2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #36

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Posted on 7 September 2025 by BaerbelW, John Hartz, Doug Bostrom

A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, August 31, 2025 thru Sat, September 6, 2025.

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Policy and Politics (8 articles)

• How to organize a peaceful and effective climate protest^[3] “Are you ready to organize your first event on behalf of the planet? Here are some ideas and tips on how to make it successful.” Yale Climate Connections, Colleen M. Crary, Aug 28, 2025.
• Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science^[4] “Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics. The New York Times, William J. Broad, Aug 31, 2025.
• Trump cuts to climate satellites will make weather prediction harder, scientists say^[5] The Trump administration is scrapping satellite observations of Earth that officials say go beyond the essential task of predicting the weather. Washingto Post, Scott Dance, Sep 1, 2025.
• Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report^[6] NPR News, Julia Somon, Sep 2, 2025.
• The merchants of doubt are back^[7] But this time, it’s the U.S. government pushing doubt The Climate Brink, Andrew Dessler, Sep 02, 2025.
• Meet the UN-backed `green` investors` group that invested in fossil fuels^[8] Despite having pledged to reach net-zero emissions, major members of Net Zero Asset Managers hold billions of dollars’ worth of fossil-fuel stocks, including those in “carbon bomb” projects, while marketing their funds as green and sustainable. DeSmog, Giorgio Michalopoulos and Stefano Valentino, Sep 03, 2025.
• The fix is in^[9] Judy Curry unwittingly spills the beans The Climate Brink, Andrew Dessler, Sep 04, 2025.
• The Trump Administration Wants to Switch Off Climate Satellites^[10] The Trump administration wants to switch off and possibly destroy the climate-monitoring technology. New York Times, Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, Sep 05, 2025.

Climate Change Impacts (6 articles)

• Summer 2025 ranks among Spain’s hottest ever after historic August heatwave^[11] “Extended periods of high temperatures this summer have significantly increased wildfire risks and put vulnerable communities on alert across Spain.? Green, EuraNews, Aug , Jesús Maturana, Aug 26, 2025.
• Deadly Floods in Punjab Devastate Pakistan’s Breadbasket^[12] Housing communities and businesses that rely on agriculture have been destroyed in the country’s largest province.” Asia Pacific, by Elian Peltier & Zia ur-Rehman, Photographs by Asim Hafeez, by Asim Hafeez, Aug 31, 2025.
• ‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona^[13] ” ‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burns” US News, The Guardian, Nina Lakhani, Aug 31, 2025.
• Climate change is making rollercoaster harvests the new normal^[14] Phys.org, University of British Columbia, Sep 03, 2025.
• Japan and South Korea record hottest summers in history^[15] “Record temperatures come amid scientists’ warnings that climate change is causing more frequent extreme weather events.” Aljelzeera, Staff, Sep 3, 2025.
• Humans Are Altering the Seas. Here’s What the Future Ocean Might Look Like.^[16] “Some marine ecosystems could soon be unrecognizable, according to new research.” Interactives, The New York Times, by Delger Erdenesanaa Graphics by Mira Rojanasakul; Photographs and Video by Madeline Gray, Dec 24, 2025.

Climate Science and Research (4 articles)

• How scientists unmask climate change’s role in extreme weather^[17] Mongabay, Kristine Sabillo, Sep 1, 2025.
• Global temperatures to remain above average despite return of La Niña, says UN^[18] “Climate phenomenon cools surface of Pacific but won’t stop human-induced climate change increasing temperatures and exacerbating extreme weather” The Guardian, Agence France-Presse, Sep 2, 2025.
• Five forecasts early climate models got right-the evidence is all around you^[19] The Conversation, Nadir Jeevanjee , Sep 03, 2025.
• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #36 2025^[20] A don’t miss: with ideological forces in the US federal government now actively misleading US citizens on climate change, the American Meteorological Society and another ad hoc group of scientists explain exactly how US citizens are being deceived. We make it easy to find both reports in our weekly research roundup. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Sep 04, 2025.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (3 articles)

