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Humans are greening the planet, but the implications are complicated
The Earth’s climate is changing – in fact, it always changes. But in the current context of human influence, scientists try to decipher how much of the change is natural compared to human-induced.One...
View ArticleThe best strategies to keep bodies cool in a heatwave, according to researchers
As we hit high-heat season in the Northern Hemisphere, it is useful to clarify tactics that can be used to help maintain healthy body temperatures. These tips are not commonly known and can be adopted...
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2016 SkS Weekly Digest #30
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View Article2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #30
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.Sun July 17, 2016Reshuffle: DECC folded into new department headed by Greg Clark by...
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Study links heatwave deaths in London and Paris to climate change
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Robert McSweeneyIn 2003, more than 70,000 people across Europe died in a sweltering heatwave that spanned much of the summer.France was among the worst-affected...
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2016 SkS Weekly Digest #31
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View Article2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #31
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.Sun July 24, 2016As Its Leaders Deny Warming Risks, the G.O.P. Platform Urges Private...
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More CO2 won’t help northern forests or stave off climate change
Noah Charney, Postdoctoral Research Associate of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of ArizonaThis article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.We’ve heard...
View ArticleClimate models are accurately predicting ocean and global warming
For those of us who are concerned about global warming, two of the most critical questions we ask are, “how fast is the Earth warming?” and “how much will it warm in the future?”.The first question can...
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Sizzling Midwest Previews a Hotter Future Climate
This is a re-post from Inside Climate News by Bob BerwynThis June was the hottest ever, and July has brought even more heat, particularly in the Midwest. Credit: NOAAExtreme heat waves like the current...
View ArticleA climate scientist and economist made big bucks betting on global warming
Climate scientist James Annan and climate economist Chris Hope made a nice sum this year for a bet they made on global warming in 2008. As Hope tells the story:The record warmth of 2015 just made me...
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New research shows penguins will suffer in a warming world
We know the world is warming, and we know humans are the main reason. But so what? The thing we’d really like to know is, what will the impacts be on our planet, its biodiversity, our society, our...
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Natural forces overpowering Antarctic Peninsula warming
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Roz PidcockIn the latter half of the 20th century, the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula was among the fastest warming places on Earth. But since the late 1990s,...
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2016 SkS Weekly Digest #32
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View Article2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #32
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.Sun July 31, 2016Pipeline Expansion Threatens U.S. Climate Goals, Study Says by Phil...
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2016 SkS Weekly Digest #33
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A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.Sun Aug 7, 2016Science communication is on the rise – and that’s good for democracy by...
View ArticleRejection of experts spreads from Brexit to climate change with 'Clexit'
Brexit support and climate denial have many similarities. Many Brexit Leave campaign leaders also deny the dangers of human-caused climate change. Older generations were more likely to vote for the UK...
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As nuclear power plants close, states need to bet big on energy storage
Eric Daniel Fournier, Post Doctoral Researcher, Spatial Informatics, University of California, Los Angeles and Alex Ricklefs, Research Analyst in Sustainable Communities, University of California, Los...
View ArticleClimate scientists make a bold prediction about sea level rise
One of the great things about science is that it allows you to make predictions. Three top climate scientists just made a very bold prediction regarding sea level rise; we should know in a few years if...
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