2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #31

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Policy and Politics (9 articles)

• Trump’s war on windmills started in Scotland. Now he’s taking it global President’s opposition to offshore wind more than a decade ago now threatens a huge industry in the US and beyond US News, The Guardian, Oliver Milman, Feb 24, 2025.
• Lessons From a Climate Disaster "Bolivia’s record-setting 2024 wildfire season makes clear that emergency responses to climate disasters are not enough and governments must address the root of the problem, a new report says." Justice & Health, Katie Surma, July 27, 2025.
• The Trump administration is wiping out scientific data on climate change. The data heroes are ready. Vital Signs, Environmental Defense Fund, Tom Clynes, July 28, 2025.
• Who Are the Climate Deniers Fighting the Endangerment Finding? DeSmog has been tracking the efforts of fossil fuel trade associations, policymakers, and industry backed-groups out to demolish U.S. climate policy for years. DeSmog, Geoff Dembicki, Jul 30, 2025.
• From Denial to Delay: How the Far-Right is Orchestrating a Climate Backlash in European Parliament A growing bloc of nationalist parties is undermining the EU’s climate agenda from within. DeSmog, Michele Bertelli, Barnabé Binctin, Bart Grugeon, Julia Seegers and Martin Vrba, Jul 30, 2025.
• Oil and Gaslighting: How Trump and Corporations Manufacture Self-Serving ‘Pseudo-Realities’ "Like MAGA, major fossil fuel polluters and their PR enablers evade accountability by spinning the world they want you to see.?" DeSmog, Adam M. Lowenstein, July 31, 2025.
• Trump bids to scrap almost all pollution regulations – can anything stop this? "PA tries to rescind ‘endangerment finding’ – part of ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda that experts say poses grave threat" Environment, The Guardian, Explainer by Dharna Noor & Oliver Milman,, July 31, 2025.
• We fact-checked the Trump administration’s climate report "Scientists say the report cherry-picks key data and misrepresents the state of climate research." Climate, The Washington Post, Shannon Osaka, Anusha Mathur, Evan Halper & Jake Spring,, July 31, 2025.
• The Republican campaign to stop the U.S. EPA from protecting the climate An audacious effort to destroy climate regulations is likely headed for a showdown at the Supreme Court. Yale Climate Connections, Dana Nuccitelli, Aug 01, 2025.

Climate Change Impacts (7 articles)

• The parched planet paradox: How drought and sea level rise feed on each other "Losses of land-based water could have profound implications for access to safe drinking water and the ability to grow food." Science, NBC News, Denise Chow, July 25, 2025.
• Tehran Is at Risk of Running Out of Water Within Weeks "After a five-year drought and decades of mismanagement, a water crisis is battering Iran." World, New York Times, Farnaz Fassihi, Sanam Mahoozi & Leily Nikounazar: Photos by Arash Khamooshi, July 26, 2025.
• “This Could Trigger Global Chaos”: Melting Ice in Antarctica May Unleash a Volcanic Hell No One Is Ready For "Melting glaciers, driven by climate change, are not only reshaping landscapes but also potentially awakening dormant volcanoes, posing a new threat to global environmental stability." Climate, Sustainability Times, Hina Dinoo, July 27, 2025.
• Forecasters warn a rare derecho with hurricane-force winds could plow through part of the US CNN Weather, Briana Waxman & Mary Gilbert, July 28, 2025.
• This Indian rapper is spitting bars about climate justice, caste, and Indigenous rights The heat that hit Svalbard in February was so intense that scientists could dig into the ground with spoons, "like it was soft ice cream." Grist, Haziq Qadri, Jul 29, 2025.
• Nigeria: Flash floods leave dozens dead in Adamawa state "The flooding began in the Yola area, displacing 5,560 people so far, according to authorities. At least 11 others remain missing." Deutsche Welle (DW), John Silk, July 29, 2025.
• Europe and Africa must push the boundaries on adaptation "With the EU presidency, Denmark can help make clear progress on supporting climate resilience in Africa at upcoming summits" Climate Home News, Mattias Söderberg & Grace Mbungu, July 28, 2o25.

Climate Science and Research (4 articles)

• How do we actually know Antarctica is melting? Mass balance explained LinkedIn Pulse - Beyond the Ice, British Antarctic Survey, July 30, 2025.
• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #31 2025 Skeptical Science's latest weekly scan of freshly published climate research, from academia, governments and NGOs. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Jul 31, 2025.
• Scientists map Antarctic seafloor canyons to help predict climate breakdown "Study suggests the underwater valleys have a major impact on ice loss and ocean circulation" Environment, The Guardian, Taro Kaneko, July 31, 2025.
• To host UN climate talks, Brazil chose one of its poorer cities. That’s no accident Climate, AP News, Seth Borenstein, Julyk 27, 2025.

International Climate Conferences and Agreements (2 articles)

• COP30 will be different: Brazil wants world leaders to face the climate crisis head-on "In Belem, the UN climate summit will bring global leaders face to face with the harsh realities of climate change and inequality." AP/Euronews Green, Seth Borenstein, July 28, 2025.
• PR firm working for Shell wins COP30 media contract As calls grow to keep fossil fuel influence out of UN climate talks, campaigners say Edelman’s partnership with the oil and gas major raises an alarming conflict of interest Climate Home News, Matteo Civillini, Jul 30, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (2 articles)

• Fact brief - Is the greenhouse effect still debated among climate scientists? No - There has been broad agreement about the greenhouse effect for over a century. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, Jul 29, 2025.
• We Study Climate Change. It Endangers You and Your Children. Opinion, New York Times, Guest Essay by Solomon Hsiang & Marshall Burke, July 30, 2025.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (1 article)

• Have renewables decreased electricity prices: European edition Just like in the U.S., the answer is yes The Climate Brink, Andrew Dessler, Jul 24, 2025.

Miscellaneous (2 articles)

• 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #30 A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, July 20, 2025 thru Sat, July 26, 2025. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler, John Hartz, Doug Bostrom, Jul 27, 2025.
• Cropped 30 July 2025: `Unprecedented` ocean heatwaves; `Uneven` hunger progress; Brazil`s `devastation bill` We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. Carbon Brief, Carbon Brief Staff, Jul 30, 2025.

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