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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...
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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #31
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, July 25, 2021 through Sat, July 31, 2021
The following...
The ‘surreal’ Climate Case ruling, one year on
30
July 2021
When the landmark
Climate Case was first heard in 2019, the court room looked a lot different
from other proceedings taking place that day....
Clouds study finds that low climate sensitivity is ‘extremely unlikely’
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Ayesha Tandon
It is “very likely” that the way clouds change as the world warms will drive further...
Climate campaigners hold “tug-of-war” in front of Leinster House
30 July 2021
Protesters gathered before the Dail today and staged a “tug-of-war” to highlight fracked gas imports and the climate implications of data centres.
Members...
Peat and wood burning are driving air pollution events in Dublin
29 July 2021
Peat and wood burning accounted for the vast majority of particulate matter during air pollution events in Dublin, new research has revealed.
Particulate...
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #30, 2021
88 articles
Physical science of climate change, effects
Energetics of surface melt in West Antarctica Ghiz et al. The Cryosphere Open Access pdf 10.5194/tc
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