Skeptical Science New Research for Week #5, 2021
BAMS Extreme Events of 2019
The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society has published its annual retrospective on 2019's extreme weather events and their connection...
Cabinet signs off on new oil and gas exploration ban
2 February 2021
The Cabinet has signed off on introducing legislation to ban new applications for gas and oil exploration licences.
Minister for the Environment Eamon...
What’s the deal with water abstraction?
2 February 2021
Over the past couple of months, you might have heard quite a bit about water abstraction.
So what exactly is it, why is...
A Climate Bet Impossible to Lose
Ten years ago I was just doing what I often do: following various links and conversations online where people are denying man-made climate change....
Guest post: Lessons from Africa on climate change adaptation
The Earth’s changing climate is already having major consequences for the environment and society. While these impacts highlight the need to cut greenhouse gas...
2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #5
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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #5
A chronological listing of news articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Jan 24, 2021 through Sat,...
Refining the remaining 1.5C ‘carbon budget’
This article, guest authored by Dr Kasia Tokarska and Dr Damon Matthews was originally published on the Carbon Brief website on Jan 19, 2021. It...
Padraic Fogarty on Shaping New Mountains
29 January 2021
The first episode of Shaping New Mountains dropped today, and safe to say, we are excited.
Irish Wildlife Trust Campaign Officer and ecologist...
The 2020 emissions projections: a deep dive
29 January 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) released their early estimates for 2020 greenhouse gas emissions...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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