2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #34
A listing of 30 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, August 17, 2025 thru Sat, August 23, 2025.
Stories we promoted this week, by category:
Climate Change Impacts (13 articles)
- Summer 2025 is roasting hot: these charts show why it matters Data reveal how this year’s back-to-back heatwaves are affecting populations and economies across Europe. Nature, Giorgia Guglielmi, Aug 14, 2025.
- Flash floods kill at least 159 people in Pakistan after huge cloudburst "Search for the missing continues in north-west after downpour also sparks deadly flooding and landslides in India" World, The Guardian, Associated Press in Chositi, Aug 15, 2025.
- ‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East "Temperatures did not drop below 36C in Sedom, Israel on Tuesday night, while several parts of Jordan stayed above 35C on Monday" World, The Guardian, Ajit Niranjan, Aug 15, 2025.
- El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse "In El Paso, heat deaths hit record highs in 2023 and 2024. Advocates say not enough is being done to protect the region’s most vulnerable people."El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse Justice & Health, Inside Climate News, Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Paul Ratje, Aug 17, 2025.
- ‘Pray for rain’: wildfires in Canada are now burning where they never used to Lede: "Canada’s response to the extreme weather threat is being upended as the traditional epicentre of the blazes shifts as the climate warms" World, The Guardian, Leyland Cecco in Toronto, Aug 17.
- Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal amid searing heat Extreme temperatures exacerbated by carbon pollution fuel fires in southern Europe as green policies are rolled back The Guardian, Ajit Niranjan and Sam Jones, Aug 18, 2025.
- Extraordinary Erin expands its reach over the northwest Atlantic "And another disturbance could intensify and reach the northern Leeward Islands as soon as the upcoming weekend." Eye on the Stor, Yale Cimarss, Bob Henson, Aug 18, 2025.
- Guest post: Why the recent slowdown in Arctic sea ice loss is only temporary "The retreat of sea ice in the Arctic has long been a prominent symbol of climate change." Guest Post, Carbon Brief, Dr Mark England, Aug 19, 2025.
- Hurricane Erin threatens dangerous surf for much of the East Coast as a new tropical system brews in its wake CNN Weather, Briana Waxman & Mary Gilbert, Aug 19, 2025.
- Extreme heat wave with temperatures above 110 for some looms for Southwest "The hottest weather is forecast for Furnace Creek in California's Death Valley National Park, where a temperature of 120 degrees is expected Friday." NBC News, Dennis Romero, Aug 19, 2025.
- At Europe's melting glaciers, signs of climate peril are everywhere "Europe's glaciers are shrinking faster than anywhere else on Earth, leaving behind unstable landscapes." Climate Change, NBC News, Molly Hunter & Sara Monetta, Aug 19, 2025.
- These places will be hit by big waves and coastal flooding as Hurricane Erin passes "Hurricane Erin will bring dangerous surf and possible flooding to a dozen states from Wednesday to Friday. Find out if your area has weather alerts for the storm." Weather, Washington Post, Ben Noll, Aug 20, 2025.
- Antarctica is in extreme peril "Abrupt changes" threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, a new study finds. Grist, Matt Simon, Aug 22, 2025.
Climate Policy and Politics (5 articles)
- Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to fossil fuel companies and their executives" Environment, The Guardian, Dharna Noor, Aug 15, 2025.
- Trump team readies more attacks on mainstream climate science The plans include a public debate on global warming. Scientists say that falsely implies the major tenets of climate research are unsettled. Climatewire - E&ENews, Scott Waldmann, Aug 18, 2025.
- MPs Slam Trump Advisor for Interfering in UK Climate Debate Former BP scientist Steve Koonin claimed Brits should be “enraged” about Labour’s climate policies. DeSmog, Adam Barnett and Rei Takver, Aug 19, 2025.
- Trump wants NASA to burn a crucial satellite to cinders, killing research into climate change Business, Los Angeles Times, Michael Hiltzik, Aug 19, 2025.
- New Lawsuit Contends Trump’s DOE Handpicked Panel of Climate Deniers The EPA relied heavily on a report the panel produced rejecting the scientific consensus on climate change Sierra, Dana Drugmand, Aug 19, 2025.
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (4 articles)
- Affordability, Not Volatility: Renewables’ Cost Advantage Grows "Renewables’ edge over fossil fuel electricity is growing, recent reports show. In 2024, more than 90 percent of new global renewable energy capacity was cheaper." RMI Spark Chart, Strategic Insights, Will Atkinson, Aug 13, 2025.
- But what about CHINA's emissions? (and other BS arguments DEBUNKED) "Just have a Think" on Youtube, Dave Borlace, Aug 17, 2025.
- Growing food in a changing climate ""12 books on the art, science, economics, and ethics of agriculture"" Review, Yale Climate Connections, Michael Svoboda, aug 18, 2025.
- The Researcher Who Wrote the Book on How Solar Got Cheap Is Back to Assess the Current Moment "With an updated edition of his 2019 book, Greg Nemet looks at global progress and puts U.S. obstacles in perspective." inside Clean Energy, Inside Climate News, Dan Gearino, Aug 21, 2025.
Health Aspects of Climate Change (3 articles)
Climate Science and Research (2 articles)
Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (1 article)
Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 article)
Miscellaneous (1 article)
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Posted by BaerbelW on Sunday, 24 August, 2025
