2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #24

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

Sun June 5, 2016

Temperature records tumble in Australia as autumn marks biggest seasonal anomaly by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald, June 2, 2016
The Case for an International Environmental Court by Martha Winters Gilliland & Judith McDaniel, Huffington Post, June 3, 2016
Oilsands growth makes it nearly impossible for Canada to meet Paris Agreement targets: report by Robson Fletcher, CBC News, June 2, 2016
Groups to Lamar Smith on Exxon Information Request: We're Not Complying by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, June 2, 2016
App of the Week: Skeptical Science helps you combat climate change deniers by Rose Behar, MobileSyrup, June 4, 2016
Airlines support carbon emissions deal despite costs: trade group by Victoria Bryan & Allison Lampert, Reuters, June 3, 2016
IEA: There are now more than one million electric cars on the world’s roads by Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief, June 2, 2016
Here's what Canadian kids are learning about climate change by Elizabeth McSheffrey, National Observer, June 5, 2016

Mon June 6, 2016

Donald Trump is an environmental nightmare: Keystone, climate change and the GOP’s demented pander by Ken Ilgunas, Salon, June 5, 2016
Sydney wipeout: Residents evacuated, coastlines eroded as wild storms hit NSW by Louise Hall & Michael Evan, Sysdney Morning Herald, June 6, 2016
Arctic sea ice set a record low every single day in May by Andrew Freedman, Mashable, June 1, 2016
The role of climate change in eastern Australia’s wild storms by Acacia Pepler, The Conversation AU, June 6, 2016
Climate change and the value of daring by Joseph Robertson and David Thoreson, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, June 6, 2016
What Charles Koch really thinks about climate change by Jim Tankersley & Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 6, 2016
For Oil Industry, Clean Air Fight Was Dress Rehearsal for Climate Denial by Neela Banerjee, David Hasemyer & Lisa Song, InsideClimate News, June 6, 2016
There’s basically no landscape on Earth that hasn’t been altered by humans, scientists say by Chris Mooney & Brady Dennis, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 6, 2016

Tue June 7, 2016

Past, present, future: how human evolution and climate are linked by Andrew Glikson, The Conversation AU, June 7, 2016
Energy firms urge EU to back offshore wind by Fiona Harvey, Guardian, June 6. 2016
The stunnning growth of electric cars worldwide, in four charts by Brad Plumer, Energy & Environment, Vox, June 6, 2016
Free Trade' Will Kill Climate Movement, Hundreds of Groups Warn Congress by Nika Knight, Common Dreams, June 6, 2016
‘We’ve never seen anything like this': Arctic sea ice hit a stunning new low in May by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 7, 2016
Unabated Global Warming Threatens West's Snowpack, Water Supply by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, June 7, 2016
India moves toward U.S. on climate change by Allie Malloy and Nicole Gaouette, CNN, June 7, 2016
Climate Change Is Making Calendars Run Amok by Karen Emslie, National Geographic, June 7, 2016

Wed June 8, 2016

Alberta passes first plank of climate-change plan by Dean Bennett, Canadian Press/Globe & Mail, June 7, 2016
The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare by Michael Slezak, Guardian, June 6, 2016
Atmospheric carbon dioxide just reached a huge record high by Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Washington Post, Gang, June 7, 29016
Part microbe, part machine: Bionic leaf sucks up carbon dioxide as it makes liquid fuel by Amina Kahn, Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2016
Ontario will spend up to $8.3B to fight climate change, offer incentives by Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press/CBC, June 7, 2016
Trump and global warming: Americans are failing risk management by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, June 8, 2016
New Site For Climate “News” Shows The Future Of Oppo Research by Dan Vergano, BuzzFeed News, June 7, 2016
Donald Trump once backed urgent climate action. Wait, what? by Ben Adler and Rebecca Leber, Grist, June 8, 2016

Thu June 9, 2016

Clinton Claims Nomination, Blasts Trump on Climate by Lisa Friedman, ClimateWire/Scientific American, June 8, 2016
Boomerangs versus Javelins: The Impact of Polarization on Climate Change Communication by Jack Zhou, Real Climate, June 7, 2016
As Coral Bleaching Goes Global, Scientists Fear Worst Is Yet to Come by Bob Berwyn & Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, June 8, 2016
Election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull's warning on climate change disasters by Fergus Hunter & Jane Lee, Sydney Morning Herald, June 9, 2016
Alaska Continues to Bake, on Track For Hottest Year by Andrea Thompson, Climate Central, June 8, 2016
El Niño Had a Good Run, But Now It’s Over by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, June 9, 2016
Iceland Carbon Dioxide Storage Project Locks Away Gas, and Fast by Henry Fountain, New York Times, June 9, 2016

Fri June 10, 2016

What If Global Warming Emptied India? by Gayathri Vaidyanathan, ClimateWire/Scientific American, June 9, 2016
Environmental Group Alleges Scientific Fraud in Disputed Methane Studies by Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News, June 9, 2016
Norway targets climate neutrality by 2030 by Ed King, Climate Home, June 8, 2016
Sydney storm: Lessons from a tempest by Peter Hannam & Melaine Kembrey, Sydney Morning Herald, June 10, 2016
India’s Conservative Prime Minister Proves Unlikely Climate Ambassador by Jean Chemnick, ClimateWire/Scientific American, June 10, 2016
Paris deluge made up to 90% more likely by climate change, scientists say by Robert McSweeney & Roz Pidcock, Carbon Brief, June 9, 2016
Climate scientists have warned us of coral bleaching for years. It's here by John Abraham, Climate Consensus -the 97%, Guardian, June 10, 2016
Climate change could force huge migrations for people and animals living near the equator by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 9, 2016

Sat June 11, 2016

White House Wants Government Suppliers to Address Climate Change by David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News, June 10, 2016
How the effects of climate change in one place can radiate all over the world by Chelsea Harvey, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 10, 2016
Wildfires Disrupt Oil Sands, Exposing Climate Risk by Bobby Magill, Climate Central, June 10, 2016
Greenland witnessed its highest June temperature ever recorded on Thursday by Jason Samenow & Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, June 10, 2016
Disappearing source of the Ganga by Vidya Venkat, Hindu/The Third Pole, June 10, 2016
EU says seeks swift ratification of Paris climate accord by Alissa de Carbonnel, Reuters, June 10, 2016
30 years ago scientists warned Congress on global warming. What they said sounds eerily familiar by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 11, 2016
Coal Production Plummets to Lowest Level in 35 Years by Clifford Krause, New York Times, June 10, 2016

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 11 June, 2016

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