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2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #20
Posted on 18 May 2025 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom
A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, May 11, 2025 thru Sat, May 17, 2025.
Plugging the Weather & Climate Livestream planned to start on May 28
During the past week and thanks to Andrew Dessler’s ClimateBrink article listed below, we became aware of an initiative started by early career scientists which is well worth highlighting. Here is the information from the event’s website:
SAVE AMERICA’S FORECASTS
Whether it’s tomorrow’s temperatures or the sea level in fifty years, Americans need to plan for our futures. For generations, the US government has invested in the science that helps us do so, building one of the greatest meteorology and climate science communities in the world.
In recent months, this community have been thwarted in our mission of serving the public due to substantial cuts and firings. These actions have already hurt our forecasts, endangering Americans as hurricane season approaches. Legally required assessments of the climate are being stopped, and far more drastic cuts are being proposed.
But it’s not too late to stop these cuts. Already, public pressure has helped to reopen shuttered weather data centers. To help keep this pressure building, meteorologists and climate scientists from across America want to fulfill our mission by sharing our science with you – so we’re coming to your screens, speaking and answering your questions, for over 100 hours, in this science-filled, non-partisan event:
The Weather & Climate Livestream
From Wednesday, May 28th to Sunday, June 1st, join meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US as we share our work, and show you what makes it so vital. We will clarify the impact of the cuts on this research, and answer your questions about weather and climate research in the US. Information on how to watch is coming soon. If you are a scientist who wants to participate, please visit this speakers page to learn more.
Please check out the event’s homepage to learn more and get the latest information!
This week’s roundup is again published by category and sorted by number of articles included in each. We are still interested in feedback to hone the categorization, so if you spot any clear misses and/or have suggestions for additional categories, please let us know in the comments. Thanks!
Stories we promoted this week, by category:
Climate Change Impacts (6 articles)
- Bees are particularly affected by higher temperatures and more intensive land use, new study reveals Bees and humans share a problem overnight temperatures rising due to climate change. Phys.org, Lutz Ziegler, May 10, 2025.
- Thousands of outdoor workers are threatened by this change – and it’s getting worse Jason Poulter, Unite’s national officer for construction, told how he visits construction sites without shelter despite extreme heat in the summer. Daily Express :: UK Feed, Steph Spyro, May 10, 2025.
- A very warm April — and thoughts on a key climate threshold What we can say about the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit today. ReportEarth, Chris Mooney, May 12, 2025.
- As temperatures rise, the US Corn Belt could see insurance claims soar Crop insurance is a lifeline for farmers. But research shows it’s not ready for climate change. Grist, Frida Garza, May 14, 2025.
- Climate Change Nearly Doubled Pregnancy Heat Risk Days in U.S. Climate Central quantifies how climate change is influencing the extreme heat associated with increased risks of preterm birth around the globe. Climate Central, Staff, May 14, 2025.
- Ice roads are a lifeline for First Nations. As Canada warms, they`re disappearing. Indigenous peoples are navigating the slow collapse of winter roads — and an even slower pace of help. Grist, Hilary Beaumont, May 15, 2025.
Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (5 articles)
- Farage vs. Facts on Net Zero ft. Jordan Peterson “All about Climate” on Youtube, Roshan Salgado D’Arcy, May 7, 2025.
- Joe Rogan and Other Top Podcasts Spread Climate Disinfo, Research Finds Analyses of top podcasts show a trend of climate change denial and misinformation. Sentient, Jessica Scott-Reid, May 9, 2025.
- Climate News – Climate misinformation MET Office, MET Office, May 14, 2025.
- Making fact briefs available as videos on Youtube Another option to use fact briefs in responses to false or misleading claims Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler, May 16, 2025.
- Fact brief – Did Viking settlers enjoy a warm beach climate in Greenland? Conditions in Greenland were not as pleasant as land developer Erik the Red suggested. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, May 17, 2025.
Climate Science and Research (5 articles)
- German satellite measures CO? and NO? simultaneously from power plant emissions for the first time New approach to satellite-based emission monitoring of air pollutants with a high level of detail Phys.org, Staff, May 09, 2025.
- Volcanic cooling Stratospheric aerosol injection wasn’t invented by humans. Here’s how volcanoes do it. The Climate Brink, Zeke Hausfather, May 09, 2025.
- Carbon Dioxide In The Atmosphere Surged In 2024 The annual global increase in carbon dioxide took a big leap upwards in 2024 and no one is sure why. CleanTechnica, Steve Hanley, May 11, 2025.
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #20 2025 Skeptical Science’s weekly listing of freshly published academic, government and NGO research on anthropogeni climate change and how we’ll fix this problem. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, May 15, 2025.
- A vicious cycle: How methane emissions from warming wetlands could exacerbate climate change Study finds that emissions of the potent greenhouse gas might be higher than previously estimated. Science Daily, Yvaine Ye, May 15, 2025.
Climate Policy and Politics (4 articles)
- World`s Researchers Say They Will Resist Attacks on Science and Support Beleaguered U.S. Colleagues More than 800 American scientists attended the European Geosciences Union’s conference in Austria to present new research on climate change, pollution and other urgent environmental topics. Inside Climate News, Bob Berwyn, May 06, 2025.
- Institutionalizing politicized science Donald Moynihan and Pamela Herd describe how the current US presidential adminstration is using administrative “hacks” to bend science to service of ideology. Science, Donald Moynihan & Pamela Herd, May 8, 2025.
- Industry groups are not happy about the imminent demise of Energy Star The program has saved consumers billions of dollars since its inception— but is climate adjacent so out it goes. Inside Climate News, Marianne Lavelle, May 10, 2025.
- US Climate Researcher: “We Are at a Tipping Point” Climate researcher Zack Labe was one of hundreds of scientists laid off at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by DOGE this year. He believes we’re at a tipping point and that “there could be a complete gap in the next generation of scientists.” High North News, Birgitte Annie Hansen, May 15, 2025.
Climate Law and Justice (3 articles)
- Youth Climate Lawsuits In Canada Advance To Critical Hearing And Trial A case challenging Ontario’s weakened climate policy could be on the verge of a precedent-setting victory after Canada’s Supreme Court denies government’s leave to appeal, while a suit against the Canadian federal government is set to go to trial next year. Climate in the Courts, Dana Drugmand, May 10, 2025.
- Dutch climate campaigners vow to take Shell to court again In a letter, Milieudefensie says it wants to stop firm developing new oil and gas projects ‘to curb crisis’ The Guardian, Jillian Ambrose, May 13, 2025.
- An Effort to Kill Off Lawsuits Against Oil Giants Is Gaining Steam The Trump administration has declared litigation to hold oil companies responsible for climate change a threat to the American economy and has taken aggressive steps to fight it. NYT, Karen Zraick, May 14, 2025.
Climate Education and Communication (2 articles)
- Climate miscellanea, May 2025 a few things I thought you should see The Climate Brink, Andrew Dessler, May 15, 2025.
- Weather And Climate Livestream Meteorologists and climate scientists explain how our safety is being put at risk by chaotic destruction of the US federal weather and climate enterprise. Website, Various, May 16, 2025.
Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 article)
- How reliable is wind energy? As with solar energy, complete reliance on wind energy would pose intermittency challenges. However, wind, solar, and storage together can provide the majority of the country’s electricity without compromising reliability. Skeptical Science, Sabin Climate Team, May 13, 2025.
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (1 article)
Miscellaneous (1 article)
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