2016 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #41

A chronological listing of the news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week.

Sun Oct 2, 2016

WMO: Rapidly Melting Arctic Sea Ice Signals Accelerated Global Warming by Lisa Schlein, VOA, Sep 28, 2016
OK Fine, Here’s the Carbon Dioxide Spiral by Brian Kahn, Climate Central, Sep 28, 2016
Guest post: What technologies are available for meeting the 1.5C goal? by Sam Hampton, Carbon Brief, Sep 29, 2016
3 Ways Trump Could Abandon the Paris Climate Pact by John Upton, Climate Central, Sep 19, 2016
Chaba to threaten Japan as a strong typhoon this week by Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather, Oct 2, 2016
Factcheck: The carbon floor price and household energy bills by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, Sep 29, 2016
In theory, carbon has a price. We just aren't paying it, Analysis by Aaron Wherry, CBC News, Oct 1, 2016
Climate Change And The Astrobiology Of The Anthropocene, Commentary by Adam Frank, NPR, Oct 2, 2016
Climate Change Can't Get Traction In This Election, But Clean Energy Can by Jeff McMahon, Forbes, Oct 2, 2016
India ratifies historic Paris climate deal at United Nations, PTI/Zee News, Oct 2, 2016
Category 4 Hurricane Matthew Continues Northwest Toward Greater Antilles by Bob Henson, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Oct 2, 2016
Climate change jigsaw puzzle: Antarctic pieces missing, Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, Sep 28, 2016

Mon Oct 3, 2016

Offshore Wind Farms See Promise in Platforms That Float by Diane Cardwell, New York Times, Sep 29, 2016
Exploring the Gap Between Business-as-Usual and Utter Doom by Bill Ryerson, Post Carbon Institute, Sep 19, 2016
The new climate change maths: Anyone proposing a new coal mine is a climate denier, Op-ed by Bill McKibben, The Age, Sep 29, 2016
This may be the only way to save the East Coast from drowning by Matthew Schofield, Miami Herald, Sep 29, 2016
Hurricane Matthew: Jamaica and Haiti brace for 'life-threatening' storm by Max Blau, Holly Yan & Steve Visser, CNN, Oct 3, 2016
Philippines to lead US climate meet without backing Paris accord by Prinz P. Magtulis, PhilStar Global, Oct 3, 2016
DOE charts show why climate doom and gloom isn't needed by Dana Nuccitelli, Cimate Consensus - the 97%, Guardian, Oct 3, 2016
Super Typhoon Chaba Most Intense on Record in Parts of Okinawa; A Weaker Brush of South Korea, Mainland Japan Ahead by John Erdman, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Oct 3, 2016
How the Attack on Science Is Becoming a Global Contagion, Opinion by Christian Schwägerl, Yale Environment 360, Oct 3, 2016
What's at Stake for the Climate in the 2016 Election? Everything by Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News, Oct 3, 2016
Will Climate Change Sink The Mekong Delta? by David Brown, Mongabay, Oct 3, 2016
What A Donald Trump Epa Will Look Like With Climate Change Skeptic Myron Ebell At The Helm by Paul Raeburn, Newsweek, Oct 3, 2016

Tue Oct 4, 2016

Wood-Fired Pizza May Taste Good, but It's Also Wrecking the Environment by Renyard Loki, Alternet, Oct 2, 2016
McKenna touts "amazing" progress on climate after three ministers leave meeting by Elizabeth McSheffrey & Mike De Souza, National Observer, Oct 3, 2016
There are our carbon emissions — and then, there are the ones the Earth will punish us with by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Oct 3, 2016
Future increase in plant photosynthesis revealed by seasonal carbon dioxide cycle, Research News, University of Exeter, Sep 30, 2016
Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti by Max Blau, Holly Yan & Steve Visser, CNN, Oct 4, 2016
Planet at its hottest in 115,000 years thanks to climate change, experts say by Oliver Milman, Guardian, Oct 4, 2016
East Coast on high alert after Matthew strikes Haiti as strongest hurricane in 52 years by Brian McNoldy & Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Oct 4, 2016
End climate silence: The most important thing you can do to fight global warming by Joe Romm, Think Progress, Oct 3, 2016
World's Largest Carbon-Capture Plant to Open Soon by Umair Irfan, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Oct 4, 2016
‘We’d have to finish one new facility every working day for the next 70 years’—Why carbon capture is no panacea by Andy Skuce, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Oct 3, 2016
Hurricane Matthew pounds Haiti and Cuba on path toward U.S. by Makini Brice and Sarah Marsh, Reuters, Oct 4, 2016
To avoid the worst climate impacts, Obama tells Leo DiCaprio, ‘We’re really in a race against time’ by Juliet Elperin, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Oct 3, 2016

