2016 SkS Weekly News Roundup #26

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

Sun June 19, 2016

Mon June 20, 2016

Katharine Hayhoe: Bridging the Climate Change Divide by Todd Reubold, Ensia, June 16, 2016
Coral reef census will help scientists protect fragile underwater habitats by Sean Greene, Science Now, Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2016
John Kerry just visited the most stunning example of our changing climate by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 19, 2016
Deadly heat wave hits southwest U.S. by Joshua Berlinger, CNN, June 20, 2016
A huge science debate is brewing over whether we’ve messed up the Atlantic ocean’s circulation by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 20, 2016
New methods are improving ocean and climate measurements by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, June 20, 2016
Aerosol emissions key to the surface warming ‘slowdown’, study says by Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief, June 20, 2016
Learn a New Climate Change Phrase: 'Heat Dome' by Jessie-Guy Ryan, Atlas Obscura, June 19, 2016

Tue June 21, 2016

A brief history of fossil-fuelled climate denial by John Cook, The Conversation AU, June 21, 2016
Clean, green climate change-fighting machines by Bob Silberg, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, June 17, 2016
Without Emissions Cuts, Summer Heat Will Get Even Deadlier by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, June 20, 2016
‘Unprecedented': Third straight year of global coral bleaching to target U.S. reefs, scientists say by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 20, 2016
Water Vapor Vs Carbon Dioxide: Which 'Wins' In Climate Warming? by Marshall Shepard, Forbes, June 20, 2016
Obama’s advisers just dismantled a key myth about the future of clean energy by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 21, 2016
New crop varieties 'can't keep up with global warming' by Matt McGrath, BBC News, June 21, 2016
Fossil fuel companies impose more in climate costs than they make in profits by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, June 21, 2016
Exxon, Koch Ties May Help Explain Rep. Lamar Smith's Probing Request of "Exxon Knew" Environmental Groups by Steve Horn, DeSmog, June 21, 2016

Wed June 22, 2016

Climate change is bad for your kidneys by Jeremy Plester, Guardian, June 20, 2016
A Meteorologist Explores Survival Skills and Climate Change as a ‘Heat Dome’ Sears the Southwest by Andrew C Revkin, Dot Earth, New York Times, June 21, 2016
California’s signature climate policy is struggling through its awkward teen years by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, June 21, 2016
What Do Brexit Campaign Groups Have to Say on Energy and Climate Change Policy? by Kyla Mandel, DeSmog UK, June 22, 2016
Nuclear new-build not fast enough to curb global warming: report by Nina Chestney, Reuters, June 21, 2016
The State Of The World’s Coral Reefs Is Getting Dire by Katie Valentine, Climate Progress, June 21, 2016
Can Renewables Replace Nuclear Power? by Debra Kahn, ClimateWire/Scientific American, June 22, 2016
Koch Brothers Gave $21 Million To Groups Defending ExxonMobil’s Climate Cover-up by Connor Gibson, Huffington Post, June 22, 2016

Thu June 23, 2016

The fossil-fuelled political economy of Australian elections by David Holmes, The Conversation UK, June 22, 2016
Cities forge world's largest alliance to curb climate change by Sebastien Malo, Thomson Reuters Foundation, June 22 2016
Zombie corals' pose new threat to world's reefs by Damien Carrington, Guardian, June 22, 2016
97% global warming consensus paper surpasses half a million downloads by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, June 23, 2016
This chart perfectly explains what’s at stake in the quest to stop climate change by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 23 2016
Watermelon Snow: Not Edible but Important for Climate Change by Joanna Klein, New York Times, June 22, 2016
Climate Change is Tipping Scales Toward More Wildfires, Climate Central, June 23, 2016
Climate Scientists' Personal Carbon Footprints Come Under Scrutiny by Lisa Song, InsideClimate News, June 23, 2016

Fri June 24, 2016

This melting Greenland glacier is now producing terrifying tsunamis by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, June 22 2016
White House economists say U.S. coal program costing taxpayers by Patrick Rucker, Reuters, June 22, 2016
Why the GOP is trying to stop the Pentagon's climate plan by Danny Vinik, Politico, June 23, 2016
I Understand Why My Friends Don't Talk About Climate Change by Nick Fillmore, Huffington Post Canada, June 21, 2016
UK's out vote is a 'red alert' for the environment by Damian Carrington, Guardian, June 24, 2016
Climate Change Poses Urgent Threat to Poor of Coastal Bangladesh, World Bank News, June 24, 2016
Thousands of heat deaths predicted as New York City heats up, scientists say by Sebastian Malo, Thomson Reuters Foundation, June 23, 2016
Suing and Spewing: The Massive Pollution Behind the Fight to Overturn the Clean Power Plan by Erin Auel, Center for American Progress, June 24, 2016

Sat June 25, 2016

Jiangsu storms: At least 98 killed, 800 injured as hurricane-force storms pummel eastern China, ABC News, June 23, 2016
West Virginia floods: At least 20 dead in 'once-in-1,000-year' event by Ed Adamczyk and Doug G. Ware, UPI, june 24, 2016
UK votes to leave EU, fears grow for climate ambition by Ed King, Climate Home, June 24, 2016
House Funding Panel Targets Green Fund, SEC Climate Guide by Dean Scott, Bloomberg News, June 22, 2016
Unimpeded Rivers Crucial as Climate Changes: New Study by Judith Lavoie, DeSmog Canada, June 24, 2016
26 million trees have died in the Sierra since October, raising fire risk by Matt Stevens & Corina Knoll, Los Angeles Times, June 22, 2016
Energy-efficient homes: yes, we want them. But we haven’t done the work. by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, June 22, 2016
EU out vote puts UK commitment to Paris climate agreement in doubt by Fiona Harvey, Guardian, June 25, 2016

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 25 June, 2016

The Skeptical Science website by Skeptical Science is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.