Unforced Variations: Sep 2025
1 Sep 2025 by group 4 Comments This month’s open thread. As usual try to remain substantive and avoid insults and personal attacks on other commenters. Any sock-puppetry or abusive…
Nuclear power hits a record high as it provides 9% of the world’s electricity, promising data reveals
It is touted as a safe, clean and sustainable energy source that can meet the world’s energy needs. Now, it seems the world is finally realizing the benefits of nuclear…
Would YOU try a Bangor Beaujolais? Climate change has created the perfect conditions to grow wine grapes in North Wales
Your favourites might include a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, a Spanish Rioja or a Chilean Merlot. But a Pinot Noir from Denbighshire might soon be added to your wine list…
Update your WhatsApp NOW: Meta releases urgent update for all iPhone users after ‘extremely sophisticated attack’ is found
If you use WhatsApp on an iPhone, make sure you update the app immediately. A glitch in the Meta-owned chat app has left iPhone users vulnerable to a ‘sophisticated’ cyber…
‘If they drill, expect a spill’: ConocoPhillips can’t be trusted to drill for gas off the Victorian coast
MELBOURNE, Monday 1 September 2025 — Following disturbing allegations multinational oil and gas corporation ConocoPhillips covered up a methane leak at an LNG export hub in Darwin, Greenpeace Australia Pacific…
2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #35
Latest Posts Archives 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #35 Posted on 31 August 2025 by BaerbelW, John Hartz, Doug Bostrom A listing of 29 news…
Germany Projected “2025 Summer Of Hellish Heat” Ends Up Seeing A Mean Of Just 18.3°C
Fantasies Of Hellish Summer Heat Waves And Extreme Drought Evaporate… Reality: Germany 2025 summer was just somewhat warmer, sunnier than normal. Climate hype: Germany’s DWD national weather service says the…
The Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Gains Again Exceed Mass Losses In 2024-’25
Another year, another well-above-average (1981-2010 mean) snow and ice accumulation on the Greenland ice sheet (indicated by the blue vs. gray trend lines, right chart). The net mass gain (blue)…
Startling change in people’s vocabulary reveals ‘real danger’ that should ‘worry us’, scientists claim
Scientists have found that artificial intelligence is reshaping the way people talk. Researchers at the University of Florida found that adults are increasingly weaving ChatGPT-style vocabulary into everyday speech, favoring…
Archaeologists unearth structures 7,000 years older than Stonehenge in discovery that reshapes human history
Archaeologists have unearthed ancient structures in Turkey that could represent the world’s earliest human settlement. The discovery was made at Mendik Tepe, near Göbekli Tepe, the 12,000-year-old site known for…