A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun Aug 21, 2016
- 91,000 Electric Cars Sold In Europe In 1st Half Of 2016 by James Ayre, Clean Technica, Aug 20, 2016
- No-name storm dumped three times as much rain in Louisiana as Hurricane Katrina by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Aug 19, 2016
- As Louisiana floods rage, Republicans are blocking modest climate action, Op-ed by Raúl M Grijalva, Guardian, Aug 19, 2016
- Inuit fear they will be overwhelmed as ‘extinction tourism’ descends on Arctic by Robin McKie, Observer/Guardian, Aug 20, 2016
- Britain is only just beginning to exploit its vast resources of offshore wind by Simon Watson, The Conversation UK, Aug 18, 2016
- English Village Becomes Climate Leader by Quietly Cleaning Up Its Own Patch by Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times, Aug 21, 2016
- Naive empiricism and what theory suggests about errors in observed global warming by Victor Venema, Variable Variability, Aug 21, 2016
- Arctic sea ice is vanishing far faster than anyone thought possible by Robert Ferris, CNBC, Aug 19, 2016
Mon Aug 22, 2016
- Searching for Climate Signals in an Epic Flood by Hunter Cutting, Nexus Media, Aug 19, 2016
- Trump’s Anti-Science Campaign by Lawrence M Krause, The New Yorker, Aug 21, 2016
- Antarctic Krill Habitat Could Decline By 2100 Due To Climate Change by Elaine Hannah, Science World Report, Aug 17, 2016
- Law firm calls out Soco and Cairn over climate risk reporting by Pilita Clark, Financial Times, Aug 22, 2016
- ‘Climate change is water change’ — why the Colorado River system is headed for major trouble by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 19, 2016
- Historical documents reveal Arctic sea ice is disappearing at record speed by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus-the 97%, Guardian, Aug 22, 2016
- A widening, 80 mile crack is threatening of Antarctica’s biggest ice shelves by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 22, 2016
Tue Aug 23, 2016
- Trump’s Climate Proposals = “Existential Threat To This Planet,” Michael Mann States by Steve Hanley, Clean Technica, Aug 22, 2016
- In Streak of Extreme Storms, What’s the Role of Warming? by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, Aug 22, 2016
- Climate change will mean the end of national parks as we know them by Oliver Milman, Guardian, Aug 22, 2016
- Al Gore begs climate change activists not to vote third party: ‘Look carefully at the consequences by Sarah K Burris, Raw Story, Aug 22, 2016
- Report Shows Whopping $8.8 Trillion Climate Tab Being Left for Next Generation by Lauren McCauly, Common Dreams, Aug 22, 2016
- A big question complicating the climate debate: Are current policies only benefiting the rich? by Liam Dillon, Los Angles Times, Aug 22, 2016
- Coal Lobbying Groups Losing Members as Industry Tumbles by Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, Aug 23, 2016
- Keeping global warming to 1.5C, not 2C, will make a crucial difference to Australia, report says by James Whitmore & Michael Hopkin, The Conversation AU, Aug 23, 2016
Wed Aug 24, 2016
- New Membrane Could Save $2 Billion a Year for U.S. Industries by Umair Irfan, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Aug 23, 2016
- America’s First Offshore Wind Farm May Power Up a New Industry by Justin Gillis, New York Times, Aug 22, 2016
- It's hard to talk about climate change. This storytelling project wants to make it easier. by Lauren Katz, Energy & Environment, Vox, Aug 22, 2016
- Climate change will create new ecosystems, so let’s help plants move by Ari Hoffmann, The Conversation AU, Aug 23, 2016
- Maps Show Humans’ Growing Impact on the Planet by Betsy Mason, National Geographic, Aug 23, 2016
- Governor declares emergency in 20 Washington counties hit by wildfires by Nicholas K Geranios, AP/Seattle Times, Aug 23, 2016
- Global warming and the race for the White House by David Shukman, BBC News, Aug 24, 2016
- Human-caused climate change has been happening for a lot longer than we thought, scientists say by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 24, 2016
Thu Aug 25, 2016
- Global warming: Good for big whales by Adam Popescu, Alaska Daily News, Aug 23, 2016
- California's climate change law clears a big hurdle after lobbyists crank up pressure by Chris Megerian, Melanie Mason & Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, Aug 24, 2016
- What will it take for us to pay attention to climate change?, Op-ed by Bob Beale, The Science Show, ABC, Aug 24, 2016
- Changing opinions on climate change, from a CNN meteorologist by Chad Myers, CNN, Aug 24, 2016
- China and US to ratify landmark Paris climate deal ahead of G20 summit, sources reveal by Li Jing, South China Morning Post, Aug 25, 2016
- Global warming is melting the Greenland Ice Sheet, fast by John Abraham, Climate Consensus-the 97%, Guardian, Aug 25, 2016
- Katharine Hayhoe on Climate and our Choices by Peter Sinclair, Climate Crock of the Week, Aug 24, 2016
- China Turns to Free Markets to Tame Fossil-Fuel Pollution, Bloomberg News, Aug 21, 2106
Fri Aug 26, 2016
- Native Americans encouraged as judge delays North Dakota pipeline ruling by Oliver Milman, Guardian, Aug 25, 2016
- Going out for ice cream: a first date with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation by Tom Di Liberto, NOAA Climate.gov, Aug 25, 2016
- ‘Next year or the year after, the Arctic will be free of ice’ by Robin McKie, Observer/Guardian, Aug 21, 2016
- Climate change will double hay fever allergies in Europe over the next 50 years by Mun Keat Looi, Quartz, Aug 25, 2016
- An Open Letter to the (Australian) Prime Minister on the climate crisis, from 154 scientists by Andrew Glikson, The Conversation AU, Aug 25, 2016
- Scientists begin to unravel summer jet stream mystery, News Release, University of Sheffield, Aug 24, 2016
- Investors controlling $13tn call on G20 leaders to ratify Paris climate agreement by Michael Slezak, Guardian, Aug 23, 2016
- Is Natural Gas a Bridge Fuel? by Zeke Hausfather, Yale Climate Connections, Aug 23, 2016
- How air pollution is causing the world’s ‘Third Pole’ to melt by Chelsea Harvey, Washington Post, Aug 24, 2016
Sat Aug 27, 2016
- California Utility Wants to Install Huge Number of Electric Car Chargers by Anne C. Mulkern, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Aug 26, 2016
- By Mid-Century, More Antarctic Snowfall May Partially Offset Sea-Level Rise, News Release, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Aug 24, 2016
- Why Aren’t We More Freaked Out About Louisiana? by Jeff Turrentine, OnEarth, Reuters/National Resource Defense Council (NRDC), Aug 24, 2016
- Climate Change May Make Shellfish (and Us) Sick by Maryn McKenna, National Geographic, Aug 18, 2016
- Study Finds Biofuels Worse for Climate than Gasoline by John Upton, Climate Central, Aug 25, 2016
- This is How South Florida Ends by Maddie Stone, Gizmodo, Aug 23, 2016
- Eastern India struggles to evacuate reluctant villagers as floods wreak havoc by Jatindra Dash, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Aug 25, 2016
- Analysis of Robin McKie’s “Next year or the year after, the Arctic will be free of ice", Climate Feedback, Aug 22, 2016