2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #50

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Change Impacts (8 articles)

• When climate risk hits home, people listen: Local details can enhance disaster preparedness messaging Phys.org, Stockholm School of Economics, Dec 08, 2025.
• A 30-year-old sea level rise projection has basically come true Even without today’s advanced modeling tools, scientists made a ‘remarkably’ accurate estimate. Yale Climate Connections, YCC Team, Dec 08, 2025.
• Nearly 8,000 animal species are at risk as extreme heat and land-use change collide Phys.org, University of Oxford, Dec 09, 2025.
• 2025 `virtually certain` to be second- or third-hottest year on record, EU data shows Copernicus deputy director says three-year average for 2023 to 2025 on track to exceed 1.5C of heating for first time The Guardian, Ajit Niranjan, Dec 09, 2025.
• Global warming amplifies extreme day-to-day temperature swings, study shows Phys.org, Li Yali, Dec 10, 2025.
• 3rd warmest on record (again): November 2025 keeps a hot global streak going This year is likely to end up as the 2nd- or 3rd-warmest year on record, despite the lack of a planet-warming El Niño event. Yale Climate Connections, Jeff Masters and Bob Henson, Dec 11, 2025.
• Climate change is stealing rain and snow from the Colorado River, new report says Global weirding all across the board; while the US PNW reels under juiced-up atmospheric rivers, the SW US is dessicating as predicted by climate models. The Colorado Sun, Katie Hawkinson , Dec 12, 2025.
• In Alaska`s warming Arctic, photos show an Indigenous elder passing down hunting traditions An Inupiaq elder teaches his great-grandson to hunt in rapidly warming Northwest Alaska where thinning ice, shifting caribou migrations and severe storms are reshaping life The Independent News, Annika Hammerschlag, Dec 13, 2025.

Climate Policy and Politics (5 articles)

• As natural disasters tear through Asia, politicians ignore climate at their own peril ABC News, Karishma Vyas, Dec 06, 2025.
• The EPA is wiping mention of human-caused climate change from its website Some pages have been tweaked to emphasize ‘natural forces’; others have been deleted entirely. Washington Post, Shannon Osaka, Dec 9, 2025.
• EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading Phys.org, Seth Borenstein, Dec 10, 2025.
• The EPA website got the basics of climate science right. Until last week. The Trump administration purged 80 pages of facts about climate change — including that it's caused by humans Grist, Kate Yoder, Dec 11, 2025.
• Climate change is straining Alaska's Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink In Northwest Alaska, a proposed 211-mile mining road has divided an Inupiaq community already devastated by climate change The Independent News, Annika Hammerschlag, Dec 11, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (5 articles)

• Does the recent slowdown in Arctic sea-ice extent loss disprove human-caused warming? No - The recent pause in Arctic sea-ice loss is natural variability on top of a long-term, human-driven decline. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, Dec 02, 2025
• Why Platforms Don’t Catch Climate Misinformation — and How to Change That TechPolicy, Alice Hunsberger, Pinal Shah and Theodora Skeadas, Dec 4, 2025.
• Queensland Museum accused of misleading teachers and children about the cause of climate change Education program sponsored by Shell’s Queensland Gas Company is ‘climate obstruction dressed up as education’, advocacy group says The Guardian, Graham Readfearn, Dec 07, 2025.
• Big Oil`s Climate Ads Have Propped Up Fake Promises and False Solutions for Past 25 Years, Report Finds First-of-its-kind analysis of hundreds of climate-related advertisements from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell suggests that oil companies are continuing to mislead the public on climate. Inside Climate News, Dana Drugmand, Dec 11, 2025.
• If CO2 is 0.04% of Earth’s atmosphere, how does it cause climate change? Science Feedback, Rahu Rao (editor), Dec. 12, 2025.

Climate Science and Research (4 articles)

• "They`re not designed for that": An ocean robot's lucky Antarctic discoveries One Argo float's unexpected Antarctic voyage, and unprecedented findings, show the importance of serendipity to science. ReportEarth, Chris Mooney, Dec 07, 2025.
• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #50 2025 The effects of ""net zero"" vs. delayed emissions reductions, and how are humans affecting delivery of the next ice age? These topics and more in our 50th weekly climate research scan for 2025. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Dec 11, 2025.
• Securing the Future of Glacier Monitoring in a Warming World State of the Planet, Safa Muhammad, Dec 12, 2025.
• Feedback loops from oil fields accelerate Arctic warming and other atmospheric changes, study shows Phys.org, David Kubarek, Dec 12, 2025.

Climate Law and Justice (2 articles)

• Exxon`s Next Supreme Court Play Oil companies are once again asking the high court to intervene in climate deception lawsuits across the U.S. — part of an all-hands-on-deck effort by Big Oil and the Trump administration to shut the cases down. DeSmog, Emily Sanders, Dec 07, 2025.
• Montana youth activists who won landmark climate case push for court enforcement In 2023, court had ruled in favor of 16 plaintiffs that officials violated their constitutional right by promoting fossil fuels The Guardian, Dharna Noor, Dec 10, 2025.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (1 article)

• The rest of the world is lapping the U.S. in the EV race EVs made up about 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%. Yale Climate Connections, Dana Nuccitelli, Dec 09, 2025.

Geoengineering (1 article)

• The Guardian view on solar geoengineering: Africa has a point about this risky technology | Editorial Sun-dimming risks putting the planet’s thermostat under Donald Trump’s control. Better to adopt the precautionary principle with high-stakes science. The Guardian, Editorial, Dec 08, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 article)

• Fact brief - Are electromagnetic fields from solar farms harmful to human health? No - Electromagnetic fields from solar farms are far too weak to harm human health and fall well within accepted safety limits for exposure. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, Dec 09, 2025.

Miscellaneous (1 article)

• 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #49 A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, November 30, 2025 thru Sat, December 6, 2025. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler & Doug Bostrom, Dec 07, 2025.

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