A crisis in climate cognition, explained
24 August 2021
We’ve probably all been there – talking to someone who
doesn’t think climate change is an issue. Or they think it’s a...
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This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Bruce Lieberman
Remember these: Severe heat waves in U.S. Pacific Northwest and in British Columbia and Siberia;
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“We will stop this toxic industry”: Protesters march against mining
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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #34
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, August 15, 2021 through Sat, August 21, 2021
The following...
A New Way to Track Dust Storms and Valley Fever: With Cake Pans
As the climate changes, drought and higher temperatures can contribute to increased dust storms across Southwestern U.S. states. These storms can spread Valley fever,...
Dairy farmers are crucial to reduce emissions, study found
19 August 2021
A contribution from agriculture is necessary for any ‘significant’ lowering of greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland, a recent study found.
An article...
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #33, 2021
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Physical science of climate change, effects
Changing El Niño–Southern Oscillation in a warming climate Cai et al. Nature Reviews Earth &...
Science and its Pretenders: Pseudoscience and Science Denial
This is a re-post from the Thinking is Power website maintained by Melanie Trecek-King where she regularly writes about many aspects of critical thinking in an effort...
Volunteer opportunity turned into a big win for SkS and students!
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Irish Doctors for the Environment: “it’s amazing to see how much it’s grown”
17 August 2021
Six months ago, Callum
Swift thought it would be hard to persuade other European Doctors that the
climate crisis was going to affect...
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