• AI ‘Slop’ Websites Are Publishing Climate Science Denial^[21] “MSN hosted AI-generated content that cited non-existent climate experts and institutions.” DeSmogDeSmog, Joey Grostern, Aug 27, 2025.
• Debunking climate misinformation is becoming a full-time job – but you can help defend the facts | Jonathan Watts^[22] The political pushback against positive green progress has been shocking. But as corporations and those in power turn away, the overwhelming majority of people in the world want more ambitious climate action The Guardian, Jonathan Watts, Aug 31, 2025.
• Fact brief – Is global warming actually happening?^[23] Yes – Multiple indicators show Earth is warming rapidly. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, Sep 2, 2025.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (2 articles)

Climate Education and Communication (2 articles)

International Climate Conferences and Agreements (2 articles)

• Like many dysfunctional relationships, the UNFCCC and the IPCC need to talk more^[24] “To make the most of the best available research, the UN climate change convention and its climate science body must get in sync – fast” Opinion, Climate Home News, Opinion by Svante Bodin & Örjan Gustafsson, Aug 28, 2025.
• Despite Lack of Federal Support, US Scientists Continue Work on Key Global Climate Reports^[25] “Amid rising repression of climate science domestically, researchers from universities around the country are lending their expertise to an international effort.” Science, Inside Climate News, Bob Berwyn, Aug 30, 2025.

Miscellaneous (Other)

References

1. ^{^} Archives (skepticalscience.com)
2. ^{^} 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #36 (skepticalscience.com)
3. ^{^} How to organize a peaceful and effective climate protest (yaleclimateconnections.org)
4. ^{^} Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science (www.nytimes.com)
5. ^{^} Trump cuts to climate satellites will make weather prediction harder, scientists say (www.washingtonpost.com)
6. ^{^} Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report (www.npr.org)
7. ^{^} The merchants of doubt are back (www.theclimatebrink.com)
8. ^{^} Meet the UN-backed `green` investors` group that invested in fossil fuels (www.desmog.com)
9. ^{^} The fix is in (www.theclimatebrink.com)
10. ^{^} The Trump Administration Wants to Switch Off Climate Satellites (www.nytimes.com)
11. ^{^} Summer 2025 ranks among Spain’s hottest ever after historic August heatwave (www.euronews.com)
12. ^{^} Deadly Floods in Punjab Devastate Pakistan’s Breadbasket (www.nytimes.com)
13. ^{^} ‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona (www.theguardian.com)
14. ^{^} Climate change is making rollercoaster harvests the new normal (phys.org)
15. ^{^} Japan and South Korea record hottest summers in history (www.aljazeera.com)
16. ^{^} Humans Are Altering the Seas. Here’s What the Future Ocean Might Look Like. (www.nytimes.com)
17. ^{^} How scientists unmask climate change’s role in extreme weather (news.mongabay.com)
18. ^{^} Global temperatures to remain above average despite return of La Niña, says UN (www.theguardian.com)
19. ^{^} Five forecasts early climate models got right-the evidence is all around you (theconversation.com)
20. ^{^} Skeptical Science New Research for Week #36 2025 (skepticalscience.com)
21. ^{^} AI ‘Slop’ Websites Are Publishing Climate Science Denial (www.desmog.com)
22. ^{^} Debunking climate misinformation is becoming a full-time job – but you can help defend the facts | Jonathan Watts (www.theguardian.com)
23. ^{^} Fact brief – Is global warming actually happening? (sks.to)
24. ^{^} Like many dysfunctional relationships, the UNFCCC and the IPCC need to talk more (www.climatechangenews.com)
25. ^{^} Despite Lack of Federal Support, US Scientists Continue Work on Key Global Climate Reports (insideclimatenews.org)
26. ^{^} this Google form (sks.to)
27. ^{^} Printable Version (skepticalscience.com)
28. ^{^} Link to this argument (skepticalscience.com)
29. ^{^} The Consensus Project Website (theconsensusproject.com)
30. ^{^} THE ESCALATOR(free to republish) (sks.to)