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2020 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #14
Posted on 4 April 2020 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of news articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Mar 29 through Sat, Apr 4, 2020
Editor's Choice
Bill McKibben on Solidarity in the Time of Social Distancing
HEATED is a new 6-episode, limited-run podcast series that shows how COVID-19 and the climate crisis cannot be separated. In a series of up-to-the-minute interviews, HEATED newsletter's Emily Atkin connects the dots on how two of the most pressing issues of our time are really one and the same. First up: Bill McKibben, a leader in the climate movement for more than 20 years as a journalist, author, and co-founder of 350.org.
Bill McKibben on Solidarity in the Time of Social Distancing by Emily Atkin, HEATED/Drilled News, Apr 1, 2020
Click here to access a transcript of the podcast
Articles Linked to on Facebook
Sun, Mar 29, 2020
- ‘Misinformation kills’: The link between coronavirus conspiracies and climate denial by Shannon Osaka, Grist, Mar 28, 2020
- Tackle climate crisis and poverty with zeal of Covid-19 fight, scientists urge by Fiona Harvey, Guardian, Mar 28, 2020
- Why the Mosaic Expedition’s Research Is So Vital To Climate Change Research by Esther Horvath & Michelle Nijhuis, Science, Smithsonian Magazine, Mar 29, 2020
- The Nature of Crisis by Bill McKibben Annals of a Warming Planet, New Yorker Magazine, Mar 26, 2020
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
- Shrinking Ozone Hole, Climate Change Are Causing Atmospheric “Tug of War” by Chelsea Harvey, E&E News/Scientific American, Mar 26, 2020
- Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis, National Snow & Data Center, NSIDC, Mar 24, 2020
- Climate change set to make extreme heat more common - and costly by Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Mar 25, 2020
- California approves climate change target that critics say is far too weak by Sammy Roth, Climate & Environment, Los Angeles Times, Mar 26, 2020
- The missing puzzle piece for getting to 100% clean power by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Mar 28, 2020
- EU leaders agree to consider climate in coronavirus recovery plan by Kate Abnett, Matthew Green & Simon Jessop, reuters, Mar 28, 2020
- Greta's World by Stephen Rodrick, Politics, RollingStone Magazine, Mar 26, 2020
Tue, Mar 31, 2020
- Trump’s Move to Suspend Enforcement of Environmental Laws is a Lifeline to the Oil Industry by Marianne Lavelle, Phil McKenna, David Hasemyer & Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News, Mar 27, 2020
- A place that makes you ask the questions that really matter, Climate Change, Stories, BBC News, Mar 30, 2020
- Japan submits updated emissions plan, leaving carbon target unchanged by Aaron Sheldrick, Reuters, Mar 30, 2020
- What the Coronavirus Curve Teaches Us About Climate Change by Howard Kunreuther & Paul Slovic, Politico Magazine, Mar 26, 2020
- It’s Important to Keep Talking About Climate Change Now by Heather Hansman, Outside Magazine, Mar 29, 2020
- U.S. to Announce Rollback of Auto Pollution Rules, a Key Effort to Fight Climate Change by Coral Davenport, Climate, New York Times, Mar 30, 2020
- Self-isolation proves a boon to rainfall project by John Amos, Science & Environment, BBC News, Mar 31, 2020
- Coronavirus Or Climate Change? Greta Thunberg And The Woke Generation Teach Us Important Lessons In Leadership by Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, Mar 31, 2020
Wed, Apr 1, 2020
- Bottling it? Plastic pollution from Coca-Cola, PepsiCo fuels emissions by Thin Lei Win, Thomson Reuters Foundation. Mar 31, 2020
- Barclays sets net zero carbon target for 2050 after investor pressure by Kalyeena Makortoff, Banking, Guardian, Mar 30, 2020
- Coronavirus, climate change parallels by Amanda White, top1000funds.com , Mar 31, 2020
- Abnormally warm Gulf of Mexico could intensify the upcoming tornado and hurricane seasons by Matthew Cappucci, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Mar 31, 2020
- Climate crisis may have pushed world's tropical coral reefs to tipping point of 'near-annual' bleaching by Graham Readfearn, Environment, Guardian, Mar 31, 2020
