2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #12

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Change Impacts (11 articles)

• Summer in March? Unusual Heat Wave Descends on Already Parched Western U.S. "The heat wave could further lower water availability in the region, which has seen staggeringly low levels of snowpack this year." Inside Climate News, Kiley Price, Mar 13, 2026.
• Q&A: How climate change and war threaten Iran’s water supplies "Climate change, war and mismanagement are putting Iran’s water supply under major strain, experts have warned." Carbon Brief, Multiple Authors, Mar 13, 2026.
• World on course to breach 1.5°C before 2030, and other climate and nature news World Economic Forum (WEF) , Tom Crowfoot, Mar 13, 2026.
• ‘Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years’: How human-made climate change is making days longer "Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study." Euronewsdotcom, Liam Gilliver, Mar 14, 2026.
• Governments Are Failing to Act on Deadly Combination of Super Pollutants and Heat Health Policy Watch, Chetan Bhattacharji, Mar 16, 2026.
• When it rains, it pours with climate change National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS),, Staff, Mar 16, 2026.
• Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says "Researchers project that reduced activity could contribute to half a million additional premature deaths annually by 2050" The Guardian, Chloé Farand, Mar 16, 2026.
• How climate change is fueling disease outbreaks "New Stanford-led research traces a direct line from extreme weather to a massive dengue outbreak in Peru. The findings serve as a warning – and the seed of a possible solution." Stanford Report, Rob Jordan, Mar 17, 2026.
• The Weather Is Getting Wilder, and Some See a Dire Signal in the Data "Several of the Earth’s systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say." The New York Times, David Gelles, Mar 19, 2026.
• Carbon dioxide levels are higher than humans have ever experienced. It could be changing our blood chemistry CNN, Laura Paddison, Mar 20, 2026.
• Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US  "A massive Western heat wave and a potential El Niño event raise concerns about a long stretch of unpredictable and extreme weather." by Molly Taft, Wired, Mar 19, 2026

Climate Policy and Politics (6 articles)

• Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn’t Offer Much Proof "A new report finds that of 154 specific claims about how AI will benefit the climate, just a quarter cited academic research. A third included no evidence at all." Wired, Molly Taft, Feb 18, 2026.
• Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds "Australia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace than funding to NDIS" The Guardian, Adam Morton, Mar 11, 2026.
• A New Era of Data Center Development Is Like a Second Industrial Revolution The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has changed the data center industry and thrust construction of giant server farms into the public eye in a way that’s triggering significant community opposition. Inside Climate News, Arcelia Martin, Mar 14, 2026.
• Lawsuit challenges Trump admin's plan to dismantle country's largest climate research lab "The universities that oversee the National Center for Atmospheric Research allege in the suit that the center is 'collateral damage' in the Trump administration’s ongoing feud with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis." NBC News, Evan Bush, Mar 16, 2026.
• EU plans emergency measures to curb energy costs as Iran war hits markets Reuters, Kate Abnett & Alexander Chituc, Mar 16, 2026.
• Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of ‘endangerment’ finding central to climate fight AP News, Matthew Daly, Mar 19, 2026.

Climate Education and Communication (3 articles)

• Toxic Accounts. From Greenwashing to Gaslighting. In a first-of-its-kind research project, Clean Creatives has decoded the narrative shifts in fossil fuel campaigns between 2020 and 2024, detailing how narrative strategy in oil and gas companies' advertising and PR campaigns has shifted. Clean Creatives, Nayantara Dutta, 03/17/2026.
• Oil majors shifting from greenwashing to fossil fuel advocacy, advertising study finds "Companies that once competed to look green are now competing to make fossil fuel dependence look reasonable, a study of nearly 2,000 oil and gas advertisements finds." Eco-Business, Robin Hicks, Mar 18, 2026.
• Wondering How to Talk About Climate Change? Take a Lesson from Bad Bunny "Discussing climate change can make a difference. Focusing on the impacts in everyday life is a good place to start, experts say." Inside Climate News, David Sun, Mar 19, 2026.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (2 articles)

• Iran War Shows That Doubling Down on Fossil Fuels Is ‘Delusional,’ UN Climate Chief Says "Price spikes from the war highlight the necessity of the renewable energy transition for stability and national security, the U.N. official says." Inside Climate News, Keerti Gopa, Mar 16, 2026.
• Energy fallout from Iran war signals a global wake-up call for renewable energy AP News, Aniruddha Ghosal , Anton L Delgado & Allan Oilingo, Mar 20, 2026.

Miscellaneous (2 articles)

• Jeffrey Epstein: Climate Change Denier ClimateAdam on Youtube, Adam Levy, Mar 13, 2026.
• 2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #11 A listing of 27 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, March 8, 2026 thru Sat, March 14, 2026. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler, John Hartz & Doug Bostrom, Mar 15, 2026.

Climate Science and Research (1 article)

• The Return of a Super El Niño: How the Rapid Collapse of La Niña is Triggering a Massive Global Shift for 2026 Severe Weather Europe, Andrej Flis, Mar 12, 2026.

Health Aspects of Climate Change (1 article)

• Women and girls bearing brunt of water shortages globally, UN warns "Unesco calls for action as lack of access and sanitation hit health, education and food security of women" The Guardian, Fiona Harvey, Mar 18, 2026.

International Climate Conferences and Agreements (1 article)

• 4 ways Trump is sabotaging climate action around the world "In just the last year, the Trump administration has derailed an international carbon tax, boosted forecasts for oil and gas, and sought to silence an island nation’s climate campaign." Grist, Multiple authors, Mar 14, 2026.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 article)

• How blue California and red Texas became green powerhouses Despite wildly different approaches, both states are seeing massive growth in solar and wind energy. Yale Climate Connections, Dana Nuccitelli, Mar 18, 2026.

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