Posted on 30 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. The formatting is a bit different compared to previous weeks, though. 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:

Climate Change Impacts (11 articles)

• March 23: Imperiled in the Wild, Many Plants May Survive Only in Gardens, Yale Environment 360, Janet Marinelli. As the impacts of climate change and other threats mount, conservationists are racing to preserve endangered plant species in botanical garden “metacollections” in the hope of eventually returning them to the wild. But what happens when there is no suitable habitat to return them to?
• March 23: Glacier melt threatens water supplies for two billion people, UN warns, Ice, Carbon Brief, Ayesha Tandon. Climate change and “unsustainable human activities” are driving “unprecedented changes” to mountains and glaciers, threatening access to fresh water for more than two billion people, a UN report warns.
• March 24: Wildfires in the Carolinas burn more than 6,000 acres, prompting evacuations, a burn ban and National Guard deployment, CNN Weather, Karina Tsui.
• March 25: From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather, Climate, AP News, Tammy Webber & Donavon Brutus.
• March 26: Forecasting the future of Southern Ocean ecosystems, Phys.org, Rebecca Owen, Eos .
• March 27: Is climate science the next power source for renewable energy?, UN News, Laura Quinones. As solar, wind, and hydropower expand, scientists say integrating climate data and forecasting is key to making renewable systems stronger.
• March 28: China’s glacier area shrinks by 26% over six decades due to global warming, CNN World, Reuters.
• March 28: Despite Staff and Budget Cuts, NOAA Issues Critical Drought Warnings in Its Spring Climate Outlook, Science Inside Climate News , Bob Berwyn. The embattled agency continues to disseminate crucial updates in a hostile political environment, while scientists warn that cutting climate intelligence is folly at a time of escalating climate extremes.
• March 28: Fires rage, spread across Carolinas as central US braces for severe weekend weather, Nation, USA TODAY, Christopher Cann.
• March 29: Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn, Science, inside Climate News, Bob Berwyn. Researchers comparing satellite measurements of the planet’s water with the wobble in its rotation identified a steady loss of global soil moisture.
• March 29: Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2025 is smallest in 47-year record, ice, Carbon Brief, Ayesha Tandon. Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals.

Climate Policy and Politics (11 articles)

• March 23: An Interview With A Fired NOAA Director, Defector, Sabrina Imbler.
• March 23: We need to build a climate coalition, not fight a culture war, Energy & Environment, The Hill, Opinion by Michael Vandenbergh & Joan Williams.
• March 24: Can Colorado Keep Its Momentum on Climate Action as the Trump Administration Pulls Back Federal Support?, Politics, Inside Climate News, Wyatt Myskow. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said his administration remains committed to cutting emissions and expanding renewable energy, despite the federal government’s about face on climate.
• March 24: The Trump administration`s climate policies jeopardize research in disaster-prone Puerto Rico, Grist, Víctor Rodríguez Velázquez. As one of the regions most affected by the global climate crisis, local scientists are struggling with canceled research grants and funding cuts from federal agencies.
• March 25: EU delays 2040 climate target proposal beyond Q1, Sustainability, Reuters,, Kate Abnett & Charlotte Van Campenhout.
• March 25: Hidden cost: How keeping climate data classified hurts developing countries, Climate Home News, Rachel Santarsiero. The National Security Archive is calling for the release of a major US intelligence assessment on climate change and security
• March 26: The states where you can still get cash for clean energy, Climate Solutions, Washington Post, Shannon Osaka. President Donald Trump has taken aim at green programs — but these states are forging ahead.
• March 26: The Oil Oligarch Who Wants to Take Us Back to the 1990s, New York Times, Opinion by Russell Gold.
• March 27: Maine senator grills intelligence director Gabbard on omission of climate change from annual threat report, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Jessica McKenzie.
• March 27: Trump`s `climate` purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it, The Guardian, Oliver Milman and Andrew Witherspoon. The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted
• March 29: The Truth About Trump’s Greenland Campaign, Science, The Atlantic Magazine, Brett Simpson.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (1 article)

• March 29: There is clear evidence that technological change will be insufficient to meet UK and global climate goals on its own, leaving a vital role for consumer and business behaviour change., Guest Post, Carbon Brief,, Lorraine Whitmarsh.

Climate Education and Communication (1 article)

• March 28: The impacts of climate activism, Yale Program on Climate Change Communications, Laura Thomas-Walters, Eric Scheuch, Abby Ong & Matthew Goldberg.

Climate Law and Justice (1 article)

• March 29: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Youth-Led Climate Case. The Youth Say They Will Fight On, Justice & Health, Inside Climate News, Amy Green. Juliana v. United States sought to hold the federal government accountable for its fossil fuel policies, saying they infringed on their right to life, liberty and property.

Climate Science and Research (1 article)

• March 23: The overwhelming growth of climate change science, ReportEarth, Chris Mooney. And the media and communication challenge that it poses.

Geoengineering (1 article)

• March 24: Is carbon capture a solution to the climate crisis?, Sunday Morning, CBS News, David Pogue.

International Climate Conferences and Agreements (1 article)

• March 26: UN, Germany say tackling climate crisis is path to economic and national security, Climate Home News, Megan Rowling. Top diplomats urge governments gathered at conferences in Berlin to seize the opportunities offered by a green transition to shore up growth and peace

Miscellaneous (Other 1 article)

• March 23: 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #12, Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler, John Hartz & Doug Bostrom. A listing of 31 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, March 16, 2025 thru Sat, March 22, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (1 article)

• March 24: Climate skeptics have new favorite graph; it shows the opposite of what they claim, The Climate Brink, Zeke Hausfather and Devin Rand. It actually makes the case that CO? is the dominant control on Earth’s temperature

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 article)

• March 29: Sabin Rebuttal #21 - How does production of wind turbine components compare with burning fossil fuels?, Skeptical Science, Sabin Climate Team. The average lifecycle emissions of coal is 77 times greater than wind energy.