2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #21

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

Sun May 15

Global warming won’t just change the weather—it could trigger massive earthquakes and volcanoes by Akshat Rathi, Quartz, May 14, 2016
The House science committee hates science and should be disbanded by J. D. Trout, Salon, May 14, 2016
Naomi Klein argues climate change is a battle between capitalism and the planet by Paul Gillespie, Irish Times, May 14, 2016
4 Reasons Why It’s Time to Break Free by Annie Leonard, EcoWatch, May 11, 2016
Queensland academic wins climate award: Four climate myths busted by Jorge Branco, Sydney Morning Herald, May 11, 2016
Shock impacts hit Greenland’s ice by Tim Radford, Climate News Network, May 14, 2016
Why is climate champion Richard Branson allowing deniers on a Virgin podcast? by Graham Readfearn, Guardian, May 12, 2016
April breaks global temperature record, marking seven months of new highs by Michael Slezak, Guardian, May 15, 2016

Mon May 16

UN climate talks in Bonn seek to turn Paris agreement into action by Irene Quaile, Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2016
How hot could Manitoba get with climate change? Pretty hot, say scientists by Holly Caruk, CBC News, May 13, 2016
After the Fort Mac fire, a frank talk is needed by Gary Mason, Globe & Mail, May 13, 2016
Even for the fast-melting Arctic, 2016 is in ‘uncharted territory’ by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 16, 2016
What does the Paris Agreement mean for the oceans?, Guest Post by Jean-Pierre Gattuso & Alexandre K. Magnan, Carbon Brief, May 16, 2016
After Fort McMurray: where are the world's most fire-prone cities? by Nate Berg, Guardian, May 16, 2016
Why even the people who worry the most about climate change often take little action by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 16, 2016

Tue May 17

Global Warming to Spur More Fires in Alaska, in Turn Causing More Warming by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, May 16, 2016
Climate change puts 1.3bn people and $158tn at risk, says World Bank by Larry Elliott, Guardian, May 16, 2016
What Sir David King gets wrong about carbon pricing by Judy Hindley & Brian Utton, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, May 17, 2016
Remarkable facts about Sydney's late-season heatwave by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, May 17, 2016
Australia to Lay Off Leading Scientist on Sea Levels by Michael Innis, New York Times, May 16, 2016
Introducing the Scientific Trust Tracker, Climate Feedback
Negotiators Try to Figure Out What the Paris Climate Agreement Means by Jean Chemnick, ClimateWire/Scientific American, May 17, 2016
As Drought Grips South Africa A Conflict Over Water and Coal by Keith Schneider, Yale Environment 360, May 16, 2016

Wed May 18

How Soil Microbes Fight Climate Change by Esther Ngumbi, Scientific American, May 17, 2016
Sea Level Rise Could Help Marshes Ease Flooding by John Upton, Climate Central, May 16, 2016
Stop screaming at us about climate change–and start inspiring us to take action by Jill Neimark, Quartz, May 17, 2016
Exclusive: Skeptical Trump says would renegotiate global climate deal by Emily Flitter & Steve Holland, Reuters, May 18, 2016
When should we worry about climate change? by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, May 18, 2016
Trump threat to renegotiate U.N. climate deal causes dismay abroad by Alister Doyle & Valerie Volcovici, Reuters, May 18, 2016
As global temperatures continue to rise, so will people by Hoda Baraka, 350.org, Thomas Reuters Foundation News, May 17, 2016
The US is badly underinvesting in electricity infrastructure by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, May 12, 2016

Thu May 19

March … I mean April 2016 Is the Sixth … I MeanSeventh Temperature Record-Breaking Month in a Row by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Slate, May 17, 2016
With women at the top, UN climate body has chance for real change by Ed King, Climate Home, May 18, 2016
We are living in the planet’s most unusually warm period in modern history by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, May 18, 2016
Climate scientists, mourning Earth's losses, should make their voices heard by Sarah Myhre, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, May 19, 2016
Why Trump’s idea of ‘renegotiating’ the Paris climate agreement is so bizarre by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 18, 2016
‘Fundamentally unstable’: Scientists confirm their fears about East Antarctica’s biggest glacier by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 18, 2016
India just set a new all-time record high temperature — 123.8 degrees by Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, May 19, 2016

Fri May 20

‘99 Percent Chance’ 2016 Will Be Hottest Year by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, May 18, 2016
Climate denial lives on at Exxon by Philip Warburg, Boston Globe, May 18, 2016
Trump’s Bizarre Climate Beliefs Would Jeopardize Meaningful Global Climate Action by Joe Romm, Climate Progress, May 18, 2016
Why I Choose to Challenge Climate Change Deniers by Bill Nye, Huffington Post, May 19, 2016
Answers to Critics of Climate Change Consensus by John Cook, Real Clear Science, May 16, 2016
Far From Turning a Corner, Global CO2 Emissions Still Accelerating by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, May 19, 2016
Analysis: Only five years left before 1.5C carbon budget is blown by Robert McSweeney & Rosaumnd Pearce, Carbon Brief, May 19, 2016

Sat May 21

The Insidious Way The Media Downplays Climate Science by Joe Romm, Climate Progress, May 19, 2016
India Records Highest Temperature Ever As Drought Drives Despair by Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams, May 20, 2016
State Officials Investigated Over Their Inquiry Into Exxon Mobil’s Climate Change Research by John Schwartz, New York Times, May 19, 2016
Let's give up the climate change charade: Exxon won't change its stripes, Op-ed by Bill McKibben, Guardian, May 20, 2016
Big Oil Could Have Cut CO2 Emissions In 1970s — But Did Nothing by Chris D'Angelo, Huffington Post, May 19, 2016
Sydney And Melbourne Copping Record May Heat. The Reason Why Is Scary by Anthony Sharwood, Huffington Post Australia, May 17, 2016
Trump vs. Clinton: What the Election Could Mean for Climate Policy by Renee Cho, State of the Planet (Earth Instititue, Columbia University), May 18, 2016
What created the Fort McMurray wildfire? El Niño, scientist says by David Stapleton, Edmonton Journal, May 20, 2016

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 21 May, 2016

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