2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #33

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Change Impacts (10 articles)

• Climate Change Is Rewriting Europe`s Nuclear Cooling Assumptions Much of Europe’s existing nuclear fleet was designed around historical ranges of water temperature and flow that are becoming less dependable. CleanTechnica, Michael Barnard, Aug 06, 2026.
• The Disaster Economy: How Markets, and Con men, are Responding to Climate Change As climate change unleashes billions of dollars of insurance compensation, the climate of fraud also changes. This is Not Cool, greenman3610, Aug 07, 2026.
• What Happens When the World is on Fire The immeasurable gains fossil fuels have given us over the past century are now being taken away in real time, hundreds of houses, thousands of evacuations, and billions of dollars at a time, leaving behind mass trauma, ravaged landscapes, impoverished communities, and a tattered social fabric. TIME, John Vaillant, Aug 08, 2026.
• Alarming charts that reveal a planet in peril - as experts warn record-breaking heatwaves are just the start From record-breaking heatwaves and worsening droughts to deadly wildfires, experts say this record-breaking summer means the case for net zero has never been clearer. The Independent News, Nick Ferris, Aug 08, 2026.
• The U.S. just had its hottest month on record NOAA’s report said last month was not only the warmest July but also the warmest month in the agency’s 132 years of record-keeping. NBC News, Denise Chow, Aug 10, 2026.
• In a Summer of Climate Misery, Businesses Confront the Need to Adapt Businesses are reckoning with the financial toll of this year’s brutal climate shocks. NYT, Lydia DePillis, Aug 11, 2026.
• Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be done The Guardian, Peter Gleick, Aug 11, 2026.
• Scientists define a new category of heat wave: `Snow eaters` Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year. Grist, Kate Yoder, Aug 12, 2026.
• 2026, the summer that keeps on giving. DrGilbz on Youtube, Ella Gilbert, Aug 13, 2026.
• Antarctica Is Releasing Mercury Faster Than Ever Because of Climate Change A new study shows melting glaciers are remobilizing pollutants. Eos, Grace van Deelen, Aug 14, 2026.

Climate Policy and Politics (5 articles)

• First Nations chiefs in B.C. call on Carney, Smith to halt advancing West Coast pipeline Group says expanding the oil industry will accelerate climate change, natural disasters CBC, CBC staff, Aug 09, 2026.
• As U.S. offshore wind disappears, a generation of workers is left behind Building trades spent the past five years preparing for an offshore wind boom that went bust. Now, U.S. workers mourn the well-paying careers they don’t see coming back Inside Climate News, Inside Climate News, Aug 10, 2026.
• AI`s climate problem is worse than we thought A new study reveals that AI’s climate impact extends far beyond its massive data center footprint. HEATED, Emily Atkin, Aug 12, 2026.
• Half the problem Half of annual carbon emissions can be traced to just 32 firms. Climate Trunk, John Lang, Aug 12, 2026.
• Imposing ignorance': US climate science under siege Phys.org, Issam Ahmed, Aug 13, 2026.

Climate Education and Communication (4 articles)

• 6 Myths About the Climate Debate Reframing the unconscious assumptions that hold us back. Reframing America, Antonia Scatton, Aug 7, 2026.
• A review of rescued climate data The Trump administration has shut down websites like climate.gov and other climate data projects. Academics, journalists, and nonprofit organizations are working to rebuild what has been lost. Yale Climate Connections, SueEllen Campbell, Aug 12, 2026.
• Sabin Center Interns Get to the Core of Climate Science A group of Sabin Center staff and summer interns travelled to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) to learn about the science behind the work done to combat the climate crisis and advance climate justice. Climate Law Blog, Rebecca Lowy, Aug 14, 2026.
• How can we talk about this extreme weather now that it`s a battleground in the culture wars? | Andy Beckett Weather forecasts once gave Britons something safe to chat about. Not any more, and that’s a problem for the experts – indeed, for all of us The Guardian, Andy Beckett, Aug 14, 2026.

Climate Science and Research (4 articles)

• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #32 2026 Highlighted in our latest climate research roundup: how misinformation abut EVs is normalized; aligning climate mitigation to better correspond with climate overshoot; how Earth's ionosphere is being altered by excess CO2 emissions; mortality effects of this year's historically unmatched heatwaves in the UK. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Aug 06, 2026.
• A Cancer Diagnosis Reframed How Ben Santer Thinks About Climate Science A podcast featuring an indepth talk with Dr. Benjamin Santer about the similarities between diagnosing his type of cancer and the human fingerprints in the climate system. Climate One, Greg Dalton, Ariana Brocious and Kousha Navidar, Aug 7, 2026.
• NOAA pulls support from Arctic climate report The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pulling its support from an Arctic climate and environment report it has helped with in the past. TheHill, Rachel Frazin, Aug 11, 2026.
• Why Europe Keeps Being Pummeled by Heat Waves The whole planet is warming, but changes in weather patterns could help explain why the continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat. NYT, Raymond Zhong, Aug 14, 2026.

Climate Law and Justice (1 article)

• What to know about the Supreme Court`s major climate case this fall The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments this fall in a landmark case to determine whether local and state governments can sue fossil fuel companies for climate-related disaster costs. TIME, Simmone Shah, Aug 13, 2026.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (1 article)

• Fact brief - Are there enough minerals for solar power expansion to help mitigate climate change? Global mineral supplies are large enough to support solar development for climate change mitigation. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, Aug 11, 2026.

Health Aspects of Climate Change (1 article)

• Tick populations surge as the climate warms, and farmers bear the brunt Farmers are at an elevated risk for tick-borne illnesses, which can have devastating health and economic consequences. Civil Eats, Meg Wilcox, Aug 13, 2026.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (1 article)

• The CLIMATE argument that sounds true - but is a LIE. "Just have a think" on Youtube, Dave Borlace, Aug 9, 2026.

Miscellaneous (1 article)

• 2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #32 A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, August 2, 2026 thru Sat, August 8, 2026. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler & Doug Bostrom, Aug 9, 2026.

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