Posted on 18 October 2026 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, October 11, 2026 thru Sat, October 17, 2026.

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Science and Research (6 items)

• Fingerprint Evidence for Human Effects on Climate: Advances After the 2009 Endangerment Finding Academic report finds obvious human effects on climate behavior and formally discredits a July 2025 report published by the US Department of Energy, Earth's Future, Benjamin Santer, Susan Solomon, David Thompson, Qiang Fu, Gabriele Hegerl, Sep 12, 2026.
• Fired Government Scientists Are Finding New Ways to Spread the Word on Climate Change Donald Trump’s administration fired scientists working on the next National Climate Assessment. They’re finding new ways to publish their research Rolling Stone, Thor Benson, Oct 12, 2026.
• Thousands of handwritten records reveal scale of warming in the Congo Congo Basin weather records have been poorly represented in climate assessments; to fill this gap scientists have digitized thousands of handwritten weather records, revealing significant warming in the region. Yale Environment 360, Yale Environment 360 staff, Oct 12, 2026.
• Big if True: New Paper Finds Doubling in Planet`s Rate of Warming A new paper suggests that the rate of warming of Earth's climate is higher than previously thought, but the final and best answer may depend on past El Niño effects. This is Not Cool, greenman3610, Oct 12, 2026.
• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #42 2026 Skeptical Science's latest weekly climate research survey. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Oct 15, 2026.
• Climate Overshoot Needs a New Generation of Researchers | Opinion Professor Yohe argues that dealing with the aftermath of climate overshoot will require a deep pool of scientific talent, and assembling that resource should begin now. Newsweek, Gary Yohe, Oct 15, 2026.

Climate Policy and Politics (5 items)

• SEC Issues Warning to Investment Firms That Challenged ExxonMobil The commission issued a rare “report of investigation” into the largest asset managers and state pension funds, part of a broader campaign to curb investor activism on climate risks. Inside Climate News, By Nicholas Kusnetz, Oct 09, 2026.
• Carbon Accounting May Be the Most Important Climate Fight You've Never Heard About Carbon accounting is a vital climate mitigation tool but the details are devilish. TIME, Justin Worland, Oct 09, 2026.
• IPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report AR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for Cop33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it The Guardian, Fiona Harvey, Oct 13, 2026.
• Trump just effectively killed a popular solar energy program for rural America Solar panels can be an economic lifeline for farmers. Now they're going to be a lot harder to build. Grist, Frida Garza, Oct 16, 2026.
• Under US pressure, World Bank says it will back gas "where appropriate" The US wants the World Bank to expand its gas support while climate campaigners are pushing for it to end – its head spoke this week of limited backing for the fossil fuel Climate Home News, Joe Lo, Oct 16, 2026.

Climate Change Impacts (4 items)

• How climate change worsened Hurricane Isaias Climate Central says climate-warmed Gulf waters made Isaias’s winds 7 mph stronger than than otherwise, resulting in over a doubling of the hurricane’s damages because of exponential rise in damage with winds. Yale Climate Connections, Jeff Masters, Oct 10, 2026.
• Thwaites Glacier could contribute twice as much sea-level rise as previously projected Phys.org, University of California, Irvine, Oct 13, 2026.
• What finance can tell us about the `twin crises` of climate change and biodiversity loss Yale SOM’s Stefano Giglio explains how the two environmental threats can amplify each other—and why understanding those interactions matters for the economy. Yale Insights, Ted O’Callahan, Oct 14, 2026.
• How the quirky puffin became a symbol of the climate crisis - and hope In an extract from his new book, the nature historian explains how technology could help the seabird survive The Guardian, Stephen Moss, Oct 17, 2026.

Climate Education and Communication (3 items)

• Your Climate Shadow You can grow your climate shadow without guilt. Climate Trunk, John Lang, Oct 11, 2026.
• How AI chatbots may be talking people out of climate action Across 28,800 prompts, models were 7.5 times more likely to advise “stay the course” than “change,” even when the status quo is anti-climate. Anthropocene, Sarah DeWeerdt, Oct 13, 2026.
• US voters want more action on global heating. Why are Democrats and Republicans staying silent? Polls show that Democrats and Republicans in battleground states want to hear more from candidates about the climate crisis The Guardian, Oliver Milman, Oct 16, 2026.

Miscellaneous (3 items)

• From Bad to Better Bill McKibben reflects on our new ability to directly confront the climate problem we've created, at its roots. The Crucial Years, Bill McKibben, Oct 09, 2026.
• 2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #41 A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, October 4, 2026 thru Sat, October 10, 2026. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler & Doug Bostrom, Oct 11, 2026.
• Just what damage can the emissions from a new fossil fuel facility cause? A new tool has estimates From crop failures to coral bleaching, a new tool developed by climate scientists aims to predict in detail the impacts of each megatonne of carbon emissions The Guardian, Nick Evershed, Oct 15, 2026.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (2 items)

• Fact brief - Does onshore wind power need subsidies to compete with fossil fuels? Recent inflation, rising interest rates, and trade barriers have increased costs across all energy generation technologies, but onshore wind is still cheaper than fossil fuel plants and does not require subsidization to operate. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, Oct 13, 2026.
• Exxon scientist says the company knew its algae biofuel ads were BS In newly reported deposition testimony, a company scientist calls Exxon’s claims “patently false”—and says he warned them before they went public. Heated, Emily Atkin, Oct 14, 2026.

Climate Law and Justice (1 item)

• How climate and health science is turning international law into action Following a historic ICJ ruling, climate science and international law are converging to turn state duty into binding policy. The Independent, wellcome staff, Oct 13, 2026.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (1 item)

• Will AI be good or bad for the climate? Here`s what the latest evidence on energy use suggests The Conversation, Francesco Grillo, Oct 12, 2026.

Geoengineering (1 item)

• Why We Should(n't) Geoengineer Our Planet Adam Levy and Ella Gilbert discuss regional geoengineering. ClimateAdam on Youtube, Adam Levy, Oct 17, 2026.

Health Aspects of Climate Change (1 item)

• Climate Change Is Increasing Simultaneous Exposure to Heat Waves and Wildfire Smoke Heat and wildfire smoke are dangerous on their own. A new study says more people are facing both at once. Inside Climate News, Katie Surma, Oct 14, 2026.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (1 item)

• Five types of disinformation - and how to spot red flags that trigger climate inaction The Conversation, Mark Maslin, Oct 15, 2026.

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