Wed Oct 5, 2016

Catholic groups announce massive divestment from fossil fuels by Samantha Page, Think Progress, Oct 4, 2016
Where the veep candidates stand on climate and energy by Katie Herzog, Grist, Oct 3, 2016
Q&A with Jennifer Layke: How to Transform the Global Energy Economy by Jennifer Layke and Hayden Higgins, World Resources Institute (WRI), Sep 29, 2016
Next ‘Renewable Energy’: Burning Forests, if Senators Get Their Way by Eduardo Porter, New York Times, Oct 4, 2016
By failing to rein in climate change, our children's rights are being disregarded by James Dyke, Environment Blog, Guardian, Oct 4, 2016
Hurricane Matthew: US evacuations begin ahead of storm by Max Blau, Steve Almasy, and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, Oct 5, 2016
Typhoon Chaba batters South Korea, killing at least three people, Reuters/ABC News, Oct 5, 2016
The Cost of Solar Power Has Fallen 25% in Only 5 Months by Dom Galeon, Futurism, Oct 3, 2016
Paris climate accord ratified, to start next month - UN by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Oct 5, 2016
Australia's first local government solar farm reaches milestone by Kylie Bartholomew, ABC News, Oct 5, 2016
The vast number of things Mike Pence wouldn’t say, Op-ed by Stephen W Stromberg, Washington Post, Oct 5, 2016
Justin Trudeau gives provinces until 2018 to adopt carbon price plan by Kathleen Harris, CBC News, Oct 03, 2016
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Back In Court In Dc On Wednesday To Halt Dakota Access Pipeline by Levi Rickert, Native News Online.net, Oct 5, 2016

Thu Oct 6, 2016

Solar-Powered Airports Are Taking Off Worldwide by Zolaikha Strong, Renewable Energy World, Oct 3, 2016
It’s been 16 years since Leo interviewed a president on climate. And situation is now much worse. by Juliet Elperin, Washington Post, Oct 3, 2016
Bill Nye: From Ebola to Climate Change, Science Illiterate Leaders Endanger Us All, Big Tnink, Oct 4, 2016
Next ‘Renewable Energy’: Burning Forests, if Senators Get Their Way by Eduardo Porter, New York Times, Oct 4, 2016
Canada officially ratifies historic Paris climate agreement by Elizabeth McSheffrey, National Observer, Oct 5, 2016
Looming megadroughts in western US would make current drought look minor by Oliver Milman, Guardian, Oct 5, 2016
No country on Earth is taking the 2 degree climate target seriously by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, Oct 4, 2016
The other inconvenient truth: millennials won't listen to Al Gore by John D Sutter, CNN, Oct 5. 2016
Pro-Clinton environmental group steps up its millennial outreach on college campuses by John Wagner, Washington Post, Oct 5, 2016
Hurricane Matthew remains a dangerous and destructive category 4 storm as it nears the Florida coast by Brian McNoldy and Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, Oct 6, 2016
Haiti Says Nearly 300 Died in Hurricane Matthew by Azam Ahmed, New York Times, Oct 6, 2016
Pew survey: Republicans are rejecting reality on climate change by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consesus - the 97%. Guardian, Oct 6, 2016

Fri Oct 7, 2016

Amid Media Blackout over Climate Change Links to Hurricane Matthew, Top Scientist Speaks Out, Democracy Now, Oct 6, 2016
Hurricane Matthew Truthers Claim the U.S. Government Is Hiding Data by Paul Raeburn, Newsweek, Oct 6, 2016
Atmospheric Scientist: Donald Trump & Mike Pence are a Climate Change Denial Dream Team, Democracy Now!, Oct 6, 2016
How to make climate change deniers care about the planet: flatter them Op-ed by Dave Brye, Guardian, Oct 6, 2016
Hurricane Matthew blamed for 4 US deaths, sparks flash-flood fears by Madison Park, Jason Hanna and Steve Almasy, CNN, Oct 7, 2016
The Paris climate agreement is entering into force. Now comes the hard part. by Chris Moody & Brady Dennis, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Oct 4, 2016
Germany’s Clean Energy Revolution Focuses On Empowering Individuals by Graig Morris, Huffington Post, Oct 3. 2016
Analysis: UK solar beats coal over half a year by Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, Oct 4, 2016
Greener infrastructure said key to Paris climate deal: study by Alister Doyle, Reuters, Oct 6, 2016
Hurricane Matthew Spares Florida Major Winds; Dangerous Storm Surge and Rains Arrive by Jeff Masters, Wunderblog, Weather Underground, Oct 7, 2016
Hurricane Matthew Death Toll Passes 800 In Haiti, Cholera Takes Lives by Joseph Guyler Delva, Reuters/Huffington Post, Oct 7, 2016
Anthropocene: The journey to a new geological epoch by Sophie Yeo, Carbon Brief, Oct 5, 2016

Sat Oct 8, 2016

Koch-funded Fueling U.S. Forward President Calls Fossil Fuels "Sustainable” by Ben Jervey, DeSmog Oct 6, 2016
Scottish government to 'block' underground coal gasification, BBC News, Oct 6, 2016
Australia lags behind as Paris climate deal swings into action by Karl Mathiesen, Climate Home, Oct 16, 2016
Hurricane Matthew weakens to Category 1, batters South Carolina's coast by Jason Hanna, Madison Park & Steve Almasy, CNN, Oct 8, 2016
Over 190 Countries Adopt Plan to Offset Air Travel Emissions by Henry Fountain, New York Times, Oct 6, 2016
A military view on climate change: It’s eroding our national security and we should prepare for it by David Titely. The Conversation US, Oct 6, 2016
Rising Temperatures Load the Dice for Megadrought Risk by Stacy Morford, Nexus Meida, Oct 6, 2016
Is the Media to Blame for Climate Inaction by Carl Pope, EcoWatch, Oct 6, 2016
Climate change could push risk of ‘megadrought’ to 99% in American southwest by Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief, Oct 6, 2016
Hurricane Matthew creates 'record-breaking' flooding by Jason Hanna, Madison Park and Steve Almasy, CNN, Oct 8, 2016
Removing CO2 From the Air Only Hope for Fixing Climate Change, New Study Says by Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, Oct 6, 2016

Posted by John Hartz on Saturday, 8 October, 2016

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