Posted on 6 July 2025 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Change Impacts (4 articles)

• What does climate change mean for agriculture? Less food, and more emissions New research sheds light on how rising temperatures are squeezing farmers and raising prices for consumers. Grist, Frida Garza, Jun 30, 2025.
• How unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame? A second spell of UK temperatures well over 30C before the end of June - how unusual is this and how much is climate change to blame? BBC News, Mark Poynting, Jun 30, 2025.
• Climate change has doubled the world's heat waves: How Africa is affected The Conversation, Joyce Kimutai, Jul 02, 2025.
• We didn’t know East Antarctica was melting like this Dr Gilbz on Youtube, Ella Gilbert, July 4, 2025.

Climate Education and Communication (4 articles)

• Stampede in Soho: puppet animals on an epic trek bring wonder and warning to London streets Public art project The Herds is passing through capital on 20,000km journey from Congo Basin to Arctic Circle, inspiring climate action The Guardian, Chris Wiegand, Jun 28, 2025.
• Schools failing in climate education A survey reveals a disconnect between what Canadian parents and kids want to know about climate change vs. how the need is addressed in schools. Brandon Sun, Karen S. Acton, Jun 30, 2025.
• An Important Archive of Congressionally-Mandated Climate Change Reports Just Went Dark Climate scientists are alarmed by the Trump administration’s latest attack on climate change research. Inside Climate News, Lauren Dalban, Jul 01, 2025.
• Key climate change reports removed from US government websites The national climate assessments help state and local governments prepare for the impacts of a warming world. The Guardian, Associated Press, Jul 01, 2025.

Climate Policy and Politics (4 articles)

• Who`s the Fossil Fuel-Backed "Philosopher" Shaping Trump`s Megabill Clean Energy Cuts? Is a bachelor's degree in philosophy sufficent to become an energy policy expert? Desmog explores this question. DeSmog, Sharon Kelly, Jul 01, 2025.
• Trump administration shuts down U.S. website on climate change The U.S. Global Change Research Program’s website, globalchange.gov, was taken down along with information on how global warming is affecting the country. Los Angeles Times, Ian James, Noah Haggerty, Jul 01, 2025.
• Trump uprooted a major climate effort. Scientists are fighting back. The future of the National Climate Assessment is uncertain, so researchers are looking to write an alternative version that could serve as a substitute. E&E News, Chelsea Harvey, Jul 02, 2025.
• Trump`s climate research cuts are unpopular, even with Republicans Recent polling shows that nearly 80% of registered U.S. voters want government agencies to keep researching and sharing global warming data. The administration is dismantling both. Yale Climate Connections, Karin Kirk, Jul 03, 2025.

Climate Science and Research (3 articles)

• The great acceleration debate Why the consilience of evidence points toward acceleration The Climate Brink, Zeke Hausfather, Jun 30, 2025.
• Trump administration wants to axe all of NOAA's climate research The Trump administration wants to zero out climate research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), according to a newly released budget document. TheHill.com, Rachel Frazin, Jul 01, 2025.
• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #27 2025 130 articles in 56 journals by 891 contributing authors in the latest edition of our weekly climate research survey. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Jul 03, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (3 articles)

• “Parasites or system whores”: How the truth about global heating provokes hatred of climate journalists and weather presenters Observatory, Christian Jakob & Jean-Philipp Baeck, June 28, 2025.
• Fact brief - Are human CO2 emissions driving current global warming? Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, Jul 01, 2025.
• Trump’s science guidelines could amplify climate skeptics The new White House rules put more power in the hands of political appointees. E&E News, Scott Waldman, Jul 03, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (2 articles)

• Why climate action is unstoppable — and "climate realism" is a myth Nobel Laureate Al Gore thoroughly dismantles the fossil fuel industry’s narrative of ''climate realism,'' contrasting their misleading claims with the remarkable advancements in renewable energy. TED, Al Gore, June 15, 2025.
• Who’s afraid of the electric car? The Narrative War Delaying Climate Action in Europe Science Feedback, Editor: Charles Terroille, July 2, 2025.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (2 articles)

• `Systematically Failed`: Civil Society`s Latest Attempt to Reform UN Climate Talks A new statement signed by more than 200 groups focuses on five major changes the coalition believes would mean faster, fairer climate action. Inside Climate News, Ryan Krugman, Jun 27, 2025.
• A climate ally needs support - but at what cost? Conservation International study finds key detail on restoring the world’s mangroves: a price tag. Climate Change, Mary Kate McCoy, Jul 03, 2025.

Health Aspects of Climate Change (1 article)

• `Explosive increase` of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them The Guardian, Oliver Milman, Jun 29, 2025.

Miscellaneous (4 articles)

• Mark Zuckerberg hit with backlash after pulling into remote port in $300 million superyacht: 'He's thinking wrong' Freeloading from the future: Mark Zuckerberg's holiday requires emitting 40 tons of CO2 per hour. The Cool Down, Alexis McDonell, June 25, 2025.
• Playlist for the 100 hours of the Weather and Climate Livestream Youtube, WCLivestream, June 28, 2025.
• 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #26 A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, June 22, 2025 thru Sat, June 28, 2025. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler & Doug Bostrom, Jun 29, 2025.
• Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting. The Atlantic, Zoë Schlanger, Jul 02, 2025.