Climate Science websites around the world
Skeptical Science is not alone when it comes to sharing reliable information about climate science. There are many websites around the world which regularly...
Global warming made Hurricane Harvey more destructive
Last summer, the United states was pummeled with three severe hurricanes in rapid succession. It was a truly awesome display of the power of weather...
Climate change is already making droughts worse
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Benjamin Cook
Dr Benjamin Cook is a climate scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
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Yes, EVs are green and global warming is raising sea levels
Last week, the House Science, Space and Technology Committee held yet another climate science hearing similar to those from April 2017, February 2017, January 2016, May 2015, June 2014, December...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #20
Story of the Week... El Niño/La Niña Update... Toon of the Week... Quote of the Week... Coming Soon on SkS... Poster of the Week......
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #20
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week.
Editor's Pick
Urgent Climate Action Required to Protect Tens...
New research, May 7-13, 2018
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below.
Climate change
Temperature, precipitation, wind
Comparing daily temperature averaging methods: the role of surface and atmosphere...
SkS Analogy 12 – A Sinking ship reaches new heights
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A sinking ship reaches new heights.
Elevator Statement
For a sinking ship the stern may be unusually low, the bow unusually high, and on average,...
California, battered by global warming’s weather whiplash, is fighting to stop it
In 1988 – the same year Nasa’s James Hansen warned Congress about the threats posed by human-caused global warming – water expert Peter Gleick wrote about the...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #19
Story of the Week... Toon of the Week... Graphic of the Week... SkS in the News... SkS Spotlights... Video of the Week... Coming Soon...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Do you see a devil in this orchid?
Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
Link to full source: Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
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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