2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #24
Posted on 11 June 2016 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun June 5, 2016
- Temperature records tumble in Australia as autumn marks biggest seasonal anomaly by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, June 2, 2016
- The Case for an International Environmental Court by Martha Winters Gilliland & Judith McDaniel, Huffington Post, June 3, 2016
- Oilsands growth makes it nearly impossible for Canada to meet Paris Agreement targets: report by Robson Fletcher, CBC News, June 2, 2016
- Groups to Lamar Smith on Exxon Information Request: We're Not Complying by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, June 2, 2016
- App of the Week: Skeptical Science helps you combat climate change deniers by Rose Behar, MobileSyrup, June 4, 2016
- Airlines support carbon emissions deal despite costs: trade group by Victoria Bryan & Allison Lampert, Reuters, June 3, 2016
- IEA: There are now more than one million electric cars on the world’s roads by Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief, June 2, 2016
- Here's what Canadian kids are learning about climate change by Elizabeth McSheffrey, National Observer, June 5, 2016
Mon June 6, 2016
- Donald Trump is an environmental nightmare: Keystone, climate change and the GOP’s demented pander by Ken Ilgunas, Salon, June 5, 2016
- Sydney wipeout: Residents evacuated, coastlines eroded as wild storms hit NSW by Louise Hall & Michael Evan, Sysdney Morning Herald, June 6, 2016
- Arctic sea ice set a record low every single day in May by Andrew Freedman, Mashable, June 1, 2016
- The role of climate change in eastern Australia’s wild storms by Acacia Pepler, The Conversation AU, June 6, 2016
- Climate change and the value of daring by Joseph Robertson and David Thoreson, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, June 6, 2016
- What Charles Koch really thinks about climate change by Jim Tankersley & Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 6, 2016
- For Oil Industry, Clean Air Fight Was Dress Rehearsal for Climate Denial by Neela Banerjee, David Hasemyer & Lisa Song, InsideClimate News, June 6, 2016
- There’s basically no landscape on Earth that hasn’t been altered by humans, scientists say by Chris Mooney & Brady Dennis, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 6, 2016
Tue June 7, 2016
- Past, present, future: how human evolution and climate are linked by Andrew Glikson, The Conversation AU, June 7, 2016
- Energy firms urge EU to back offshore wind by Fiona Harvey, Guardian, June 6. 2016
- The stunnning growth of electric cars worldwide, in four charts by Brad Plumer, Energy & Environment, Vox, June 6, 2016
- Free Trade' Will Kill Climate Movement, Hundreds of Groups Warn Congress by Nika Knight, Common Dreams, June 6, 2016
- ‘We’ve never seen anything like this': Arctic sea ice hit a stunning new low in May by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 7, 2016
- Unabated Global Warming Threatens West's Snowpack, Water Supply by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, June 7, 2016
- India moves toward U.S. on climate change by Allie Malloy and Nicole Gaouette, CNN, June 7, 2016
- Climate Change Is Making Calendars Run Amok by Karen Emslie, National Geographic, June 7, 2016
Wed June 8, 2016
- Alberta passes first plank of climate-change plan by Dean Bennett, Canadian Press/Globe & Mail, June 7, 2016
- The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare by Michael Slezak, Guardian, June 6, 2016
- Atmospheric carbon dioxide just reached a huge record high by Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Washington Post, Gang, June 7, 29016
- Part microbe, part machine: Bionic leaf sucks up carbon dioxide as it makes liquid fuel by Amina Kahn, Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2016
- Ontario will spend up to $8.3B to fight climate change, offer incentives by Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press/CBC, June 7, 2016
- Trump and global warming: Americans are failing risk management by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, June 8, 2016
- New Site For Climate “News” Shows The Future Of Oppo Research by Dan Vergano, BuzzFeed News, June 7, 2016
- Donald Trump once backed urgent climate action. Wait, what? by Ben Adler and Rebecca Leber, Grist, June 8, 2016
Thu June 9, 2016
- Clinton Claims Nomination, Blasts Trump on Climate by Lisa Friedman, ClimateWire/Scientific American, June 8, 2016
- Boomerangs versus Javelins: The Impact of Polarization on Climate Change Communication by Jack Zhou, Real Climate, June 7, 2016
- As Coral Bleaching Goes Global, Scientists Fear Worst Is Yet to Come by Bob Berwyn & Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, June 8, 2016
- Election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull's warning on climate change disasters by Fergus Hunter & Jane Lee, Sydney Morning Herald, June 9, 2016
- Alaska Continues to Bake, on Track For Hottest Year by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, June 8, 2016
- El Niño Had a Good Run, But Now It’s Over by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, June 9, 2016
- Iceland Carbon Dioxide Storage Project Locks Away Gas, and Fast by Henry Fountain, New York Times, June 9, 2016
Fri June 10, 2016
- What If Global Warming Emptied India? by Gayathri Vaidyanathan, ClimateWire/Scientific American, June 9, 2016
- Environmental Group Alleges Scientific Fraud in Disputed Methane Studies by Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News, June 9, 2016
- Norway targets climate neutrality by 2030 by Ed King, Climate Home, June 8, 2016
- Sydney storm: Lessons from a tempest by Peter Hannam & Melaine Kembrey, Sydney Morning Herald, June 10, 2016
- India’s Conservative Prime Minister Proves Unlikely Climate Ambassador by Jean Chemnick, ClimateWire/Scientific American, June 10, 2016
- Paris deluge made up to 90% more likely by climate change, scientists say by Robert McSweeney & Roz Pidcock, Carbon Brief, June 9, 2016
- Climate scientists have warned us of coral bleaching for years. It's here by John Abraham, Climate Consensus -the 97%, Guardian, June 10, 2016
- Climate change could force huge migrations for people and animals living near the equator by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 9, 2016
Sat June 11, 2016
- White House Wants Government Suppliers to Address Climate Change by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, June 10, 2016
- How the effects of climate change in one place can radiate all over the world by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 10, 2016
- Wildfires Disrupt Oil Sands, Exposing Climate Risk by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, June 10, 2016
- Greenland witnessed its highest June temperature ever recorded on Thursday by Jason Samenow & Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, June 10, 2016
- Disappearing source of the Ganga by Vidya Venkat, Hindu/The Third Pole, June 10, 2016
- EU says seeks swift ratification of Paris climate accord by Alissa de Carbonnel, Reuters, June 10, 2016
- 30 years ago scientists warned Congress on global warming. What they said sounds eerily familiar by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 11, 2016
- Coal Production Plummets to Lowest Level in 35 Years by Clifford Krause, New York Times, June 10, 2016
Comments on Washinton post articles are depressingly full of denialist rehtoric and missinformation. Meanwhile there are many exellent commenters on The Guardian who debunk myths and inform readers with a high degree of knowledge and patience. It would be nice if some of them could take some time and go over to see what is happening on the Wapo site.