A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun May 8
- How To Convince Someone To Care About Climate Change by Casey Williams, Huffington Post, May 6, 2016
- As Climate Deception Investigations Gain Momentum, ExxonMobil Plays the Victim by James Screen & Jennifer Francis, Carbon Brief, May 5, 2016
- Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence by Simon Albert, Alistair Grinham, Badin Gibbes, Javier Leon & John Church, The Conversation UK, May 6, 2016
- Atlantic City Gambles on Rising Seas by Michael Edison Hayden, National Geographic, May 4, 2016
- ‘El Niño is not a one-off event,’ UN says, calling for action to address phenomenon’s impacts, UN News Center, May 6, 2016
- We Need to Talk About Climate Change by Eric Holthaus, Slate, May 6, 2016
- Shipping Industry Pressured to Set Carbon Targets. by Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney, Reuters/Climate Cental, May 8, 2016
- Wave of Fossil Fuel Project Cancellations Follows Keystone XL Rejection by Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, May 6, 2016
Mon May 9
- Rapid transition to clean energy will take massive social change by Mark Diesendorf, The Conversation UK, May 8, 2016
- Cutting to the core: CSIRO to end long-standing Antarctic ice, air research by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, May 9, 2016
- The fire in Canada looks a lot like climate change — and that should scare you by John Sutter, CNN, May 7, 2016
- Denis Naughten says wind energy part of climate-change solution by Harry McGee, Irish Times, May 8, 2016
- Armed guards protect last water in drought-parched Indian city by Shuriah Niazi, Thomson Reuters Foundation, May 9, 2016
- Mobil's Chief Executive Warned of CO2 From Oil Sands Fuels in 1982 by Lisa Song, InsideClimate News, May 9, 2016
- Fort McMurray fire: How soon is too soon to talk about climate change? by Jim Brown, The 180, CBC Radio, May 6, 2016
- Comparing models to the satellite datasets by Gavin Schmidt, Real Climate, May 7, 2015
Tue May 10
- Potential Eyes in the Sky on Greenhouse Gases by William J Broad, New York Times, May 9. 2016
- Analysis of Bjorn Lomborg’s “…in many ways global warming will be a good thing”, Climate Feedback, May 9, 2016
- Wildfire at Fort McMurray quickly overtakes Canada's environmental debate by William Yardley, Los Angeles Times, May 8, 2016
- Global warming milestone about to be passed and there's no going back by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, May 10, 2016
- Can a GIF change the way we think about global warming? by Ed King, Climate Home, May 5, 2016
- Could Baby Steps Be the Best Global Climate Strategy? by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, May 10, 2016
- Global Warming Cited as Wildfires Increase in Fragile Boreal Forest by Justn Gillis & Henry Fountain, New York Times, May 10, 2016
- Carbon dioxide emissions from US energy sector fall 12% since 2005 by Oliver Milman, Guardian, May 9, 2016
Wed May 11
- Unraveling spiral: The most compelling global warming visualization ever made by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, May 10, 2016
- Why this could finally be the election where climate change matters by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 9, 2016
- Hillary Clinton's climate and energy policies, explained by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, May 9, 2016
- Invasive insects are ravaging U.S. forests, and it’s costing us billions by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 10, 2016
- Coal made its best case against climate change, and lost by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, May 11, 2016
- Can Cities Be Sustainable? by Pola Lem, ClimateWire/Scientific America, May 11, 2016
- Denmark Is Kicking Its Fossil Fuel Habit. Can the Rest of the World Follow? by Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News, May 10, 2016
- World's carbon dioxide concentration teetering on the point of no return by Michael Slezak, Guardian, May 11, 2016
Thu May 12
- Canada wildfire - what are the environmental impacts? by Stephen Leahy, Guardian, May 11, 206
- Naomi Klein: Radical Solutions Only Proper Response to 'Unyielding Science-Based Deadline' by staff, Common Dreams, May 11, 2016
- UN climate science chief: it's not too late to avoid dangerous temperature rise by Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian, May 11, 2016
- 'Dismay': NASA appeals to CSIRO not to cut global climate efforts by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, May 11, 2016
- How to better align climate goals with sustainable development, Guest post by Nathan Borgford-Parnell, Johan C I Kuylenstierna, Steffen Kallbekken, Harro van Asselt, Kevin Hicks & Drew Shindell, Carbon Brief, May 12, 2016
- Obama administration announces historic new regulations for methane emissions from oil and gas by Chris Mooney & Brady Dennis, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 12, 2016
- Fractures seen in rapidly melting Arctic sea ice, and it's only May by Andrew Freedman, Mashable, May 12, 2016
- The vicious cycle that makes people afraid to talk about climate change by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 12, 2016
Fri May 13
- The Anthropocene Truism by Katrina Forrester, The Nation, May 12, 2016
- Climate change could cause more concentrated storms by Nanci Bompey, AGU Blogosphere, May 10, 2016
- Should We Respond to Climate Change Like We Did to WWII? by Emma Foehringer Merchant, New Republic, May 12, 2016
- Civil disobedience is the only way left to fight climate change, Op-ed by Kara Moses, Guardian, May 13, 2016
- How Scared or Hopeful Should We Be in a Warming World? by Clive Hamilton, The Conversation UK, May 12, 2016
- Energy Department Suspends Funding for Texas Carbon Capture Project, Igniting Debate by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, May 13, 2016
- A CO2 Milestone in Eqrth's History by David Hosansky, Atmos News (UCAR/NCAR), May 12, 2016
- Meet Donald Trump’s New Energy Adviser by Evan Lehmann, ClimateWire/Scientific American, May 13, 2016
Sat May 14
- Shell outlines ‘below 2C’ climate change scenario by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, May 11, 2016
- It's not just Alberta: Warming-fueled fires are increasing by Seth Borenstein, AP Big Story, May 10, 2016
- Disaster-proof your homes say insurers, climate change is here by Elizabeth McSheffrey, National Observer, May 13 2016
- Mangroves die-off in Queensland's Gulf Country and Limmen Bight 'may be due to warmer oceans' by Kristy Sexton-McGrath, ABC News, May 10, 2016
- The things people ask about the scientific consensus on climate change by John Cook, The Conversation UK, May 13, 2016
- May 2016 El Niño/La Niña update: Switcheroo! by Emily Becker, Climate.gov (NOAA), May 11, 2016
- Global sea-level expert John Church made to walk the plank by CSIRO by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, May 14, 2016
- Young Forests Can Store ‘Enormous’ Amounts of Carbon by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, May 13, 2016