Extreme weather events more frequent and costly over past four decades

April 5th, 2018 Extreme weather events have become more frequent and more costly over the past four decades, according to a new report from Europe’s...

Ireland experiences wettest decade on record, new data reveals

April 5th, 2018 Ireland is wetter now than at any stage in the last 300 years, according to a new study led by Maynooth University. The study...

American conservatives are still clueless about the 97% expert climate consensus

Gallup released its annual survey on American perceptions about global warming last week, and the results were a bit discouraging. While 85–90% of Democrats are worried...

Skeptical Science at EGU 2018

Next week, about 14,000 scientists will meet in Vienna, Austria for the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018. Skeptical Science will make an appearance...

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