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2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #16
Posted on 21 April 2018 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week.
Editor's Pick
Earth Day and the Hockey Stick: A Singular Message
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When the hockey stick was first attacked in the late 1990s I was initially reluctant to speak out, but I realized I had to defend myself against a cynical assault on my science and on me. I have come to embrace that role. What more noble cause is there than to fight to preserve our planet for our children and grandchildren?
There is great urgency to act now if we are to avert a dangerous 2- degree Celsius (3.6-degree Fahrenheit) planetary warming. My own recent work suggests the challenge is greater than previously thought. Yet I remain cautiously optimistic we will act in time. Along with many other Americans, I have been inspired by the renewed enthusiasm of our youth, who are demanding action now when it comes to the societal and environmental threats they face. Indeed, I have committed myself to helping insure a future in which we avoid catastrophic climate change. So let me conclude with this exhortation from the epilogue of The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars:
“While slowly slipping away, that future is still within the realm of possibility. It is a matter of what path we choose to follow. I hope that my fellow scientists—and concerned individuals everywhere—will join me in the effort to make sure we follow the right one.”
Earth Day and the Hockey Stick: A Singular Message, Opinion by Michael Mann, Observations, Scientific American, Apr 20, 2018
Links posted on Facebook
Sun Apr 15, 2018
- New research, April 2-8, 2018 by Ari Jokimäki, Skeptical Science, Apr 13, 2018
- Polar bears: Pick your facts and ignore the science, Opinion by Kevin Horrigan, St Louis Post-Dispatch, Apr 14, 2018
- World can limit global warming to 1.5C ‘without BECCS’ by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, Apr 13, 2018
- Climate change task force suggests Alaska ‘be bold’ by Ravenna Koenig, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Apr 14, 2018
- Energy Efficiency: A Rare Bipartisan Consensus, Commentary by Taryn Holowka, Real Clear Politics, Apr 10, 2018
- 97% consensus on climate change? More like 99.94%, study finds by Mahai Andrei, ZME Science, Apr 9, 2018
- South Australia's famed wine regions preparing for the squeeze of climate change by Simon Royal, ABC News, Apr 15, 2018
- New storm forecasting methods mark 'huge leap forward' - U.S. official by Isabelle Gerretsen, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Apr 13, 2018
Mon Apr 16, 2018
- Tiny Marshall Islands wields outsized clout for climate action by Laurie Goering. Thomson Reuters Foundation, Apr 13, 2018
- ‘Renewable energy breeding’ can stop Australia blowing the carbon budget – if we’re quick by Mark Diesendorf, The Converation AU, Apr 16, 2018
- Climate change is slowing Atlantic currents that help keep Europe warm by Peter T Spooner, the Conversation UK, Apr 12, 2018
- Coal Lobbyist Becomes No. 2 Official at EPA, Just Behind Pruitt by Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News, Apr 12, 2018
- Kids are suing Gov. Rick Scott to force Florida to take action on climate change by Alex Harris, Miami Herald, Apr 16, 2018
- The courts are deciding who's to blame for climate change by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Environment, Guardian, Apr 16, 2018
- Boulder County expected to join city in climate change lawsuit against fossil fuel producers by Alex Burness, Times-Call, Apr 16, 2018
Tue Apr 17, 2018
- 'Lightweight PR and greenwash' – BP's low-carbon plan dismissed by Adam Vaughn, Environment, Guardian, Apr 16, 2018
- The impact of climate change on mental health is impossible to ignore, Guest Post by Helen Berry. Carbon Brief, Apr 16, 2018
- How the science of persuasion could change the politics of climate change by James Temple, MIT Technology Review, Apr 16, 2018
- March 2018 was one of six warmest Marches on record, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Apr 16, 2018
- Don't believe the hype on natural gas. It's a fossil fuel just like coal, Opinion by Fiona Stanley, Graeme Pearman & Richard Yin, Guardian, Apr 16, 2018
- Carbon Markets Pay Off for These States as New Businesses, Jobs Spring Up by Dan Gearino, InsideClimate News, Apr 17, 2018
- Cars Threaten Climate Goals in Blue States by Benjamin Storrow, ;E&E News/Scientific American, Apr 17, 2018
- China made solar panels cheap. Now it’s doing the same for electric buses. by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Apr 17, 2018
Wed Apr 18, 2018
