2013 SkS Weekly Digest #4

SkS Highlights

The week began with Dana answering the question, Was 2012 the Hottest La Niña Year on Record?  and ended with Greenman's Meteorologists, Climatologists Featured in New ’2013 Climate’ Video. Between these two bookends, Dana posted an Open Letter to London Mayor Boris Johnson - Weather is not Climate and John Cook extolled the virtues of a New textbook on climate science and climate denial.

Toon of the Week

2013 Toon 4

Biliso Osake's prize-winning cartoon. Click here for details.  

Quote of the Week

Just as the Bretton Woods institutions were created to prevent a third world war, the world needs a bold global approach to help avoid the climate catastrophe it faces today. The World Bank Group is ready to work with others to meet this challenge. With every investment we make and every action we take, we should have in mind the threat of an even warmer world and the opportunity of inclusive green growth.

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank

Make climate change a priority, Op-ed by Jim Yong Kim. Washington Post, Jan 24, 2013

The Week in Review

Coming Soon

SkS in the News

John Cook and G. Thomas Farmer's New textbook on climate science and climate denial was featured on Before It's News, Greg Laden's blog,

Dana's NASA Retirees Appeal to their Own Lack of Climate Authority was featured by Paul Douglas at the Star Tribune.

Kevin's 16 Years video was posted on Climate & Capitalism.

The Escalator was featured by Iowa State Daily.

Leo Hickman's article at The Guardian on London Mayor Boris Johnson's denial featured the SkS It's the sun myth rebuttal.

The Detroit Free Press suggested that climate skeptics should download the SkS smartphone Apps.

Dana's Lessons From Past Predictions: Ridley vs. IPCC and Hansen was featured at Before It's News.

Lynley Stace lists Skeptical Science on her list of interesting links on skepticism.

SkS Spotlights

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Posted by John Hartz on Sunday, 27 January, 2013


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