Posted on 28 December 2025 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Policy and Politics (8 articles)

• Lost Science - She Tracked the Health of Fish That Coastal Communities Depend On Ana Vaz monitored crucial fish stocks in the Southeast and the Gulf of Mexico until she lost her job at NOAA. New York Times, Interview by Austyn Gaffney, Dec 18, 2025.
• Save NCAR Field notes from New Orleans, where I and 20,000 colleagues learned that Trump intends to destroy the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Deep Convection, Adam Sobel, Dec 21, 2025.
• “Destroying Knowledge”: Michael Mann on Trump’s Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado Democracy Now, Amy Goodman, Dec 22, 2025.
• Trump`s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry The Guardian, Michael Mann and Bob Ward, Dec 22, 2025.
• Looking Back at a Historic Year of Dismantling Climate Policies The Trump administration has aggressively pulled America away from its global role in climate and environmental research, diplomacy, regulation and investment. New York Times, David Gelles, Dec 23, 2025.
• We analyzed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing 'climate change' from net zero The Conversation, James Painter, Dec 24, 2025.
• Trump`s anti-climate policies are driving up insurance costs for homeowners, say experts Tariffs, extreme weather events and the president’s funding cuts are contributing to increasing rates, sometimes by double digits. Yale Climate Connections, Marcus Baram, Capital & Main, Dec 24, 2025.
• White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center PBS News Hour, William Brangham, Dec 26, 2025.

Climate Change Impacts (7 articles)

• Arctic Warming Is Turning Alaska’s Rivers Red With Toxic Runoff A yearly checkup on the region documents a warmer, rainier Arctic and 200 Alaskan rivers “rusting” as melting tundra leaches minerals from the soil into waterways. New York Times, Eric Niiler, Dec 16, 2025.
• Washington State Faces Climate Change Reality After Storms Two weeks of “atmospheric river” deluges took a toll on business in Leavenworth, Wash., and beyond, reminding the region that a warming planet has brought new uncertainty. New York Times, Anna Griffin and Amy Graff, Dec 22, 2025.
• Report: Climate is central to truth and reconciliation for the Sámi in Finland As Finland reckons with its historic mistreatment of the Indigenous Sámi people, climate change complicates the path forward. Grist, Rebecca Egan McCarthy, Dec 23, 2025.
• Oceans are supercharging hurricanes past Category 5 Warming oceans are fueling a surge of extreme, off-the-charts storms—so powerful that scientists say it’s time to invent a whole new hurricane category. Science Direct, AGU, Dec 25, 2025.
• The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather | Editorial Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global justice The Guardian, Editorial, Dec 26, 2025.
• Six photos show how climate change shaped our world in 2025 This year’s most notable wildfires, hurricanes, droughts, heat waves, and heavy rains were made more devastating and deadly by climate change. Yale Climate Connections, Samantha Harrington, Dec 26, 2025.
• Cyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025`s costliest climate-related disasters Christian Aid annual report’s top 10 disasters amounted to more than $120bn in insured losses The Guardian, Fiona Harvey, Dec 27, 2025.

Climate Science and Research (4 articles)

• My 2026 and 2027 global temperature forecasts The best thing about predicting the near future is you don't need to wait long to be wrong The Climate Brink, Zeke Hausfather, Dec 20, 2025.
• What does climate change look like? This year's hurricane season is one example NPR Topics: Climate, Jessica Meszaros, Dec 24, 2025.
• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #52 2025 Our #52 and final weekly climate research roundup for 2025 features 116 academic, government and NGO investigations into how we're changing Earth's behavior; open access highlights include fire, water, ice and trust. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Dec 25, 2025.
• Journey to the Melting Continent The New York Times is joining an expedition by sea to Antarctica’s fastest-thinning glaciers. New York Times, Raymond Zhong and Chang W. Lee, Dec 27, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (4 articles)

• AI chatbots share climate disinformation and recommend climate denialists to susceptible personas AI chatbots' personalised answers risk inflaming conspiracy and misinformation, as new investigation shows climate disinformation and known denialists being recommended to conspiratorial user personas. Global Witness, Editor, Dec 18, 2025.
• Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isn't ready for it The Conversation, Sadaf Mehrabi, Dec 21, 2025.
• Five short videos that debunk climate lies and falsehoods Yale Climate Connections, Samantha Harrington, Dec 23, 2025.
• The misinformation situation is worse than you think Featuring the Anti-Autocracy Handbook Youtube, Simon Clark, Dec 23, 2025.

Health Aspects of Climate Change (1 article)

• Heat, smog, dengue: How climate change became a health threat in 2025 As temperatures soared and weather turned erratic, India saw longer dengue seasons, heat emergencies and rising mental stress. Business Standard, Barkha Mathur, Dec 25, 2025.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (1 article)

• Australians installed 100,000 home batteries in 17 weeks. Why can't we all do that? "Just have a Think" on Youtube, Dave Borlace, Dec 14, 2025.

International Climate Conferences and Agreements (1 article)

• Scenes From an Unfolding Climate Drama ICN international climate policy reporter Bob Berwyn reviews the past decade of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Inside Climate News, Bob Berwyn, Dec 26, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 article)

• Fact brief - Do solar panels generate more waste than fossil fuels? No - Waste from discarded solar panels is dwarfed by the waste from coal, oil, and gas. In addition, solar panel recycling capacity continues to expand and improve. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, Dec 23, 2025.

Miscellaneous (1 article)

• 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #51 A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, December 14, 2025 thru Sat, December 20, 2025. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler & Doug Bostrom, Dec 21, 2025.