2020 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #23

Story of the Week... Toon of the Week... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback Claim Reviews... SkS Week in Review... Poster of the Week...

Story of the Week...

Earth has hottest May on record, with 2020 on track to be one of the top 10 warmest years

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Earth has hottest May on record, with 2020 on track to be one of the top 10 warmest years by Emma Newburger, Environment, CNBC, June 5, 2020

Click here to access the entire article as originally posted on the CNBC website.


Toon of the Week...

2020 Toon 23

Hat tip to the Stop Climate Science Denial Facebook page.


Coming Soon on SkS...


Climate Feedback Claim Reviews...

The global polar bear population is threatened by loss of sea ice, contrary to PragerU’s video claim

CLAIM: The polar bear population has been growing. Polar bears are thriving even where sea ice is diminishing.

VERDICT: Incorrect

SOURCE: Remember this starving Polar Bear, Video posted on the PragerU Facebook Page, May 5, 2020

KEY TAKE AWAY: There is no scientific evidence that the global polar bear population is growing in size. Climate change induced losses in sea ice habitat is the most important threat to polar bear survival. Two polar bear subpopulations have already been negatively impacted by sea ice loss.

The global polar bear population is threatened by loss of sea ice, contrary to PragerU’s video claim by Vikki Forrester, Climate Feedback, May 18, 2020


SkS Week in Review...  


Poster of the Week...

220 Poster 23 

Posted by John Hartz on Sunday, 7 June, 2020


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