SkS Analogy 9 – The greenhouse effect is a stack of blankets
Posted on 29 June 2017 by Evan
Tag Line
The greenhouse effect is like a stack of blankets on a winter night.
Elevator Statements
More blankets = more...
Climate scientists just debunked deniers' favorite argument
Posted on 28 June 2017 by dana1981
Whenever they hold one of their frequent hearings to reject and deny established climate science, congressional Republicans invariably trot out...
We are heading for the warmest climate in half a billion years
Posted on 27 June 2017 by Guest Author
Gavin Foster, Professor of Isotope Geochemistry, University of Southampton; Dana Royer, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences,...
New study confirms the oceans are warming rapidly
Posted on 26 June 2017 by John Abraham
As humans put ever more heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, the Earth heats up. These are the...
2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #25
Latest Posts
Archives
Climate Hustle
Posted on 24 June 2017 by John Hartz
Editor's Pick
From heatwaves to hurricanes,...
Claiming that Listerine alleviates cold symptoms is false: To repeat or not to repeat...
Posted on 22 June 2017 by Stephan Lewandowsky
With terms such as “post-truth” and “fake news” becoming increasingly prominent in the media and public discourse,...
To lead on climate, leave the ivy tower
Posted on 21 June 2017 by Guest Author
America’s top universities expend considerable efforts to lead in the rankings, but last week they fell short—missing...
2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #24
Latest Posts
Archives
Climate Hustle
Posted on 17 June 2017 by John Hartz
Editor's Pick
Warm Waters in West...
SkS Analogy 8 – I'll take the specialist
Posted on 15 June 2017 by Evan
Tag Line
I’ll take the specialist, please.
Elevator Statement
Your child has an eye injury and needs a doctor. Who are...
New research may resolve a climate ‘conundrum’ across the history of human civilization
Posted on 14 June 2017 by dana1981
Earth’s last ice age ended about 12,000 years ago. The warmer and more stable climate the followed allowed...
Latest news
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.
Link to full source:...
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.
Link to full source:...
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...