Mapped: How ‘proxy’ data reveals the climate of the Earth’s distant past
At any one moment in time, thousands of measurements are being taken of the world’s weather. Across land, sea and sky, data is being...
EJNI: EU will continue to breach international law if access to justice obstacles remain
30 March 2021
The European Union will remain in breach of international law if access to justice obstacles are not removed, the Environmental Justice Network...
Scientists calculate trade-related ‘deforestation footprint’ of rich countries
Many developed countries are “encouraging” deforestation in poorer nations through international trade, new research shows.
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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #12
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Mar 21, 2021 through Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Pickings...
Guest post: How energy demand for cooling in India’s cities is changing
Over the past century, cooling technologies have fundamentally impacted the ways in which people interact with each other and their local environment.
The trajectory of...
A deep dive: the revised Climate Bill
26 March 2021
At long last, the revised Climate Bill was finally published this week.
We’ve been following it since its original release back in October...
Details behind Biden’s ’30 by 30′ U.S. lands and oceans climate goal
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Bruce Lieberman
Among the many goals in President Biden’s climate change agenda, protecting 30 percent of U.S. lands...
China should ‘rapidly’ close 186 coal plants to help meet its climate goals, study...
New research has identified that 18% of China’s coal-fired power plants “can be retired first and rapidly” to help the nation achieve its goal...
Direct Observations Confirm that Humans Are Throwing Earth’s Energy Budget off Balance
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A NASA study has confirmed with direct evidence that human activities are changing Earth's energy budget, trapping much more energy from the Sun...
Major Earth Satellite to Track Disasters, Effects of Climate Change
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Designed to spot potential natural hazards and help researchers measure how melting land ice will affect sea level rise, the NISAR spacecraft marks...
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