2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #20

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

Sun May 8

How To Convince Someone To Care About Climate Change by Casey Williams, Huffington Post, May 6, 2016
How the Pacific Ocean alters the pace of Arctic warming Guest Post by James Screen & Jennifer Francis, Carbon Brief, May 5, 2016
Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence by Simon Albert, Alistair Grinham, Badin Gibbes, Javier Leon & John Church, The Conversation UK, May 6, 2016
Atlantic City Gambles on Rising Seas by Michael Edison Hayden, National Geographic, May 4, 2016
‘El Niño is not a one-off event,’ UN says, calling for action to address phenomenon’s impacts, UN News Center, May 6, 2016
We Need to Talk About Climate Change by Eric Holthaus, Slate, May 6, 2016
Shipping Industry Pressured to Set Carbon Targets. by Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney, Reuters/Climate Cental, May 8, 2016
Wave of Fossil Fuel Project Cancellations Follows Keystone XL Rejection by Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, May 6, 2016

Mon May 9

Rapid transition to clean energy will take massive social change by Mark Diesendorf, The Conversation UK, May 8, 2016
Cutting to the core: CSIRO to end long-standing Antarctic ice, air research by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, May 9, 2016
The fire in Canada looks a lot like climate change — and that should scare you by John Sutter, CNN, May 7, 2016
Denis Naughten says wind energy part of climate-change solution by Harry McGee, Irish Times, May 8, 2016
Armed guards protect last water in drought-parched Indian city by Shuriah Niazi, Thomson Reuters Foundation, May 9, 2016
Mobil's Chief Executive Warned of CO2 From Oil Sands Fuels in 1982 by Lisa Song, InsideClimate News, May 9, 2016
Fort McMurray fire: How soon is too soon to talk about climate change? by Jim Brown, The 180, CBC Radio, May 6, 2016
Comparing models to the satellite datasets by Gavin Schmidt, Real Climate, May 7, 2015

Tue May 10

Potential Eyes in the Sky on Greenhouse Gases by William J Broad, New York Times, May 9. 2016
Analysis of Bjorn Lomborg’s “…in many ways global warming will be a good thing”, Climate Feedback, May 9, 2016
Wildfire at Fort McMurray quickly overtakes Canada's environmental debate by William Yardley, Los Angeles Times, May 8, 2016
Global warming milestone about to be passed and there's no going back by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, May 10, 2016
Can a GIF change the way we think about global warming? by Ed King, Climate Home, May 5, 2016
Could Baby Steps Be the Best Global Climate Strategy? by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, May 10, 2016
Global Warming Cited as Wildfires Increase in Fragile Boreal Forest by Justn Gillis & Henry Fountain, New York Times, May 10, 2016
Carbon dioxide emissions from US energy sector fall 12% since 2005 by Oliver Milman, Guardian, May 9, 2016

Wed May 11

Unraveling spiral: The most compelling global warming visualization ever made by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, May 10, 2016
Why this could finally be the election where climate change matters by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 9, 2016
Hillary Clinton's climate and energy policies, explained by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, May 9, 2016
Invasive insects are ravaging U.S. forests, and it’s costing us billions by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 10, 2016
Coal made its best case against climate change, and lost by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, May 11, 2016
Can Cities Be Sustainable? by Pola Lem, ClimateWire/Scientific America, May 11, 2016
Denmark Is Kicking Its Fossil Fuel Habit. Can the Rest of the World Follow? by Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News, May 10, 2016
World's carbon dioxide concentration teetering on the point of no return by Michael Slezak, Guardian, May 11, 2016

Thu May 12

Canada wildfire - what are the environmental impacts? by Stephen Leahy, Guardian, May 11, 206
Naomi Klein: Radical Solutions Only Proper Response to 'Unyielding Science-Based Deadline' by staff, Common Dreams, May 11, 2016
UN climate science chief: it's not too late to avoid dangerous temperature rise by Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian, May 11, 2016
'Dismay': NASA appeals to CSIRO not to cut global climate efforts by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, May 11, 2016
How to better align climate goals with sustainable development, Guest post by Nathan Borgford-Parnell, Johan C I Kuylenstierna, Steffen Kallbekken, Harro van Asselt, Kevin Hicks & Drew Shindell, Carbon Brief, May 12, 2016
Obama administration announces historic new regulations for methane emissions from oil and gas by Chris Mooney & Brady Dennis, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 12, 2016
Fractures seen in rapidly melting Arctic sea ice, and it's only May by Andrew Freedman, Mashable, May 12, 2016
The vicious cycle that makes people afraid to talk about climate change by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 12, 2016

Fri May 13

The Anthropocene Truism by Katrina Forrester, The Nation, May 12, 2016
Climate change could cause more concentrated storms by Nanci Bompey, AGU Blogosphere, May 10, 2016
Should We Respond to Climate Change Like We Did to WWII? by Emma Foehringer Merchant, New Republic, May 12, 2016
Civil disobedience is the only way left to fight climate change, Op-ed by Kara Moses, Guardian, May 13, 2016
How Scared or Hopeful Should We Be in a Warming World? by Clive Hamilton, The Conversation UK, May 12, 2016
Energy Department Suspends Funding for Texas Carbon Capture Project, Igniting Debate by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, May 13, 2016
A CO2 Milestone in Eqrth's History by David Hosansky, Atmos News (UCAR/NCAR), May 12, 2016
Meet Donald Trump’s New Energy Adviser by Evan Lehmann, ClimateWire/Scientific American, May 13, 2016

Sat May 14

Shell outlines ‘below 2C’ climate change scenario by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, May 11, 2016
It's not just Alberta: Warming-fueled fires are increasing by Seth Borenstein, AP Big Story, May 10, 2016
Disaster-proof your homes say insurers, climate change is here by Elizabeth McSheffrey, National Observer, May 13 2016
Mangroves die-off in Queensland's Gulf Country and Limmen Bight 'may be due to warmer oceans' by Kristy Sexton-McGrath, ABC News, May 10, 2016
The things people ask about the scientific consensus on climate change by John Cook, The Conversation UK, May 13, 2016
May 2016 El Niño/La Niña update: Switcheroo! by Emily Becker, Climate.gov (NOAA), May 11, 2016
Global sea-level expert John Church made to walk the plank by CSIRO by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, May 14, 2016
Young Forests Can Store ‘Enormous’ Amounts of Carbon by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, May 13, 2016

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 14 May, 2016

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