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2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #1
Posted on 2 January 2016 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun, Dec 27
- 10 Incredible Moments in 2015: A Landmark Year in Climate Action by Mary Boeve, EcoWatch, Dec 26, 2015
- Hundreds flee their homes as swaths of northern England are submerged by Robin McKie, Obeserver/Guardian, Dec 26, 2015
- Over 100,000 flee flooding in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay by Mariel Cristaldo and Sarah Marsh, Reuters, Dec 26, 2015
- It took El Nino to get Canadians talking about climate change, Op-ed by Emma Teitel,Toronto Star, Dec 27, 2015
- Flood-hit northern England told to expect further rainfall by Caroline Davies, The Guardian, Dec 27, 2015
- Why 2015 may be remembered as a transformative year for how we get energy by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 24, 2015
- UK floods and extreme global weather linked to El Niño and climate change by John Vidal, The Guardian, Dec 27, 2015
Mon, Dec 28
- Florida’s case of climate denial: A tale of two governors by Tristram Korten, Miami Herald, Dec 27, 2015
- As Climate Change Imperils Winter, the Ski Industry Frets by Katherine Bagley, InsideClimate News, Dec 24, 2015
- As Documents Show Wider Oil Industry Knowledge of CO2 Climate Impacts, a “Take it Back” Proposal by Andrew C Revkin, Dot Earth, New York Times, Dec 22, 2015
- 2015: The Year the Environmental Movement Knocked Out Keystone XL by Katherine Bagley, InsideClimate News, Dec 28, 2015
- Cameron defends flood defence spending amid calls for 'complete rethink' - as it happened by Mark Tran and Damien Gayle, The Guardian, Dec 28, 2015
- AP Interview: Climate Deal Caps a Long Quest for UN Chief by Edith M Lederer, Associated Press/ABC News, Dec 26, 2015
- The strong economics of wind energy by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, The Guardian, Dec 28, 2015
- Freak storm in North Atlantic to lash UK, may push temperatures over 50 degrees above normal at North Pole by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Dec 28, 2015
Tue, Dec 29
- Historic and unseasonable flooding overwhelms Central U.S., Mississippi River by Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Dec 28, 2015
- From Paraguay to the US, Australia to Spain, El Niño brings Christmas chaos by Peter Walker, Edward Helmore and agencies, The Guardian, Dec 28, 2015
- Switzerland has warmest December ever as average temperatures rise 3.4C, staff and agencies, The Guardian, Dec 29, 2015
- Why zero is a better climate target than 2 degrees by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Dec 22, 2015
- To help stop global warming, curb short-lived pollutants, Op-ed by Veerabhadran Ramanathan and Daniel Press, Los Angeles Times, Dec 28, 2015
- Why African countries need to make plans to cope with rising temperatures by Rebecca Garland, The Conversation, Dec 29, 2015
- The Scariest Part of This Season’s Weird Weather Is Coming Soon by Eric Holthaus, Slate, Dec 29, 2015
Wed, Dec 30
- Humans Actually Did Some Good Stuff For The Planet In 2015 by Nick Visser, The Huffington Post, Dec 29, 2015
- Should we solar panel the Sahara desert?, Science & Environment, BBC News, Dec 29, 2015
- Floodwaters push rivers higher; Mississippi overtops levee in Missouri by Ben Brumfield, CNN, Dec 30, 2015
- El Nino weather: Worries grow over humanitarian impact by Matt McGrath, Science & Environment, BBC News, Dec 30, 2015
- Why we need the next-to-impossible 1.5°C temperature target by Simon Donner, Climate Consensus - the 97%, The Guardian, Dec 30, 2015
- Freak storm pushes North Pole 50 degrees above normal to melting point by Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Dec 30, 2015
- The 15 Most Ridiculous Things Conservative Media Said About Climate Change In 2015 by Kevin Kalhoefer, Media Matters for America, Dec 30, 2015
- A year of record-setting weather closes with dramatic storms by Darryl Fears & Angela Fritz, Health & Science, Washington Post, Dec 30, 2015
Thu, Dec 31
- The Fakery of the Paris ‘Red Carpet’ Premiere of Marc Morano’s Climate Hustle Film by Graham Readfearn, DeSmog, Dec 30, 2015
- 4 Myths About How to Deal With Climate Change Effectively by Chandran Nair, The Huffington Post, Dec 30, 2015
- Insurers face bumper payouts as Britain braces for more floods by Noor Zainab Hussain & Simon Jessop, Reuters, Dec 29, 2015
- Rivers expected to make record crests, flooding towns around St. Louis by Ben Brumfield, CNN, Dec 31, 2015
- The biggest climate stories of 2015 by Alison Moodie, The Guardian, Dec 31, 2015
- 2015: The Year Divestment Hit the Mainstream by Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, Dec 31, 2015
- 5 New Year's Resolutions For Reporting On Climate Change by Denise Robbins, Media Matters, Dec 31, 2015
- Big Oil braced for global warming while it fought regulations by Amy Lieberman & Susan Rust, Los Angeles Times, Dec 31, 2015
- China to Halt New Coal Mine Approvals Amid Pollution Fight, Bloomberg News, Dec 30, 2015
Fri, Jan 1
- The 7 Most Interesting Climate Findings of the Year by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Dec 30, 2015
- Mild, wet December breaks Met Office weather records, BBC News, Dec 31, 2015
- Ten Weather Extremes That Defined Hottest Year Ever Recorded by Sarah Lazare, Common Dreams, Dec 31, 2015
- Record flooding in the UK is just the latest symptom of both El Nino and climate change by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Jan 1, 2016
- Extreme times: world's weather is on a weird track that will continue into 2016 by Peter Hannam, Sydney Moring Herald, Jan 1, 2016
- 2016: What to Look for in Energy and Climate by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Jan 1, 2016
- The Pacific ‘blob’ loses. El Niño wins. What comes next? by Matt Roger, Capital Weather Gang, Dec 30, 2015
Sat, Jan 2
- Fighting climate change is not impossible, Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, Jan 1, 2016
- Why the NHL is getting involved in climate-change efforts by Kevin Blackistone, Washington Post, Jan 1, 2016
- Will 2016 be the year where Climate Change begins to matter to corporate India? by Namrata Rana & Utkarsh Majmudar, The Economic Times, Jan 1, 2016
- Like Night And Day: How Two States' Utilities Approach Solar by Lauren Sommer & Molly Samuel, NPR, Jan 1, 2016
- Paris Fails to Revive the Nuclear Dream by Paul Brown, Climate News Network/EcoWatch, Dec 31, 2015
Whilst looking for something else entirely, I found this polling analysis of UK public perceptions which I found interesting enough to share. Bottom line:
which I suppose is fairly obvious. I do wonder where this debate might possibly take place though, (Certainly not in the comment stream below, which is, however, good for a laugh)
UK flooding...
Trouble is all the talk is about flood defences and one of the newspapers even emphasises doubt about the causes saying we need more science. Deliberate of course.
No mention of relating the flooding to cutting carbon emissions and the governments higher carbon energy policies.
UK flooding has a climate change component, everything does, but the major cause is appalling management of the headwaters and river basins. The authorities have screwed up on just about every aspect they could.
Kiwiiano - do you have a reputable source to back up the claim that mismanangement was the major cause of the UK floods? The precipitation rates that I've seen for the recent UK storms were exceptionally high and not something that local land use changes can affect.
Nice shout out to SkS from Dr. Jeff Masters toward the end of this good interview at www.voanews.com/media/video/hashtagvoa/3132077.html?z=1433&zp=1