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2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #26
Posted on 29 June 2025 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, June 22, 2025 thru Sat, June 28, 2025.
Stories we promoted this week, by category:
Climate Change Impacts (10 articles)
- Heatwave in England to bring temperatures above 32°C (89.6°F) – study finds climate change made this 100 times more likely Science Feedback, Editor: Darrik Burns, June 20, 2025.
- Wildfires: climate change cause and effect Canadians think about a recent object lesson on climate change. Winnipeg Free Press, David McLaughlin, Jun 21, 2025.
- It’s hot. Fossil fuels made it hotter. And it’ll still be the coldest summer of your life if Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” passes this week. HEATED, Emily Atkin, Jun 23, 2025.
- Most tree species face serious climate threat even under modest warming, study reveals Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories, Spanish National Research Council, Jun 24, 2025.
- Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance State of the Planet, Columbia Climate School, Jun 25, 2025.
- Can Mongolia`s oldest traditions survive a changing climate? Conservation International is helping herders restore the Mongolian steppe. Climate Change, Will McCarry, Jun 25, 2025.
- Unprecedented June heat along the Northeast urban corridor, brought to you by climate change Cities from Philly to Boston break the 100-degree mark, in some cases way ahead of schedule. Yale Climate Connections, Bob Henson, Jun 25, 2025.
- Global Warming Is Speeding Up and the World Is Feeling the Effects New York Times, Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, Claire Brown and Mira Rojanasakul, Jun 26, 2025.
- `It looks more likely with each day we burn fossil fuels`: polar scientist on Antarctic tipping points Despite working on polar science for the British Antarctic Survey for 20 years, Louise Sime finds the magnitude of potential sea-level rise hard to comprehend The Guardian, Jonathan Watts, Jun 27, 2025.
- A Special `Climate` Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast. Nearly half the citizens of the tiny Pacific Island nation have already applied in a lottery for Australian visas amid an existential threat from global warming and sea-level rise. NYT > Science, Max Bearak, Jun 28, 2025.
Climate Education and Communication (4 articles)
- `This is a fight for life`: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism and using wealth as a shield Founding director of End Climate Silence Dr. Genevieve Guenther talks to the Guardian about the need to discuss catastrophic risks when communicating about the climate crisis. The Guardian, Jonathan Watts, Jun 24, 2025.
- Met Office should name storms after fossil fuel companies, say campaigners Storm naming competition raises idea to remind public of link between fossil fuels and extreme weather The Guardian, Helena Horton, Jun 26, 2025.
- As A Climate Messenger, You Need To Build Trust CleanTechnica, Carolyn Fortuna, Jun 27, 2025.
- An inconvenient joke? The case for comedy in the climate crisis. TheHill.com, Michael Oppenheimer, opinion contributor, Jun 27, 2025.
Climate Policy and Politics (3 articles)
- Silencing Science: Trump’s War on Our Climate ClimateAdam on Youtube, Adam Levy, June 20, 2025.
- Opinion: On moral dissonance in times of climate change Ruminations on inspired by recent research on climate anxiety, and how the reasons for that anxiety are ignored by leadership. Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Steve Bartlett, Jun 21, 2025.
- Sudden loss of key US satellite data could send hurricane forecasting back `decades` Scientists left scrambling amid hurricane season after defense department says it will drop irreplaceable program US news The Guardian, Eric Holthaus, Jun 28, 2025.
Climate Science and Research (3 articles)
- Climate Adam – Silencing Science: Trump’s War on Our Climate Adam Levy speaks with climate scientists directly affected by the US administration’s war for climate ignorance. Skeptical Science, Climate Adam, Jun 25, 2025.
- Ocean warming patterns key to accurate tropical cyclone climate projections Phys.org, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jun 26, 2025.
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #26 2025 As evidenced in this week’s collection, the pipeline of US federally funded climate research is slowing to a trickle. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Jun 26, 2025.
Miscellaneous (3 articles)
- 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #25 A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, June 15, 2025 thru Sat, June 21, 2025. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler & Doug Bostrom, Jun 22, 2025.
- Ars Live: What`s up with the sudden surge in temperatures? Science – Ars Technica, John Timmer, Jun 25, 2025.
- Information Integrity about Climate Science: A Systematic Review International Panel on the Information Environment, Elbeyi et al., 06/2025.
Climate Law and Justice (2 articles)
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (1 article)
Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (1 article)
Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 article)
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