Posted on 25 October 2026 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Change Impacts (6 items)

• Warming oceans hit the battlefield Marine radar signal propagation is highly sensitive to fine-scale vertical changes in water vapour. Now research shows that long-term increases in sea surface temperatures are strengthening the frequency and intensity of the features that allow radar signals to travel further than expected. Nature Climate Change, David D. Flagg, Oct 15, 2026.
• Climate change affects the quality of one of the world's most important staple foods Phys.org, Technical University Munich, Oct 18, 2026.
• Latest Climate Report Warns of Major Upheaval to California Way of Life The dire projections come from the state’s Climate Change Assessment, which analyzes the impacts of changing weather patterns on the nation’s most-populous state. NYT, Soumya Karlamangla, Oct 19, 2026.
• US extreme weather survivors are a growing group - now they want to be a political force At a gathering in Texas, near where floods killed 136 people last year, survivors are united on the need for urgent action The Guardian, Oliver Milman, Oct 21, 2026.
• Europe’s killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths. AP News, Seth Borenstein, Oct 22, 2026.
• Most of the World`s Shallow Coral Reefs Could Collapse in the Next 50 Years If ocean temperatures continue to rise, experts warn these precious ecosystems may no longer be able to sustain marine life or the people who depend on them. Inside Climate News, Teresa Tomassoni, Oct 23, 2026.

Climate Education and Communication (5 items)

• Climate Trunk - Daily Life Summary post of John Lang's Climate Trunk visuals in the "Daily Life" ring Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler, Sept 20, 2026.
• `Weather under Fire`: The climate change film we`ve been waiting for Documentary chronicles how a broadcast meteorologist and his family encountered a life-changing onslaught of death threats for telling his audience some basic facts of physics. Yale Climate Connections, Jeff Masters, Oct 15, 2026.
• Who will pay for climate reporting? Against the backdrop of a steep drop in newsroom jobs, 38 climate and environment reporters gathered for two days of in-depth talks about to cover clmate change in an environment of increasing scarcity, with representation including big metro dailies, national print and radio outlets, and nonprofit pioneers. Circle of Blue, Brett Walton, Oct 18, 2026.
• How candidates are (quietly) talking about climate change - 3 election strategies you`ll see across the US The Conversation, Geoffrey Henderson and Nathaniel Geiger, Oct 19, 2026.
• `Voting is medicine`: These health professionals want you to vote in the midterms Physician Cynthia Mahoney says voting is a powerful prescription for health. Yale Climate Connections, Neha Pathak, Oct 23, 2026.

Climate Science and Research (5 items)

• The Ambiguous Costs of Climate Change To put a price tag on climate change, some approaches focus on whether it made an event more likely, whereas others focus on whether it made an event more severe and damaging. A new study examines the validity of both approaches. Eos, Rebecca Owen, Oct 16, 2026.
• A 24-year study uncovers a surprising climate benefit beneath forests In a surprising twist, warming temperatures and drier conditions are helping some forests absorb more methane, challenging scientists' expectations about climate change. ScienceDaily, University of Göttingen PR, Oct 17, 2026.
• Nepal’s disaster is an urgent wake-up call Record-breaking avalanches and floods are signs of things to come. Scientists must evaluate and respond to growing risks in mountain regions. Nature, Christian Huggel, Simon K. Allen, Emily Mark, Dan H. Shugar, Jakob Steiner & Kavita Upadhyay, Oct 20, 2026.
• How to study a swiftly melting climate disaster Scientists strive to assess the future of Arctic permafrost and how Arctic greening will balance against massive releases of carbon as permafrost warms and melts. MIT Technology Review, James Temple, Oct 20, 2026.
• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #43 2026 New information on the ''carbon bomb'' lurking within Artic permafrost features heavily in this week's collection, which includes 161 newly published academic papers and government/NGO reports. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Oct 22, 2026.

Climate Law and Justice (3 items)

• Charting Climate Litigation in Asia: Emerging Cases, Strategies, and Frontiers Climate litigation has become a global phenomenon, but its future direction will increasingly be shaped by regions where comparatively little litigation has been documented, such as Asia. Climate Law Blog, Maria Antonia Tigre, Manasa Venkatachalam, Masako Ichihara and Moumita Das Gupta, Oct 19, 2026.
• Climate scientists face deluge of public-records requests about fossil-fuel studies A Nature investigation identified more than 30 requests since 2024 to US universities in a campaign questioning climate attribution science. Nature, James Dinneen, Oct 19, 2026.
• A Landmark Youth Climate Trial Against the Canadian Government Is About to Begin The trial, which starts Monday, comes as Canada rolls back climate policies. A new government report warns the country could experience 5 degrees Celsius of warming under current emissions trajectories. Inside Climate News, Dana Drugmand, Oct 23, 2026.

Climate Policy and Politics (3 items)

• The Cynicism of Trump`s Climate Policy The EPA’s latest emissions guidance is nihilistic—and also wrong. The Atlantic, Richard L. Revesz, Oct 20, 2026.
• Why have countries been pushing for a vital global climate report to be delayed? Saudi Arabia, Russia and China among those claiming developed countries have skewed findings of IPCC review. The Guardian, Fiona Harvey, Oct 20, 2026.
• Yes, There Is Some Global Action on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels Fifty-seven countries joined a “coalition of the willing” to create a roadmap for winding down fossil fuels, and there’s good reason to think the number could grow. Inside Climate News, Interview by Paloma Beltran, Oct 24, 2026.

Miscellaneous (2 items)

• 2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #42 A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, October 11, 2026 thru Sat, October 17, 2026. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler & Doug Bostrom, Oct 18, 2026.
• The hidden history of how Big Oil invented the American Dream From the family car to the dream kitchen, fossil fuel companies sold a vision of prosperity that depended on their own products. Grist, Kate Yoder, Oct 22, 2026.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (2 items)

• Spinning Renewable Success Into a Climate Conspiracy: Co-opting the climate science story of RCP8.5 Indepth analysis by CAAD about the disinformation regarding RCP8.5 Climate Action Against Disinformation, CAAD, Oct 8, 2026.
• Oil Industry Consultant Joins Climate Denial Group Run by Tory Peer Kathryn Porter, an “independent” energy expert, has become a trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation. DeSmog, Adam Barnett, Oct 21, 2026.

Geoengineering (1 item)

• Desperate climate times call for desperate climate measures Ella Gilbert does a deep dive about geo-engineering Dr Gilbz on Youtube, Ella Gilbert, Oct 16, 2026.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 item)

• Why smart people believe the myth that natural gas is clean How the gas industry turned a half-truth into one of the most successful PR campaigns in fossil fuel history. HEATED, Emily Atkin, Oct 22, 2026.