National Weather Service issues lifesaving tornado and flood warnings amid massive cuts » Yale Climate Connections
At least 21 people have died as a result of severe weather and widespread flooding in the nation’s midsection over the first week of April, the Associated Press reported on Monday. The overall event was remarkably well predicted (see our April 2 advance write-up). And in the midst of severe pressure on staffing and infrastructure […]
Our elected officials have known about climate change for decades » Yale Climate Connections
While doing other research, Harvard professor and historian of science Naomi Oreskes stumbled upon a surprising discovery: As early as the 1950s, scientists were already warning about the dangers of human-made climate change. Yet despite this early evidence, public understanding of climate science has long been obscured by a decades-long campaign of disinformation orchestrated by […]
Recycled water helps a California community adapt to worsening droughts » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: In Orange County, California, wastewater from people’s homes is not considered waste. Instead of treating it and sending it to the ocean, Orange County purifies its wastewater with an additional three-step process. Each day, the county treats about 130 million gallons until it’s safe enough to drink. Patel: “And then we take that highly […]
Our MOOC Denial101x has run its course
Our MOOC Denial101x has run its course Posted on 7 April 2025 by BaerbelW Many of you will know that in collaboration with the University of Queensland we created and ran the massive open online course (MOOC) “Denial101x – Making sense of climate science denial” on the edX platform. Within nine years – between April […]
2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #14
Latest Posts Archives 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #14 Posted on 6 April 2025 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom, John Hartz A listing of 36 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, March 30, 2025 thru Sat, April 5, 2025. This […]
Fact brief – Is Mars warming?
Fact brief – Is Mars warming? Posted on 5 April 2025 by Sue Bin Park Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline. Is Mars warming? Mars’ climate varies due to completely different reasons than Earth’s, […]
Three ways American cities can become more flood-resilient and beautiful » Yale Climate Connections
From shiny metallic blue amphitheaters that serve as floodwater storage pools, basketball courts, and skateboarding rinks to double-decker road tunnels that can fill with stormwater and still remain usable for travel, cities around the world feature creatively designed multipurpose facilities that can both protect communities from weather disasters and bring people together in public spaces […]
A faster, greener way to build homes » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: When a new apartment building is constructed, you might see workers building it one piece of lumber or brick at a time. But some developers will truck in and assemble entire rooms or even whole apartments that have been built off-site. Weigel: “You can kind of think of it like stacking Lego bricks of […]
Pronostican otra temporada activa de huracanes en el Atlántico en 2025 » Yale Climate Connections
[Click here to read in English] Una vez más, es probable que la temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico de 2025 sea inusualmente activa, según el último pronóstico estacional del equipo de predicción de huracanes de la Universidad Estatal de Colorado, publicado el 3 de abril. Liderado por Phil Klotzbach, con la colaboración de Michael […]
Forecasters predict another active 2025 Atlantic hurricane season » Yale Climate Connections
Once again, an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season is likely in 2025, the Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team said in its latest seasonal forecast, issued April 3. Led by Phil Klotzbach, with coauthors Michael Bell and Levi Silvers, the CSU team called for 17 named storms, nine hurricanes, four major hurricanes, and an Accumulated Cyclone Energy, […]