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Christopher Merchant
Professor, University of Reading and UK National Centre for Earth Observation
Expertise: Climate observation, Climatology using satellites, Surface temperature
Details:
Hypothesis handle: cjmerchant
Qualifying publication(s): see criteria
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ARTICLES REVIEWED
Breitbart article baselessly claims a study of past climate invalidates human-caused climate change
in Breitbart, by John Nolte
— 11 Apr 2019
"By the reasoning of this article, if a rock rolled down a hill three million years ago, no human can be responsible for rolling a rock down a hill today. The fallaciousness of thi..
Popular story on Fox2Now accurately describes 2017 global temperature, sea ice extent
in Fox2News, CNN, by Brandon Miller
— 04 Dec 2018
"The article is factually correct. The reality that Arctic sea ice is getting younger is not so well known from the public, so such an article is welcome.
The article’s title an..
CLAIMS REVIEWED
The Wall Street Journal fails to acknowledge that 2016 was the warmest year on record
CLAIM
no one really knows if last year (2016) was a (global temperature) record
SOURCE: Wall Street Journal editorial, The Wall Street Journal
Published: 27 Jan 2017
VERDICT
Global surface temperatures are increasing according to climate projections, contrary to Wall Street Journal claim
CLAIM
the warming is not nearly as great as the climate change computer models have predicted.
SOURCE: Wall Street Journal editorial, The Wall Street Journal
Published: 27 Jan 2017
VERDICT
