We collaborate with our collegial nonprofit Gigafact to create Fact Briefs on matters of #ClimateChange and #ClimateScience. Gigafact's specific mission is to help journalists supply condensed, easy-to-apply #debunkings of common (and usually intentionally fostered) misunderstandings of how Earth's climate functions, and how we're changing that.

But we all run into #ClimateBunk, and these treatments are a handy place to point folks to better information.

Recent releases:

* Has Arctic sea ice recovered?
* Is global warming actually happening?
* Are surface temperature records reliable?
* Is the greenhouse effect still debated among climate scientists?

These are all settled questions, many of which Skeptical Science has addressed more than a decade ago-- but Gigafact chooses topics based on fresh information and although it may beggar belief they're still "current" in the public mind.

"Collect them all" at the link! Join our mailing list if you want to be kept up to date (we _never_ share email addresses).

https://skepticalscience.com/search.php?Search=fact+brief+gigafact&x=0&y=0

Surprisingly positive findings:

"Solar panels generate energy even in cloudy or cold conditions (Ramli et al. 2016). Although cloudy weather may reduce power generation by as much as 45%, substantial energy can still be generated during those conditions (Ramli et al. 2016 and Makrides et al. 2012)."

From our collaboratively adapted collection of #ClimateSolutionsMyths #debunkings, authored at the #SabinCenterForClimateChangeLaw.

One of 33 helpful treatments.

https://skepticalscience.com/do-solar-panels-work-in-cold-or-cloudy-climates.htm?utm-source=mastodon&utm-campaign=socialnetworks&utm-term=sks

Here's our latest roundup of news and analysis related to climate change, links to 23 articles from a plethora of publishers in the popular press, conveniently assembled and categorized-- for highly efficient "do keep up!"

As usual, we seek out well-reported #debunkings of #ClimateChangeMyths and #ClimateSolutionsMyths. See categories "Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science" and "Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions."

Article suggestions welcome!

https://skepticalscience.com/2025-SkS-Weekly-News-Roundup_02.html?utm-source=mastodon&utm-campaign=socialnetworks&utm-term=sks

We collaborated with the #SabinCenterForClimateChangeLaw to adapt their excellent rebuttals to 33 #RenewableEnergyMyths for easy granular access outside of the original single report, which was published as a PDF.

Commencing Nov. 5 we've been highlighting one of these #FossilFuelPropaganda #Debunkings per week. Here's the last for 2024. Stay tuned for more in 2025!

#EnergyModernization

https://skepticalscience.com/will-solar-development-destroy-jobs.htm?utm-source=mastodon&utm-campaign=socialnetworks&utm-term=sks

Due to circumstances beyond our control we're running a little behind here on Mastodon.

On November 13 we commemorated a pleasing accomplishment: completion of 20 fact briefs in cooperation with #Gigafact, a non-profit pursuing the singular purpose of equipping journalists with turnkey #debunkings of common misinformation and disinformation.

We help Gigafact with matters of climate change, often tricky due to the brevity of these drop-in treatments.

https://skepticalscience.com/20-fact-briefs-published.html?utm-source=mastodon@utm-campaign=socialnetworks&utm-term=sks