hawai?i News, Sep 21, 2016
- How climate science deniers can accept so many 'impossible things' all at once by Graham Readfearn, Planet Oz, Guardian, Sep 22, 2016
- A weakening La Nina adds a lot of uncertainty to climate predictions by Robert Ferris, CNBC News, Sep 23, 2016
Sat Sep 24, 2016
- Four Fifths Of Evangelical Christians Do Not Believe Humans Cause Climate Change by Harry Farley, Christian World, Sep 23, 2016
- Hazelwood shutdown: Victoria's dirtiest power station set to close early next year by Josh Gordon & Adam Morton, The Age, Sep 24, 2016
- Phaseout of Refrigerants Needed to Meet Paris Accord by Jean Chemnick, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Sep 23, 2016
- Increased Levels of Carbon Dioxide Could Drive Fish Crazy, Study Finds by Jamie Ayque, Nature World news, Sep 22, 2016
- Debate moderators should ask Trump about his disastrous climate policy, Op-ed by John D Sutter, CNN, Sep 23, 2016
- The Dakota Access Pipeline Fight: Where Does the Standoff Stand? by Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News, Sep 22, 2016
- Starting Line Draws Nearer for Global Climate Agreement by Tharanga Yakupitiyage, Inter Press Service (IPS), Sep 22, 2016
- EU wants to speed up approval of Paris climate deal by Alissa de Carbonnel & Jason Hovet, Reuters, Sep 21, 2016
- SEC Involvement Sharpens #ExxonKnew Focus on What Its Accountants Knew by John H Cushman Jr, Inside Climate News, Sep 21, 2016
- The World Agreed to Tackle Climate Change, But What Comes Next? by Kelly Stone, The Huffington Post, Sep 24, 2016
- As Tribes Fight Pipeline, Internal AFL-CIO Letter Exposes 'Very Real Split' by Jon Queally, Common Dreams, Sep 22, 2016
- Facing The Change: 5 Canadian Communities Threatened By Climate Change Now by Laura Wright, CBC Radio, Sep 23, 2016
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