2015 SkS Weekly News Roundup #36

A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.

Sun, Aug 30

Call It What It Is: A Global Migration Shift From Climate, Not a Migrant or Refugee Crisis by Jeff Biggers, Common Dreams, Aug 28, 2015
This is climate change: Alaskan villagers struggle as island is chewed up by the sea by Maria L La Ganga, Los Angeles Times, Aug 30, 2015
Faith changes everything – the missing element in climate activism by Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik, Bright Green, Aug 29, 2015
How will climate change affect your livelihood?, AFP/The Economic Times, Aug 29, 2015
Dangerous increase in risk of large U.S. wildfires predicted by mid-century by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Aug 27, 2015

Mon, Aug 31

In Alaska, Obama Will Be in Middle of Oil and Climate Change Battle by Kirk Johnson, New York Times Aug 30, 2015
Glaciers in Central Asia shrinking fast: study, AFP-JIJI/Japan Times, Aug 29, 2015
Citi report: slowing global warming would save tens of trillions of dollars by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus-the 97%, The Guardian, Aug 31, 2015
Oil, Oligarchs and Other Subtexts on Obama’s Arctic-Focused Alaska Trip by Andrew C. Revkin, Dot Earth, New York Times, Aug 30, 2015
Indonesia looks to increase emissions cut pledge ahead of Paris meet by Michael Taylor, Reuters, Aug 31, 2015
Homeowners Could Save Up to 40 Percent on Electricity by Flexing Their Demand, Report Says by Melissa C. Lott, Scientific American, Aug 29, 2015

Tue, Sep 1

Obama Makes Urgent Appeal in Alaska for Climate Change Action by Julie Hirshfeld Davis & Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, Aug 31, 2015
Why the Earth Is Heating So Fast: On the Dangerous Difference Between Science and Political Science by Bill McKibben, Climate Desk/Common Dreams, Aug 31, 2015
Climate Change Has Got The Earth In Hot Water by James Conca, Forbes, Aug 31, 2015
New study reveals the possibility of hurricanes ‘unlike anything you’ve seen in history’ by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Aug 31, 2015
Strong Words, But Little Action at Arctic Summit by Leehi Yona, Inter Press Service (IPS), Sep 1, 2015

Wed, Sep 2

Australia was ready to act on climate 25 years ago, so what happened next? by Graham Readfearn, Planet Oz, The Guardian, Aug 5, 2015
Current El Nino climate event 'among the strongest' by Matt McGrath, BBC News, Sep 1. 2015
Hurricane Kilo Crosses Dateline, Becomes Typhoon by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Sep 1, 2015
The Paris Climate Conference: Playing Craps With Our Planet's Future by John Atcheson, Common Dreams, Sep 1, 2015
Water, Climate, Energy Intertwined with Fight Against Poverty in Central America by Diego Arguedas Ortiz, Inter Press Service (IPS), Aug 27, 2015
Pope Francis calls on wealthy and powerful to protect Earth, Agence France-Presse, Sep 2, 2015
Global warming intensified the record floods in Texas and Oklahoma by John Abraham, Climate Consensus-the 97%, The Guardian, Sep 2, 2015
The shrinking glaciers of Austria by Julia Schilly, Der Standard/The Guardian, Sep 1, 2015

Thu, Sep 3

Wildfires have now burned a massive 8 million acres across the U.S. by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Sep 2, 2015
Scientists pinpoint Arctic warming hotspots behind severe northern hemisphere winters by Robert McSweeney, The Carbon Brief, Aug 31, 2015
Rick Santorum misrepresents our climate survey results on Bill Maher show by Bart Verheggen, My view on climate change, Sep 2, 2015
Earth home to 3 trillion trees, but billions are disappearing every year by Tom Arup, Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 3, 2015
National emissions plans too weak to limit climate change - study by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Sep 2, 2015
Rick Santorum Tries to Use My Research to Cast Doubt on My Other Research by John Cook, The Huffington Post Australia, Sep 4, 2015
Is New Orleans Safer Today Than When Katrina Hit 10 Years Ago? by Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, August 27, 2015

Fri, Sep 4

New nuclear power in UK would be the world's most costly, says report by Simon Evans, The Carbon Brief, Sep 3, 2015
In Week of Cyclone Records, Kilo Could Break More by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, Sep 2, 2015
Climate change could displace up to a quarter of a billion people by Charlotta Lomas, Deutsche Welle (DW), Sep 2, 2015
Climate crisis: A cry for urgent action by Stepen Leahy, World Mission, Aug 2015 Issue
Obama says struggling Arctic village is 'wake-up call' for US on global warming by Rory Carroll, The Guardian, Sep 3, 2015
5 Trillion Tons of Ice Lost Since 2002 by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, Sep 3, 2015
UN climate chief expects national plans to cover up to 80% of emissions before Paris by Ed King, Responding to Climate Change (RTCC), Sep 4, 2015
Carbon Cuts So Sharp Even California Democrats Are Divided by Adam Nagourney, New York Times, Sep 4, 2015

Sat, Sep 5

4 Ways Polar Bears Are Dealing With Climate Change by Rachel A. Becker, National Geographic, Sep 4, 2015
1997 vs. 2015: Animation Compares El Niños Side-by-Side by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, Sep 4, 2015
Fewer than 50% of CEOs say Paris deal would make them act on climate change by Oliver Balch, The Guradian, Sep 4, 2015
The pilgrim’s progress by Apoorva Sripathi, The Hindu, Sep 4, 2015
International Ignorance by Jeff Hester, howweknowwhatweknow, Sep 4, 2015
Getting the [Climate Change] Story Straight by Lindsey Thurman, Plos Blogs, Sep 6, 2015
Rising tide of loss and damage advances cause in UN climate deal by Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Sep 4, 2015

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 5 September, 2015

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