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2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #5
Posted on 30 January 2016 by John Hartz
A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Sun Jan 24
- Climate Holism vs. Climate Reductionism by Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute, Jan 14, 2016
- 8 climate change takeaways from Davos by Alex Pashley, Climate Home, Jan 22, 2016
- El Niño rains only slightly increased historic low reservoir levels in California, AP/The Guardian, Jan 22, 2016
- The ‘necessity defence'– should climate activists be allowed to break the law? by Tara Smith, The Conversation AU, Jan 19, 2016
- Fast-acting methane from Aliso Canyon leak is boosting global warming by Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, Jasn 24, 2016
- El Niño threatens at least 60 million people in high-risk developing countries, World Health Organization, Jan 22, 2016
- INTERVIEW-Stop ignoring costs of smaller disasters - UN risk chief by Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Jan 22, 2016
- How Is Climate Change Affecting the Philippines?, The Climate Reality Project/EcoWatch, Jan 22, 2016
Mon Jan 25
- A Lake in Bolivia Evaporates, and With It a Way of Life, AP/New York Times, Jan 23, 2016
- Caribbean Biodiversity Overheated by Climate Change by Ivet González, Inter Press Service (IPS), Jan 20, 2016
- Record hot years almost certainly caused by man-made warming by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Jan 25, 2016
- Two irrational responses to climate change: Witch hunts and denial, Op-ed by Cynthia Barnett, Los Angeles Times, Jan 24, 2016
- Blizzard Jonas and the slowdown of the Gulf Stream System by Stefan Rahmstorf, Real Climate, Jan 24, 2016
- Record hot 2015 gave us a glimpse at the future of global warming by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, The Guardian, Jan 25, 2016
- Oslo trash incinerator starts experiment to slow climate change by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Jan 25, 2016
- Recent record temperature years ‘extremely unlikely’ without global warming, scientists say by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Jan 25, 2016
Tue Jan 26
- New Report Issues Dire Carbon Warning: Keep It in the Ground—or Else by Nadia Prupis, Common Dreams, Jan 25, 2016
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US could cut power emissions 78% by 2030 using existing technology, says study by Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief, Jan 25, 2016
- Climate Deal’s First Big Hurdle: The Draw of Cheap Oil by Clifford Krauss & Diane Cardwell, New York Times, Jan 25, 2016
- Analysis: How much did El Niño boost global temperature in 2015? by Roz Pidcock, Carbon Brief, jan 26, 2016
- Study: Grid For Renewables Key to Cutting Emissions by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Jan 25, 2016
- The right-wing climate-denial machine is churning faster than ever by Heather Smith, Grist, Jan 25, 2016
- The science for climate change only feeds the denial: how do you beat that? by John Cook, The Conversation AU, Jan 27, 2016
Wed Jan 27
- Tony Abbott's climate claims debunked: researcher dissects 2013 statement by Michael Slezak, The Guardian, Jan 22, 2016
- Companies have environmental 'blind spot' in supply chains: study by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Jan 26, 2016
- Paris Treaty Could Broaden EPA's Authority Over Greenhouse Gases by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, Jan 24, 2016
- Forest Loss Pushes Far Beyond Plantation Boundaries in South America, Africa by Rachael Petersen, Elizabeth Dow Goldman, Mikaela Weisse & Dmitry Aksenov, World Resources Instittue (WRI), Jan 25, 2016
- Are eco-friendly initiatives pointless unless we tackle overpopulation? by Madeleine Sommerville, All you need is less, The Guardian, Jan 26, 2016
- Study finds slim odds of record heat, but not as slim as reported by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, The Guardian, Jan 27, 2016
- Climate change responsible for super-charging winter storms, scientists say by Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian, Jan 26, 2016
- Analysis of Patrick Michaels’ “The Climate Snow Job”, Climate Feedback, Jan 24, 2016
