Times of India Global warming, local factors behind a warmer winter in north IndiaTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: With temperatures being recorded above normal levels in several parts of north India, the weathermen held global warming as one of the major reasons for a milder winter this season. Apart from global warming, local atmospheric conditions are ……

Mother Jones Climate Change Is Shrinking Reindeer and Devastating Their HerdersMother JonesReindeer are getting smaller and lighter as a result of climate change’s disruption to their food supply, researchers revealed during the British Ecological Society annual meeting in Liverpool this week. The findings come by way of ecologists from the … and more »

Voice of America China Environment Watchdogs to Sever Local Government Ties by Year-endVoice of AmericaEarlier this week, China punished nearly 700 officials for inadequately protecting the environment in the latest round of rolling inspections. The previous round led to more than 3,000 officials being disciplined and 198 million yuan ($29 million) in … and more »

Harvard Gazette The climate change threat to foodHarvard GazetteThe effects of climate change may be producing a domino effect worldwide, and one area of increasing concern involves food. Four experts gathered at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on Tuesday for a panel concerning the impact of climate …

Live Science Is Climate Change Shrinking Glaciers? Likelihood Is 99 PercentLive ScienceAnd a new study found with 99 percent certainty that climate change is driving their retreat, or shrinkage, with the likelihood of any other factor causing such dramatic change estimated at 1 in 100,000, the researchers found. This is the first …Strong statistical link…

Washington Post Here is the worst defense of climate change skepticism that you will ever seeWashington PostAnthony Scaramucci is a Wall Street guy who serves on the executive committee of Donald Trump’s transition team. He was a late adopter of Trumpism, having started off backing Scott Walker and eventually migrating to Jeb Bush. But fortunes…

Forbes Fact Checking The Claim Of 97% Consensus On Anthropogenic Climate ChangeForbesThe claim that there is a 97% consensus among scientists that humans are the cause of global warming is widely made in climate change literature and by political figures. It has been heavily publicized, often in the form of pie charts, as illustrated …

New Study Casts Doubt On A Key Metric For Predicting Global WarmingDaily CallerWater vapor is supposed to amplify global warming caused by increasing man-made CO2 emissions, but global temperatures haven’t really risen that much. The IPCC estimates climate sensitivity ranges from 1.5 to 4.5 degrees Celsius, but most climate …

Financial Times Mark Carney: firms must come clean on exposure to climate change risksThe GuardianThey add: “A properly functioning market will price in the risks associated with climate change and reward firms that mitigate them. As its impact becomes more commonplace and public policy responses more active, climate change has become a material …Companies must…

Washington Post Trump’s transition: sceptics guide every agency dealing with climate changeThe GuardianEbell has said that the scientific consensus on climate change is “phoney” and that scientists are part of an effort to spread falsehoods that will result in millions of people being “further impoverished by the higher energy prices resulting from the …The science…