- Trump’s Fuel Efficiency Reduction Would Be Largest Anti-Climate Rollback Ever by Marianne Lavelle & Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News, Mar 31, 2020
- Amid pandemic, U.N. cancels global climate conference by Brady Dennis & Chris Mooney, Climate & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 1, 2020
- We Can't Tackle Climate Change Without You by Mary Annaïse Heglar, WIRED Magazine, Apr 1, 2020
Thu, Apr 2, 2020
- In the Mountains and Deserts of Utah, Columbia Spotted Frogs Are Sentinels of Climate Change by Judy Fahys, KUNC/InsideClimate News, Apr 1, 2020
- 'We dodged a bullet in Sydney': Record fire season comes to a close by Laura Chung & Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 31, 2020
- Climate change is making nightingales' wings shorter and their annual migration harder, study finds by Rob Picheta, CNN, Apr 1, 2020
- Neil deGrasse Tyson on why ‘Cosmos’ is even more important in the coronavirus era by Kelly Lawler, USA Today, Mar 30, 2020
- Governments urged not to shirk climate action after summit delay by Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Apr 2, 2020
- Challengers rev their engines to fight Trump's auto emissions weakening by David Shepardson & Lawrence Hurley, Reuters, Apr 1, 2020
- Can ‘Carbon Smart’ Farming Play a Key Role in the Climate Fight? by Gabriel Popkin, Yale Environment 360, Mar 31, 2020
- Inside Clean Energy: 7 Questions (and Answers) About How Covid-19 is Affecting the Clean Energy Transition by Dan Gearino, InsideClimate News, Apr 2, 2020
Fri, Apr 3, 2020
- COP’s Postponement Until 2021 Gives World Leaders Time to Respond to U.S. Election by Georgina Gustin, Inside Climate News, Apr 1, 2020
- Our environmental practices make pandemics like the coronavirus more likely by Sigal Samuel, Future Perfect, Vox, Mar 31. 2020
- Climate disasters seen increasing conflict risk in large countries by Thin Lei Win, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Apr 2, 2020
- 'We must use this time well': climate experts hopeful after Cop26 delay by Fiona Harvey, Environment, Guardian, Apr 2, 2020
- Hurricanes in a pandemic: 'Absolutely that’s our nightmare scenario' by Kimberly Miller & Gareth McGrath, USA Today, Apr 2, 2020
- Resilience After Recession: 4 Ways to Reboot the U.S. Economy by Devashree Saha, World Resources Institute (WRI), Mar 31, 2020
- Climate monitoring and research could fall victim to coronavirus, scientists fear by Oliver Milman, Science, Guardian, Apr 3, 2020
- Our post-pandemic selves: why the virus is an opportunity to grow and develop by Adrienne Matei, Life & Style, Guardian, Apr 3, 2020
Sat, Apr 4, 2020
- Coronavirus could trigger biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War Two by Shadia Nasralla, Valerie Volcovici & Matthew Green, Reuters, Apr 3, 2020
- Plant and animal species at risk of extinction by Kristen Pope, Articles, Yale Climate Connections, Mar 24, 2020
- Climate Change Has Doubled Riskiest Fire Days in California by Anne C. Mulkern, E&E News/Scientific American, Apr 3, 2020
- Oceans' capacity to absorb CO2 overestimated, study suggests by Jonathan Watts, Environment, Guardian, Apr 3, 2020
- Bill McKibben on Solidarity in the Time of Social Distancing by Emily Atkin, HEATED/Drilled News, Apr 1, 2020
John, I want to say thank you again, for continuing to collect and post the news roundup even in these times of short term crisis .. the mid to long term crisis does not go away .. but I can imagine that even SkS gets less page views these times.
Jonas: You're welcome again.
Unfortunately but not unexpectedly, there has been a significant drop in the number of views and engagements on the SkS Facebook page because of the Twilight Zone period we are living through. We have accordingly decided to reduce the frequency of posts from eight to four per day. This change will be evident in next week's edition of the Weekly News Roundup.
I just rechecked the metrics this morning, They are back to "normal" for all posts of the past few days. I suspect that Facebook had a glitch in its reporting system and has now corrected it. I'll now resume posting links to articles on a three hour cycle, i.e., eight per day.