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2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #17
Posted on 27 April 2025 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom, John Hartz
A listing of 30 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 20, 2025 thru Sat, April 26, 2025.
This week’s roundup is again published by category and sorted by number of articles included in each. The formatting is a bit different compared to previous weeks, though. 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 Education and Communication (6 articles)
- Climate change is transforming how scientists think about their roles CU Boulder researcher Pedro DiNezio emphasizes solving the problems of climate change in the here and now Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine, Sara Kuta, Apr 18, 2025.
- Climate change is transforming how scientists think about their roles CU Boulder researcher Pedro DiNezio emphasizes solving the problems of climate change in the here and now Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine, Sara Kuta, Apr 18, 2025.
- Exposure to perceptible temperature rise increases concern about climate change, higher education adds to understanding Higher education can train students to carefully consider the evidence around them. The Conversation, R. Alexander Bentley, Apr 21, 2025.
- `Spiral of silence`: climate action is very popular, so why don`t people realise it? Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not The Guardian, Damian Carrington, Apr 22, 2025.
- What would change your mind about climate change? We asked 5,000 Australians-here’s what they told us The Conversation, Kelly Kirkland, Abby Robinson, Amy S G Lee, Samantha Stanley and Zoe Leviston, Apr 23, 2025.
- EGU2025 – Presentation about our translation activities A preview and companion article to an upcoming presentation at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler, Apr 25, 2025.
Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (6 articles)
- The Drilled Guide to Global Climate Disinformation The terms and narratives the fossil fuel industry is using to obstruct climate action. Drilled, Amy Westervelt, Apr 19, 2025.
- 20 Climate Change Myths That Scientific Evidence Disproves Climate Cosmos, Jessica Taylor, Apr 21, 2025.
- Fossil fuel companies ‘poisoned the well’ of public debate with climate disinformation The Conversation, Naomi Oreskes, Apr 21, 2025.
- Eight of the top 10 online shows are spreading climate misinformation Often backed by large advertising budgets, a new breed of climate denial is gaining popularity. Yale Climate Connections, YCC Staff, Apr 21, 2025.
- These 3 climate misinformation campaigns are operating during the election run-up. Here’s how to spot them The Conversation, Alfie Chadwick and Libby Lester, Apr 22, 2025.
- Fact brief – Do the 31,000 signatures of the OISM Petition Project invalidate the scientific consensus on climate change? No – Climatologists made up only 0.1% of signatories to a 1998 petition denying human-caused climate change — the consensus among qualified scientists stands. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, Apr 26, 2025.
Climate Policy and Politics (6 articles)
- B.C. climate news: B.C. ministers urge residents to have go-bags, insurance before floods and wildfires Here’s all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of April 14 to April 20, 2025. Vancouver Sun, Tiffany Crawford, Apr 19, 2025.
- Three ways Pope Francis influenced the global climate movement Environment & Energy. The Conversation US, Celia Deane-Drummond, Apr 21, 2025.
- Climate Crisis Deniers Explain Why They Like U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright In exclusive interviews, they called the Trump administration official “terrific,” “very smart,” and someone who “gets it.” DeSmog, Geoff Dembicki, Apr 21, 2025.
- Inside the desperate rush to save decades of US scientific data from deletion Swathes of scientific data deletions are sweeping across US government websites – with decades of health, climate change and extreme weather research at risk. Now, scientists are racing to save their work before it’s lost. BBC Future Earth, Chris Baraniuk, Apr 22, 2025.
- ‘An outlier’: why does the US rank low on demands for climate action? Support for climate action is growing in the US, but partisan divides and fossil fuel interests hold sway Environment, Danielle Renwick, Apr 23, 2025.
- “finally a president who follows science” Youtube, Simon Clark, Apr 25, 2025.
Climate Change Impacts (5 articles)
- Two degrees might be tipping point for amphibians says new report Cosmos, Richard Musgrove, Apr 20,2025.
- Polar bear population in western Hudson Bay has been reduced by about half Scientists say climate change and melting sea ice are to blame. Yale Climate Connections, YCC Team, Apr 21, 2025.
- World’s largest bleaching event on record has harmed 84 percent of coral reefs Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it for survival. Washington Post, Leo Sands, Apr 23, 2025.
- State of the climate: 2025 close behind 2024 as the hottest start to a year Carbon Brief, Zeke Hausfather, Apr 24, 2025.
- Before & after: How climate change is transforming our planet A rapidly warming planet poses a significant threat to all the lives on the Earth. Here’s taking a ‘before and after’ look at the situation, which can worsen with time to come if we fail to act on it. CNBCTV18, Staff, Apr 26, 2025.
Climate Law and Justice (2 articles)
Miscellaneous (2 articles)
- 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #16 A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 13, 2025 thru Sat, April 19, 2025. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler, Doug Bostrom & John Hartz, Apr 20, 2025.
- How 50 years of climate change has changed the face of the ‘Blue Marble’ from space The “Blue Marble” was the first photograph of the whole Earth and the only one ever taken by a human. Fifty years on, new images of the planet reveal visible changes to the Earth’s surface. BBC Future Earth, Katherine Latham, Apr 22, 2025.
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (1 article)
Climate Science and Research (1 article)
- A Grim Signal: Atmospheric CO2 Soared in 2024 Scientists are worried because they can’t fully explain the big jump, but they think it might mean that carbon absorption by forests, fields and wetlands is slowing down—a major problem for the world. Inside Climate News, Bob Berwyn, Apr 24, 2025.
Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 article)
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