- Denial by a Different Name by Kate Aronoff, The Intercept, Apr 17, 2018
- Warming climate to nearly double demand for cooling appliances by Adam Vaughn, Environment, Guardian, Apr 17, 2018
- UK calls on advisory body to test net-zero carbon target by Megan Darby, Climate Home News, Apr 17, 2018
- Climate change adversely affecting Virginians’ health, study says by Patricia Sullivan, Local, Washington Post, Apr 17, 2918
- Climate Science Denial Explained: Tactics of Denial by DPiepgrass, Skeptical Science, Apr 17, 2018
- Glacier loss is accelerating because of global warming by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Environment, Guardian, Apr 18, 2018
- Low-Carbon Investment Is Moving Too Slowly to Rein in Warming, U.N. Warns by Benjamin Hulac, E&E News/Scientific American, Apr 18, 2018
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Earth’s Past Climates by Rachel E Gross, Smithsonian.com, Apr 16, 2018
Thu Apr 19, 2018
- Video: All you need to know about the shipping sector’s new climate deal by Jocelyn Timperley & Tom Prater, Explainers, Carbon Brief, Apr 17, 2018
- Bangladesh PM says country 'cannot wait' for help with climate action by Zoe Tabary, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Apr 17, 2018
- Analysis: UK to seek advice on strengthening long-term climate goal by Simon Evans, UK Policy, Carbon Brief, Apr 17, 2018
- Cooked': Study finds Great Barrier Reef transformed by mass bleaching by Peter Hannam, Environment, Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 18, 2018
- As seas rise, SC legislators move to derail tighter limits on coastal development by Sammy Fretwell, The State (Columbia), Apr 18, 2018
- Sea levels could be rising faster than predicted due to new source of Antarctic ice melting by Josh Gabbatis, Environment, Independent (UK), Apr 19, 2018
- Senate Confirms Climate Change Denier To Lead NASA by Chris D'Angelo, HuffPost, Apr 19, 2018
- Climate Change is Causing a Dangerous Uptick in Cases of Lyme Disease by Gabriela Serrato Marks, Pacific Standard, Apr 16, 2018
Fri Apr 20, 2018
- Gardening astronauts and CO2 detectives: Space exploration fights climate change by Katharina Wecker, Deutsche Welle (DW), Apr 19, 2018
- New study shows worrisome signs for Greenland ice by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Environment, Guardian, Apr 18, 2017
- What Is Eating Away at the Greenland Ice Sheet? by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, Apr 19, 2018
- Climate Change Is Making Deadly Air Pollution Worse in Cities Across the U.S. by Justin Worland, Time, Apr 19, 2018
- CO2 emissions from wildfires have fallen over past 80 years, study finds by Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief, Apr 17, 2018
- What Extremely Warm Winters Mean for the Future of the Arctic by Katharine Bagley, Yale Environment 360, Apr 18, 2018
- Trump just took the first step of an aggressive effort to drill in the Arctic by Darryl Fears, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 19, 2018
- Skeptical Science at EGU 2018 - a personal diary by BaerbelW, Skeptical Science, Apr 19, 2018
Sat Apr 21, 2018
- New research, April 9-15, 2018 by Ari Jokimäki, Skeptical Science, Apr 20, 2018
- Great Barrier Reef at ‘unprecedented’ risk of collapse after major bleaching event by Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief, Apr 18, 2018
- Miami Beach's future is 'uncertain,' experts say, but sea rise pumps are a good start by Alex Harris, Miami Herald, Apr 19, 2018
- Earth Day and the Hockey Stick: A Singular Message, Opinion by Michael Mann, Observations, Scientific American, Apr 20, 2018
- What happened to winter? Vanishing ice convulses Alaskans' way of life by Oliver Milman, Guardian, Apr 21, 2018
- The staggering environmental footprint of all the food that we just throw in the trash by Chris Monney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 18, 2018
- Belgium to double offshore wind energy capacity as it exits nuclear power by Robert-Jan Bartunek, Reuters, Apr 20, 2018
- Global warming has changed the Great Barrier Reef ‘forever,’ scientists say by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 18, 2018
Climate denialists still go on about the alleged " broken hockey stick" despite 1) The fact that Manns study wasn't shown to be incorrect 2) Numerous other studies have found essentially the same hockey stick and 3) Manns study is old now from 1998, and global temperatures are now significantly higher, so an even bigger hockey stick.
But denialists don't get this for god knows what perverted reasoning.
The media doesn't help, because it always highlights controversies without full context, and doesn't do follow up articles on what more recent research shows.
Other studies of MWP hockey sticks here.