Upcoming webinars on turning misinformation into an educational opportunity
Since starting Skeptical Science in 2007, I've been researching how to counter misinformation. One answer is inoculation - you can neutralize misinformation by exposing...
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This is a guest post from Lauren Kurtz of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF).
We at the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) wanted to...
Scientists detect a human fingerprint in the atmosphere’s seasonal cycles
We know that humans are causing Earth’s climate to change. It used to be that “climate change” mostly referred to increasing temperatures near the...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #29
Story of the Week... Analysis of the Week... SkS Highlights... El Niño/La Niña Update... Toon of the Week... Quote of the Week... Graphic of...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #29
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week.
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There Is No Escape for Corals
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97% of House Republicans foolishly reject carbon taxes
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on an anti-carbon tax Resolution. The Resolution was introduced by Steve Scalise (R-LA) with essentially the same language as...
Ocean Temperature – Part 2
Ocean Temperature – Part 2
We are coming back to the topic of sea-surface temperature measurements, which we have taken on in the article “Ocean...
Comprehensive study: carbon taxes won’t hamper the economy
Eleven teams participated in a recent Stanford Energy Modeling Forum (EMF) project, examining the economic and environmental impacts of a carbon tax. The studies included...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #28
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week.
Editor's Pick
Heat Records Falling Around the World in...
Rising ocean waters from global warming could cost trillions of dollars
Ocean waters are rising because of global warming. They are rising for two reasons. First, and perhaps most obvious, ice is melting. There is a...
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