Posted on 11 May 2025 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom

This week's roundup is again published by category and sorted by number of articles included in each. The formatting is a bit different compared to previous weeks, though. We are still interested in feedback to hone the categorization, so if you spot any clear misses and/or have suggestions for additional categories, please let us know in the comments. Thanks!

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Policy and Politics (7 articles)

• How the political consensus on climate change has shattered Despite unswering public attitudes on climate change, for a number of reasons both benign and malign the UK finds itself struggling to maintain strong commitment to net zero. BBC News, Helen Catt, May 02, 2025.
• Trump budget would decimate climate, renewables funding The preliminary funding proposal outlines cuts the administration wants for myriad clean energy, climate and environment programs. E&E News, Politico, Andres Picon, May 02, 2025.
• 100 Days of Trump 2.0: Renewable Energy Siting and Permitting Sabin Center for Climate Change Law researcher Matthew Eisenson reviews legal aspects of the Trump administration's interference with market forces in US energy modernization. Sabin Center Climate Law Blog, Matthew Eisenson, May 5, 2025.
• EPA reorganization signals end to climate work The agency plans to eliminate offices that track planet-warming emissions and regulate air pollution. E&ENews, Jean Chemnick, May 05, 2025.
• Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. More such moves are coming, NOAA has warned. Inside Climate News, Peter Aldhous, May 07, 2025.
• How Trump cuts could affect your weather reports Following the budget’s release, all living former directors of the National Weather Service, which falls under NOAA, drafted an open letter warning of drastic impacts if the proposed cuts were implemented. The Christian Science Monitor USA, Caitlin Babcock, May 07, 2025.
• Trump admin ends extreme weather database that has tracked cost of disasters since 1980 CNN, Andrew Freedman, May 8, 2025.

Climate Change Impacts (6 articles)

• Dangerously hot in Alaska? New warnings show climate change impact. National Weather Service to launch first heat advisories in Fairbanks and Juneau this summer in response to climate change. USA Today, Dinah Voyles Pulver, May 3, 2025.
• Ice Free Arctic Ocean by 2030 now a real possibility! We're NOT ready!! "Just have a Think" on Youtube, Dave Borlace, May 4, 2025.
• How the climate crisis threatens Indigenous traditions in Canada: `It`s not the way it used to be` Shorter winters and thinning ice are imperiling cultural activities in the north, including hockey, broomball and hunting The Guardian, Hilary Beaumont in Cat Lake First Nation, May 05, 2025.
• Children born in 2020 will face `unprecedented exposure` to climate extremes Children born in 2020 will face ''unprecedented exposure'' to extreme weather events, including heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, even if warming is limited to 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures. Carbon Brief, Ayesha Tandon, May 07, 2025.
• Global temperatures stuck at near-record highs in April: EU monitor Global temperatures were stuck at near-record highs in April, extending an unprecedented heat streak and raising questions about how quickly the world might be warming. Phys.org, Nick Perry & Benjamin Legrendre, May 08, 2025.
• Climate change made recent flooding in Midwest, South more intense, report finds The deadly storms that tore through eight U.S. states in early April, killing at least 24 people, were made significantly worse by climate change, according to a study released this week. CBS News, Sarah Metz, May 08, 2025.

Miscellaneous (3 articles)

• 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #18 A listing of 23 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 27, 2025 thru Sat, May 3, 2025. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler, Doug Bostrom & John Hartz, May 04, 2025.
• This is the cutting edge of (Antarctic) climate science Dr Gilbz on Youtube, Dr Ella Gilbert, May 5, 2025.
• The construction of a road in Brazil draws criticism before first-ever climate talks in the Amazon In the run-up to the annual U.N. climate conference, set to take place in Brazil’s Amazon in November, the construction of a road is drawing attention, with critics arguing it will lead to environmental degradation. Yahoo News, Fabiano Maisonnave, May 08, 2025.

Climate Education and Communication (2 articles)

• Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career. Grist, Kate Yoder, May 05, 2025.
• David Attenborough at 99: a 'radical' voice for climate action In his new film 'Ocean', TV's best-known naturalist delivers his strongest message yet The Week, Abby Wilson, May 08, 2025.

Climate Law and Justice (2 articles)

• Justice department sues Michigan and Hawaii over climate suits against big oil Putting a heavy hand on the scales of justice, the Trump administration directly interferes with states' rights. The Guardian, Associated Press, May 01, 2025.
• Two Britons to challenge UK`s `weak` response to climate crisis in Strasbourg court Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives being ruined, and lack of effective strategy infringes their human rights Environment The Guardian, Damien Gayle Environment correspondent, May 05, 2025

Health Aspects of Climate Change (2 articles)

• Invisible Deaths: As Climate Disasters Kill in Pakistan, the True Scale Is Unknown Climate change deaths are largely underreported as the crisis impacts millions and strains an already overburdened healthcare system, according to a new Amnesty International report. Inside Climate News, Keerti Gopal, May 05, 2025.
• Smoke from climate-fueled fires in US contributed to 15,000 deaths in 15 years, study finds Exposure to small particulate matter from fires contributes to thousands of annual deaths in US, according to study The Guardian, Associated Press, May 07, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (2 articles)

• Potholer54 debating with Tom Nelson about criticisms of the film „Climate - the Movie“ Nelson produced Youtube, Peter Hadfield, May 2, 2025.
• Fact brief - Is the climate as unpredictable as the weather? No - Climate predictions are more reliable than weather forecasts because they model long-term trends driven by large-scale, predictable factors, like greenhouse gas emissions, rather than short-term local conditions. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, May 10, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (2 articles)

• What is the effect of wind turbines on property values? Skeptical Science, Sabin Climate Team, May 6, 2025.
• Belief in fake news linked to problematic social media use People with high score on problematic social media use are more likely to like and share fake news. Ars Technica, Jennifer Ouellette, May 08, 2025.

Climate Science and Research (1 article)

• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #19 2025 Our weekly digest of new academic research on climate change, and select government/NGO reports. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom& Marc Kodack, May 08, 2025.