Climate lessons from Texas’ frozen power outages
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections
An off-course polar vortex meandered toward the Mexican border, bringing with it frigid Arctic air rarely seen as far south...
2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #8
Story of the Week... Editorial of the Week... Toon of the Week... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback Claim Review... SkS Week in Review......
Guest post: Why avoiding climate change ‘maladaptation’ is vital
This article, authored by Dr Lisa Schipper, Dr Morgan Scoville-Simonds, Dr Katharine Vincent and Prof Siri Eriksen, was originally published on the Carbon Brief...
2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #8
A chronological listing of news articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Feb 14, 2021 through Sat,...
A closer look at microgeneration
19 February 2021
It seems like microgeneration is having a bit of a moment.
A new scheme for it was announced back in January, and it...
Drought-stricken Colorado River Basin could see additional 20% drop in water flow by 2050
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jan Ellen Spiegel
Colorado is no stranger to drought. The current one is closing in on...
Media reaction: Texas ‘deep freeze’, power blackouts and the role of global warming
This week, a blast of Arctic air has engulfed much of the central US, bringing freezing conditions and record low temperatures to many states.
Texas,...
Guest post: Calculating the carbon footprint of the NHS in England
In 2017, the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change warned that the impact of climate change on human health is now so severe...
Pilot projects for community-led transitions launch in Dublin and Donegal
18 February 2021
Two pilot projects on community-based climate action transitions have officially launched today.
Developed by the Think-tank for Action on Social Change (TASC) and...
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #7, 2021
Geoengineering heats up
Sorry, that was irresistible. By chance in this edition of New Research are two intriguing papers including different perspectives on the subject...
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