2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #16

Sun Apr 10

• In Science, It’s Never ‘Just a Theory’ by Carl Zimmer, Science, New York Times, Apr 8, 2016
• To stop global warming, change how we eat? by Cristina Maza, Christian Science Monitor, Apr 8, 2116
• The roots of Venezuela's appalling electricity crisis by Brad Plumer, Energy & Environment, Vox, Apr 8, 2016
• Fight climate change, urges scientist and evangelist Katharine Hayhoe by Ned Ryan Doyle, Mountain Express, Apr 9, 2016
• Development banks threaten to unleash an infrastructure tsunami on the environment by Bill Laurance, The Conversation AU, Apr 6, 2016
• 57 tube stations at high risk of flooding, says London Underground report by Damian Carrington, Guardian, Apr 10, 2016
• CSIRO must ensure climate science is maintained by John Church, The Conversation AU, Apr 6, 2016
• Bridge to bipartisan climate policy exists – if major parties want it: Grattan Institute by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 10, 2016

Mon Apr 11

• The Volcano Gambit by Gavin Schmidt, Real Climate, Apr 9, 2016
• Climate-Related Death of Coral Around World Alarms Scientists by Michelle Innis, New York Times, Apr 9, 2016
• Why one loon’s death is stirring fears of tropical disease, climate change by Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News, Apr 10, 2016
• Nations seek rapid ratification of Paris climate deal, 4-year lock by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Apr 10, 2016
• Israel to cut carbon emissions, sees $8 billion economic boost by Steven Scheer, Reuters, Apr 10, 2016
• UK solar power installations plummet after government cuts by Adam Vaughn, Guardian, Apr 8, 2016
• Many Meteorologists Still Doubt Human-Driven Climate Change by Eric Holthaus, Slate, Apr 7, 2016
• Exclusive: Climate Hustle’s Marc Morano Turns Down $20k Global Warming Bets From Bill Nye The Science Guy by Graham Readfearn, DeSmog, Apr 11, 2016
• UN panel to study a cap on global warming that may be out of reach by Alister Doyle & Nina Chestney, Reuters, Apr 11, 2016

Tue Apr 12

• Volcanic Eruption of Denial by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Apr 8, 2016
• The GOP vs. the pursuit of knowledge: Inside the Republican crusade against science by Sean McElwee & Philip Cohen, Salon, Apr 11, 2015
• Those ambitious global warming goals? The world may not know how to reach them by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 11, 2016
• Explainer: 10 ways ‘negative emissions’ could slow climate change by Carbon Brief Staff, Carbon Brief, Apr 11, 2016
• In-depth: Experts assess the feasibility of ‘negative emissions’ by Carbon Brief Staff, Carbon Brief, Apr 12, 2016
• Yes, there really is scientific consensus on climate change by John Cook, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Apr 13, 2016
• Why dead coral reefs could mark the beginning of ‘dangerous’ climate change by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 12, 2016
• Conservatives love subpoenas about climate change — until they get hit with one themselves by Melissa Cronin, Grist, Apr 11, 2016

Wed Apr 13

• Here’s What Science Has To Say About Convincing People To Do Something About Climate Change by Joe Romm, Climate Progress, Apr 12, 2016
• California has too much solar power. It needs another grid to share with. by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Apr 8, 2016
• Is Climate Change Putting World's Microbiomes at Risk? by Jim Robbins, Yale Environment 360, Mar 28, 2016
• For James Hansen, the Science Demands Activism on Climate by Katherine Bagley, Yale Environment 360, Apr 12, 2016
• Yale Advances in Shaping Portfolio to Address Climate Change by Geraldine Fabrikant, Energy & Environment, New York Times, Apr 12, 2016
• It’s settled: 90–100% of climate experts agree on human-caused global warming by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Apr 13, 2016
• Greenland’s Melt Season Started Nearly Two Months Early by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Apr 12, 2016
• CO2's Role in Global Warming Has Been on the Oil Industry's Radar Since the 1960s by Neela Banerjee, John H Cushman Jr, David Hasemyer & Lisa Song, InsideClimate News, Apr 13, 2016

Thu Apr 14

• Climate change increasing threat of bacteria illness to Sydney swimmers, experts warn by Amanda Hoh & Sarah Hawke, ABC News, Apr 14, 2016
• Climate Change Hits Hard in Zambia, an African Success Story by Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, Apr 12, 2016
• Timeline: How BECCS became climate change’s ‘saviour’ technology by Leo Hickman, Carbon Brief, Apr 13, 2016
• Can game theory help solve the problem of climate change? by James Dyke, The Guardian, Apr 13, 2016
• Wildfires, Once Confined to a Season, Burn Earlier and Longer by Matt Richtel and Fernanda Santos, New York Times, Apr 12, 2016
• Guest post: Do we need BECCS to avoid dangerous climate change? by Jason Lowe, Carbon Brief, Apr 14, 2016
• For the 97 billionth time: Yes, there is a 97 percent consensus on climate change by Suzanne Jacobs, Grist, Apr 13, 2016
• Humans and El Niño Team Up to Create a Record Jump in CO2 Pollution by David Biello, Scientific American, Apr 14, 2016

Fri Apr 15

• Pressure on Exxon Over Climate Change Intensifies With New Documents by John Schwartz, Science, New York Times, Apr 14, 2016
• Consensus confirmed: over 90% of climate scientists believe we’re causing global warming by John Cook, The Conversation AU, Apr 15, 2016
• Australian oil and gas lobby spent millions advocating against climate action: report by Tom Arup, Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 12, 2016
• This year’s severe bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef is only the beginning by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 14, 2016
• Sinking Atlantic Coastline Meets Rapidly Rising Seas by John Upton, Climate Central, Apr 14, 2016
• NASA smacks down climate change doubters in Facebook discussion by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Apr 14, 2016
• March temperature smashes 100-year global record by Damian Carrington, Guardian, Apr 15, 2016
• Research shows — yet again — that there’s no scientific debate about climate change by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Apr 15, 2016
• Analysis: Is the UK relying on ‘negative emissions’ to meet its climate targets? by Roz Pidcock, Carbon Brief, Apr 15, 2016
• Unnatural Selection by Elizabeth Kobert, The New Yorker, Apr 18, 2016 Issue

Sat Apr 16

• Environmental groups file lawsuit over pollution from U.S. aircraft by Valerie Volcovici, Reuters, Apr 12, 2016
• Scientists suggest appealing to human psychology to create solutions to climate change by Rosemary Mena-Worth, Stanford News, Apr 13, 2016
• New Milestone: Earth Sees 11 Record Hot Months in a Row by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, Apr 15, 2016
• Clinton and Sanders Clash on Best Climate Action by Evan Lehmann, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Apr 15, 2016
• Exposed: Coal Companies Secretly Funding Climate Science Denial by Elliott Negin, Alternet, Apr 13, 2016
• Society needs to better understand the economics of climate change, Stanford researchers say by Laura Seaman, Stanford News, Apr 14, 2016
• To curb climate change, "we need to move everything" - investors by Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Apr 14, 2016
• Is the IOGCC, Created by Congress in 1935, Now a Secret Oil and Gas Lobby? by Lisa Song, InsideClimate News, Apr 11, 2016