Posted on 23 March 2025 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom, John Hartz

This week's roundup is again published by category and sorted by number of articles included in each. We are still interested in feedback to hone the categorization, so if you spot any clear misses and/or have suggestions for additional categories, please let us know in the comments. Thanks!

Stories we promoted this week, by category and number of articles shared:

Climate Change Impacts (14 articles)

• Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, according to NASA analysis  Ocean water expands as it warms, researchers said. by Julia Jacobo, International, ABC News, Mar 14, 2025
• How Can We Help People Who Cannot Flee High Climate-Risk Zones?   by Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet, Mar 17, 2025
• One Devastating Storm System: What to Know About the Havoc The tornadoes, dust storms and wind-fanned wildfires have led to at least 40 deaths across the United States t  The tornadoes, dust storms and wind-fanned wildfires have led to at least 40 deaths across the United States this past week. by Isabelle Taft, Adeel Hassan, Hank Sanders & Amy Graff, New York Times, Mar 16, 2025
• Earth is ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold. Here’s what to know   by Interview by Ali Rogan, PBS Weekend News, Mar 16, 2025
• New Zealand could face twice as many extreme atmospheric rivers, NIWA says   by Staff, New Zealand, RNZ, Mar 18, 2025
• Cross-country storm unleashes blizzard as its winds fan wildfires across the central US   by Robert Shackelford, Karina Tsui & Mary Gilbert, CNN Weather, Mar 19, 2025
• Global Warming Can Lead to Inflammation in Human Airways, New Research Shows  Drier air caused by climate change poses respiratory health risk by dehydrating airways, researchers say by Staff, Johns Hopkins Newsroom, Mar 17, 2025
• More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN  Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experienced by Damian Carrington, Environment, The Guardian, Mar 19, 2025
• Andean glaciers have shrunk more than ever before in the entire Holocene  Glaciers are important indicators of climate change. A recent study published in the leading journal Science shows that glaciers in the tropical Andes have now retreated further than at any other time in the entire Holocene. by Stefan Rahmstorf, RealClimate, Mar 19, 2025
• Climate change: Paris Agreement goals still within reach, says UN chief  The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely to be irreversible for centuries - if not millennia – according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).  by Staff, Climate & Environment, UN News, Mar 19, 2025
• Rising Seas and Land-Based Salt Pollution Pose Dual Threats for Drinking Water  New studies show that climate change is fueling salt contamination in freshwater ecosystems by Kiley Price, Today's Climate, Inside Climate News, Mar 18, 2025
• New Study Reinforces Worries About Pulses of Rapid Sea Level Rise  An analysis of peat layers at the bottom of the North Sea shows how fast sea level rose during the end of the last ice age, when Earth was warming at a similar rate as today. by Bob Berwyn, Science, Inside Climate News, Mar 19, 2025
• Wildfire warnings continue in parts of the country as strong winds persist  A new cross-country storm will begin to hit the Pacific Northwest on Friday. by Kenton Gewecke & Megan Forrester, ABC News, Mar 21, 2025
• With climate change, cryosphere melt scales up as a threat to planetary health   by Sean Mowbray, Momgabay, Mar 21, 2025

Climate Education and Communication (4 articles)

• Is climate persuasion a fool’s errand?  Climate psychology has come a long way. And it has a long way to go. by Mark Harris, Anthropocene Magazine, Mar 7, 2025
• Climate Fresk - a neat way to make the complexity of climate change less puzzling   by Bärbel Winkler, Skeptical Science, Mar 19, 2025
• Global Warming’s Six Americas, Fall 2024   by Multiple Authors, Yale Program on Climate Change Communications, Mar 20, 2025
• ‘99% Invisible’ Pod Reveals How Unprepared We Are for Climate Catastrophe  The Ambies-nominated podcast of the year examines the perverse effects of the crisis, from skyrocketing insurance premiums to a scarcity of affordable housing: “We’re only at the beginning of this.” by Caitlin Huston, Business, The Hollywood Reporter, Mar 21, 2025

Climate Policy and Politics (3 articles)

• Environmental groups sound new alarm as fossil fuel lobby pushes for immunity  Nearly 200 groups urge Congress to reject fossil fuel industry immunity efforts, fearing long-term damage to climate lawsuits by Dharna Noor, US News, The Guardian, Mar 13, 2025
• Christine Todd Whitman Thinks the EPA Is Going the Wrong Direction  The former EPA administrator, a Republican, is offering a third way with a new political party called Forward. by by Steve Curwood & Paloma Beltran, Politics, Inside Climate News, Mar 15, 2025
• You rely on this agency`s data for weather and climate forecasts. DOGE is decimating its workforce.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to cut 20 percent of its workforce, a move the agency's former chair warned will be felt through “every component of American society.” by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, Grist, Mar 18, 2025

Climate Science and Research (3 articles)

• Cold snaps during global warming are not actually a paradox, here’s why  Global warming is making winters warmer, but that doesn’t mean cold weather will suddenly disappear by Editor: Darrik Burns, Science Feedback, Mar 17, 2025
• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #12 2025  This week's edition - #12 for 2025 - of our Skeptical Science Research digest - contains 107 articles in 51 journals by 664 contributing authors. by Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Skeptical Science, Mar 20, 2025
• WMO: Update on 2023/4 Anomalies   by Gavin Schmidt, RealClimate, Mar 21, 2025

Miscellaneous (Other) (2 articles)

• 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #11   by Bärbel Winkler, Doug Bostrom & John Hartz, Skeptical Science, Mar 16, 2025
• Huge new study exposes disparate climate emotions around the world—and their consequences  Northern Europeans are the least hopeful. Greeks, Spaniards, and Italians are angry and sad. And, citizens of the Global South—and the United States—are the most hopeful. by Sarah DeWeerdt, Anthropocene Magazine, Mar 18, 2025

Climate law and justice (2 articles)

• Farmer`s house in danger from climate change, court told in RWE case  German coal giant is one of world’s biggest polluters and should contribute to flood defences, says farmer in Peru by Ajit Niranjan, The Guardian, Mar 19, 2025
• Greenpeace`s $660m damages ruling a `wake-up call` to climate movement  The North Dakota court’s ruling has brought a wave of solidarity against SLAPP lawsuits designed to silence campaigners  by Joe Lo, Climate Home News, Mar 21, 2025

International Climate Conferences and Agreements (2 arcticles)

• Some US Scientists Stick with the IPCC Despite the Administration Pulling Out of International Climate Work  A handful of U.S. researchers joined a critical meeting on climate and cities this week in Japan. “For me, this process is so important that if I had to self-fund, I would,” said one. by Bob Berwyn, Science, Inside Climate News, Mar 15, 2025
• Cop30 in talks to hire PR firm that worked for lobby seeking weaker Amazon protections  Revealed: Edelman worked for Brazilian trade group accused of pushing for environmental rollbacks in Amazon by Ben Stockton, The Guardian, Mar 17, 2025

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 article)

• Is offshore wind development harmful to whales and other marine life?   by Sabin Center Team, Skeptical Science, Mar 18, 2025