Environmental media strategies for the 21st Century

After a series of sharp setbacks involving the symbols they used to promote action against global warming (polar bears, Himalayan glaciers, sea level rise, hurricanes and floods, the Amazonian rainforest and African agriculture), the consensus team on climate change is flailing around, trying to find issues that will engage the public.

So far, their efforts are weak.

Global Warming Is Undeniable: Scientific American Podcast

Yet more scientific research highlights ongoing climate change--as the U.S. enjoys the hottest July on record. David Biello reports

Sea Ice News #16 | Watts Up With That?

Summer is rapidly winding down in the Arctic, and (based on DMI graphs) the region north of 80N appears set to finish the summer as the coldest on record. So far, there have only been a small handful of days which made it up to normal temperatures. The Arctic is one of many places described by climate scientists as “the fastest warming place on earth.”

Ice melt during July was the slowest in the JAXA record.
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Meanwhile down south, Antarctic ice continues near record highs.
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Much of Russia, Siberia and the former Soviet Republics are already seeing well below normal temperatures, but this is (of course) not being reported by the press.