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SkS Analogy 5 - Linear, Non-linear, and Coastal Flooding
Tag LineWe age linearly and earn non-linearly.In a warming world, coastal flooding occurs non-linearly … or faster!Elevator StatementLinear means a straight line, non-linear means a line that is not...
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SkS Analogy 6 - Speakers, tuning forks, and global warming
Tag LineThe physics of global warming by greenhouse gases is well understood and can be illustrated by items we use every day.Elevator StatementSimple, well-understood physics indicate the...
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2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #21
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week. Articles of high signifigance are highlighted in the Editor's Picks section.Editor's...
View ArticleNCSE's counter-Heartland flyers
The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is pleased to announce the on-line release of three flyers addressing the Heartland Institute's recent mailing of unsolicited climate change denial...
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Global climate projections help civil engineers plan
People who work on building infrastructure understand the risks of climate change. As the Earth warms, new stresses are applied to our buildings, bridges, roads, houses, and other structures. Some of...
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Endorsing the Paris Agreement is Trump’s best opportunity for a big win
There is only one part of President Trump’s agenda with real opportunity for a big win, right now, and that is infrastructure. And the Paris Agreement—the strongest ever signal pointing toward...
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Anti-vaccers, climate change deniers, and anti-GMO activists are all the same
I imagine that quite a few people were upset by the title for this post, so let me explain what I mean, and please hear me out before you sharpen your pitchforks. The arguments used by all three of...
View ArticleDonald Trump just cemented his legacy as America’s worst-ever president
In an inexplicable abdication of any semblance of responsibility or leadership, Donald Trump has announced that he will begin the process to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate treaty,...
View ArticleReflections on the politics of climate change
The science of climate change is clear. Scientists know that the Earth is warming and that humans are the reason. We also know that the Earth will continue to warm in the future; however, we can do...
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2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #22
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week. Editor's PickCarbon Dioxide Set an All-Time Monthly HighWith May in the books, it’s...
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SkS Analogy 7 - Christmas Dinner and the Faux Pause
Tag LineSaying “No warming” since the last El Nino is likeSaying “No weight gain” since the last Christmas dinner.Elevator StatementOn Christmas eve you eat a big dinner, with lots of seconds, gravy,...
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2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #23
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week. Editor's PickTrump’s Climate-Change Sociopathy Win McNamee/Getty ImagesPresident Donald...
View ArticleThe day after withdrawing from Paris, Trump declared a flooding disaster in...
I was debating this article. Should I write about the news that just occurred, or the news that will occur soon? I chose the past event – flooding in Missouri, USA. I will save a soon-to-collapse...
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Pittsburgh and Paris join over 200 cities and states rejecting Trump on climate
I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not ParisSo said Donald Trump in a speech justifying his irrational, historically irresponsible decision to withdraw the United States from the...
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The Trump Effect - Making Lemonade from Lemons
It may just be me but I get the distinct impression that - "thanks" to Donald Trump's ill-advised and shortsighted decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris agreement - people have been hearing a...
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The Larsen C ice shelf collapse hammers home the reality of climate change
Very soon, a large portion of an ice shelf in Antarctica will break off and collapse into the ocean. The name of the ice shelf is Larsen C; it is a major extension from of the West Antarctic ice sheet,...
View ArticleSkS Analogy 8 - I'll take the specialist
Tag LineI’ll take the specialist, please.Elevator StatementYour child has an eye injury and needs a doctor. Who are you going to call?A Ph.D. in chemistry?No, you need a medical doctor.A...
View ArticleNew research may resolve a climate ‘conundrum’ across the history of human...
Earth’s last ice age ended about 12,000 years ago. The warmer and more stable climate the followed allowed for the development of agriculture and the rise of human civilization. This important period...
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2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #24
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week. Editor's PickWarm Waters in West Antarctica A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics...
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Claiming that Listerine alleviates cold symptoms is false: To repeat or not...
With terms such as “post-truth” and “fake news” becoming increasingly prominent in the media and public discourse, the ability to effectively correct inaccurate information has never been more...
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