2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #10
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.
Editor's Pick
Climate change threatens ability of insurers to...
New research, February 26 – March 4, 2018
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below.
The figure is from paper #57.
Climate change mitigation
1. How modifications of China's energy data...
Jet fuel from sugarcane? It’s not a flight of fancy
by Deepak Kumar, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Stephen P. Long, Professor of Crop Sciences and Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #9
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2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #9
New research, February...
New research, February 19-25, 2018
Posted on 2 March 2018 by Ari Jokimäki
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below.
Climate change impacts
Biosphere
1. Warmer winters reduce the advance...
Actions today will decide Antarctic ice sheet loss and sea level rise
Posted on 1 March 2018 by dana1981
A new study published in Nature looks at how much global sea level will continue to rise even if...
What role did climate change play in this winter’s US freezes, heat, and drought?
Posted on 28 February 2018 by dana1981
This is a re-post from the Citizens' Climate Lobby Blog by Dana Nuccitelli and Doug Sinton, CCL Science Policy Network Team
There...
Scientists have detected an acceleration in sea level rise
Posted on 27 February 2018 by John Abraham
As humans emit heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide, the planet warms, and over time consequences become more...
Impact of climate change on health is ‘the major threat of 21st century’
Posted on 26 February 2018 by Guest Author
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Daisy Dunne
The health of millions of people across the world...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #8
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2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #8
New research, February...
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Popular Articles
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.
Link to full source: Do you see a devil...
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.
Link to full source: 10 magical places saved...