The long-term survival of polar bears is threatened by loss of sea-ice due to global warming, new study confirms

CLAIM
"Global warming is driving polar bears toward extinction"

SOURCE: Henry Fountain, The New York Times

Published: 27 Jul 2020

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Greenhouse gases cause global warming by trapping infra-red radiations, not by “causing more holes in the ozone layer”

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Greenhouse gases emitted into the ocean are causing more holes in the ozone layer … “the ozone layer has holes in it causing global temperature to rise”

SOURCE: Otis Holland, Instagram

Published: 21 Jul 2020

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Study evaluates natural and human causes of recent rapid warming rate at the South Pole

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Surface air temperatures at the bottom of the world have risen three times faster than the global average since the 1990s.

SOURCE: Henry Fountain, The New York Times

Published: 06 Jul 2020

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Climate scientists agree that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are primarily responsible for climate change, contrary to claims in Clear Energy Alliance video

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The scientific consensus on whether global warming is human caused is not 97 percent, it’s less than 1 percent. There is no way to measure the human impact on climate change.

SOURCE: Mark Mathis, Clear Energy Alliance

Published: 25 Jun 2020

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Low solar activity has little effect on Earth’s climate, contrary to claim in The Sun

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"The sun has gone into ‘lockdown’ which could cause freezing weather, earthquakes and famine, say scientists"

SOURCE: Chris Pollard, The Sun

Published: 20 May 2020

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The global polar bear population is threatened by loss of sea ice, contrary to PragerU’s video claim

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The polar bear population has been growing. Polar bears are thriving even where sea ice is diminishing.

SOURCE: Anonymous, PragerU

Published: 18 May 2020

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Diesel cars are a major source of NO2 emissions in European cities, contrary to online claim

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The drop in NO2 content has only been “slight”. So it cannot be the evil diesel engine cars that are “choking” our cities.

SOURCE: Holger Douglas, Tichys Einblick

Published: 02 May 2020

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Claim that CO2 is cooling the planet is misleading, anthropogenic CO2 emissions overall cause global warming

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Global warming slowing down? 'Ironic' study finds more CO2 has slightly cooled the planet

SOURCE: Sebastian Kettley, Express

Published: 24 Apr 2020

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Human activities have dramatically increased atmospheric CO2 levels, causing imbalances in the global carbon cycle

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Human additions of CO2 are in the margin of error of current measurements and the gradual increase in CO2 is mainly from oceans degassing as the planet slowly emerges from the last ice age.

SOURCE: Cole Ryan, I Love Carbon Dioxide

Published: 20 Apr 2020

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Human-induced increases in greenhouse gases are the primary driver of global warming, contrary to claims in CFACT article

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They tell us that we are the primary forces controlling earth temperatures by the burning of fossil fuels and releasing their carbon dioxide. I hope my readers can recognize the absurdity of their claims. … increasing sunspots are linked to increases in earth temperature

SOURCE: Jay Lehr, CFACT

Published: 15 Apr 2020

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