2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #22

Posted on 1 June 2025 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom

A listing of 27 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, May 25, 2025 thru Sat, May 31, 2025.

Story of the week

If you haven’t yet tuned in to the Weather and Climate Livestream you still have a chance to do so in the 13 hours after this news roundup was published! Regardless of when you tune in, you’ll find something of interest to watch as they cover so many different topics. Each presentation is about 20 minutes long unless it’s the middle of the night or very early morning in the U.S. when you might be treated to an hour-long segment of live coding or lab experiments!

You can currently also watch the previous parts of the livestream which they have to reset every 8 hours or so via the catchup play list. We don’t know how long this playlist will actually stay available after the livestream ends. The organizers plan to make individual videos available later if the presenting scientists are okay with that. Given the high quality and diversity of topics covered during the livestream this could become a really valuable resource for years to come!

The closing talks on Sunday June 1 will feature Marshall Shepherd (3:15 ET/12:15pm PT) and Zack Labe (4:15 ET/1:15pm PT).

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Change Impacts (9 articles)

• When the sea moves inland: A global climate wake-up call from Bangladesh’s Delta Of all countries Bangladesh is probably most threatened by sea level rise. Early signs are not good. Phys.org, Press office, May 23, 2025.
• Mosquitoes are bringing West Nile virus to major US metros. Here`s how to fend them off Warming means mosquitoes bearing West Nile virus are moving into new regions. The Independent News, Julia Musto, May 23, 2025.
• Climate change could bring insect-borne tropical diseases to UK, scientists warn Reminding us of why we call it ”global warming,” West Nile virus pops up in a new location, following the warmer enviroment we’re creating. The Guardian, Anna Bawden, May 23, 2025.
• The floods and droughts in Australia are fingerprints of a warming planet | Kimberley Reid It is undoubtedly clear that continuing to burn or export fossil fuels will increase climate change and the risk of extreme weather. The Guardian, Kimberley Reid, May 25, 2025.
• US faces another summer of extreme heat as fears rise over Trump cuts Trump administration undermines public safety as another summer looms in a trend to brutal extremes. The Guardian, Eric Holthaus, May 26, 2025.
• Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire Situation report on the warming we’ve caused is not a cause for celebration. The Conversation, Steven Teske, May 27, 2025.
• Even birds can’t out-fly climate change Phys.org, Bill Hathaway, Yale University, May 28, 2025.
• Forced to relocate by climate change, Alaskan villagers found a new crisis The relocation highlights America’s failure to prepare for the ways climate change is making some places uninhabitable. Washington Post, Emily Schwing and Ash Adams, May 29, 2025.
• Half the world faced an extra month of extreme heat due to climate change: study Phys.org, AFP – edited by Andrew Zinin, May 30, 2025.