Skeptical Science New Research for Week #29, 2021
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Physical science of climate change, effects
Three flavors of radiative feedbacks and their implications for estimating Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity Rugenstein & Armour Geophysical Research...
NASA Study Finds Tropical Forests’ Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide Is Waning
In Brief:
The finding comes out of an effort to map where vegetation is emitting and soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Earth’s trees and...
As scientists have long predicted, warming is making heatwaves more deadly
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections
In its 2001 Third Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) foresaw that global warming would lead...
2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #29
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, July 11, 2021 through Sat, July 17, 2021
The following...
What’s the deal with synthetic fibres?
16 July 2021
Walk into any high street shop or (should I say – open their website) and you’ll be greeted with so many...
Climate Bill passes through the Oireachtas for final time
16 July 2021
The Climate Bill and its subsequent amendments have passed through both houses of the Oireachtas for a final time and it is...
NASA Tracks Heat Wave Over US Southwest
The AIRS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite collected temperature readings in the atmosphere and at the surface during an unprecedented heat wave in the...
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #28, 2021
Decomposition of increasing atmospheric methane points to a decomposing Amazon
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, relatively short-lived in the atmosphere compared to CO2 but...
Five Ways NASA Helps With Shark Conservation
NASA’s CALIPSO satellite uses lidar to measure the movement of marine wildlife throughout the ocean. Credit: NASA / Timothy Marvel
While scientists at our partner...
Water Nitrate levels require ‘urgent’ action, EPA reports finds
14 July 2021
‘Urgent and targeted action’ is needed to reduce nitrogen pollution in our waters, an EPA report has warned.
The EPA Water...
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