- Warming Waters Linked to Northeast Seagrass Die-offs by John Upton, Climate Central, Jan 27, 2016
Thu Jan 28
- Switch to Clean Energy Can Be Fast and Cheap by Umair Irfan, Climate Wire/Scientific American, Jan 26, 2016
- Three Slightly Crazy Plans Geoengineers Have to Save the World From Global Warming by Andrew Bouvé and Jacob Brogan, Future Tense, Slate, Jan 27, 2016
- The Supreme Court just gave a great explanation of our baffling electricity system by Chris Mooney, Energy & Enviornment, Washington Post, Jan 26, 2016
- From the Nile to the Amazon, climate change threatens hydropower by Fred Pearce, The Guardian, Jan 27, 2016
- Soil productivity cut by climate change, making societies more marginal: studies by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 28, 2016
- 26 States Fight To Block Obama's Carbon Emissions Plan To Curb Global Warming, Reuters/The Huffington Post, Jan 26, 2016
- Geoengineering Would Not Work in All Oceans by Gayathri Vaidyanathan, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Jan 28. 2016
- South Florida Is Sinking. Where is Marco Rubio? by Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, Jan 28, 2016
Fri Jan 29
- World heritage forests burn as global tragedy unfolds in Tasmania by Karl Mathiesen, The Eco Audit, The Guardian, Jan 26, 2016
- France plans renewed climate diplomacy blitz to protect Paris deal by Ed King, Climate Home, Jan 28, 2016
- Modern European summers are warmest since Roman times, study finds by Arthur Neslen, The Guardian, Jan 29, 2016
- Jeb Bush pins hopes on 'someone in a garage' to tackle climate change by Oliver Milman, The Guardian, Jan 29, 2016
- Modern European summers are warmest since Roman times, study finds by Arthur Neslen, The Guardian, Jan 29, 2016
- If the world ends in 2100, we’re probably OK' by Howard Lee, Climate Consensus - the 97%, The Guardian, Jan 27, 2016
- Why conservative South Carolina could actually be a sign of the future of U.S. energy by Chelsea Harvey, Washington Post, Jan 28, 2016
- Australia sinks on 'most credible' environmental index in the world by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 29, 2016
Sat Jan 30
- Did a Slow Gulf Stream Make the East Coast Blizzard Worse? by Gayathri Vaidyanathan, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Jan 29, 2016
- We Failed in Flint. Here’s How to Avoid Making the Same Mistakes in Climate Policy. by Elizabeth Sawin, Climate Interactive, Jan 28, 2016
- Global heating and the dilemma of climate scientists, Op-ed by Andrew Glickson, The Drum/ABC, Jan 29, 2016
- Scientific Literacy, Religion and the Fate of the World by Mike Sandler, The Huffington Post, Jan 29, 2016
- How ‘Natural Geoengineering’ Can Help Slow Global Warming by Ozwald J Schmitz, Yale Environment 360, Jan 25, 2016
- Symposium calls for science-based climate action by David L. Chandler, MIT News Office, Jan 29, 2016
- Are current policies enough to hit US climate goals? Wonks say: no. by David Roberts, Energy & Envioronment, Vox, Jan 30, 2016
- Energy Lobbyists Gather, Blame Obama and the Pope by David Halperin, The Huffington Post, Jan 26, 2016
The article in Newsweek about FLorida is very strongly worded. More of this type of article in the mainstream press will catch the general public's attention. From the article:
"South Florida business leaders and even many local Republican politicians are no longer in climate change denial. Now, deep in the fine print of resolutions and memoranda being passed around among the various task forces in the area, one sees the mantra “Elevate. Isolate. Relocate.” Abandonment of some parts of the community to water is now accepted as unavoidable. Even the most conservative estimates assume that a percentage of the next generation of Floridians will become internally displaced Americans, climate change refugees."
The author uses high estimates of sea level rise and gives examples of people currently dealing with floods today. Republican politicians Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are referred to as deniers.
I think articles like this impress people more in the long run than scientific articles becasue they are easier to read. Everything helps.