Articles on or after 5/22/2023: Skeptical Science
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2023 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #21 - Skeptical Science (May 28) |
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May 28 · This week, several shared articles did quite well on our Facebook page: The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns, At a glance - Global cooling - Is global warming still happening?, Global heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’, and Can Climate Change spark (zombie) Pandemics?
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At a glance - Global cooling - is global warming still happening? - Skeptical Science (May 23) |
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May 23 · On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a "bump" for our ask. This week features "Global cooling - Is global warming still happening?". More will follow in the upcoming weeks. Please follow the Further Reading link at the bottom to read the full rebuttal and to join the discussion in the comment thread there.
Earth's surface, oceans and atmosphere are all warming due to our greenhouse gas emissions, but at different rates. Some ... Read more ...
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Can Climate Change spark (zombie) Pandemics? - Skeptical Science (May 22) |
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May 22 · This video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy. It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any).
The Last of Us tells the story of a fungal zombie apocalypse... triggered by climate change. So could this kind of pandemic actually happen? Could global warming see Pedro Pascal running for his life from the undead? And what are the other disease threats that climate change could trigger? From malaria, to new pandemics, to zombie viruses - the truth is worth a hard-hitting TV series of its own.
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New Research for Week #21 2023 - Skeptical Science (May 25) |
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May 25 · Uncertainties on climate extreme indices estimated from U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) near-surface temperatures, Madonna et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 10.1029/2022jd038057
Modeling, simulation & projection of climate change, effects
Analysis of synoptic weather patterns of heatwave events, Ventura et al., Climate Dynamics Open Access 10.1007/s00382-023-06828-1
Anthropogenic impacts on twentieth-century ENSO variability changes, Cai et al., Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 10.1038/s43017-023-00427-8
Future changes in heatwaves characteristics in Romania, Antonescu et al., Theoretical and Applied Climatology Open Access ... Read more ...
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Spring wildfires in the eastern US got off to a roaring start this year - Skeptical Science (May 24) |
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May 24 · This story by Katie Myers was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.
Spring fire season is a regular occurrence in the eastern U.S. It’s not nearly as dramatic as what’s seen across the West, mostly due to the region’s increased rainfall and high humidity, but it can cause serious damage. Wildfires have scorched 351,821 acres so far this year, and firefighters throughout the mid-Atlantic and South remain on alert, with “red flag” warnings and burn bans across multiple ... Read more ...
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