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Jennifer Francis
Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Research Center
Expertise: Arctic climate, Sea ice, Arctic/mid-latitude linkages, Extreme weather
Details:
Hypothesis handle: jafrancis
Qualifying publication(s): see criteria
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-932
ARTICLES REVIEWED
Breitbart article makes numerous false claims about the impacts of climate change, based on Global Warming Policy Foundation post
in Breitbart, by James Delingpole, Dr. Indur Goklany
— 12 Feb 2021
"The article’s scientific credibility is very low. The author cherry-picks data, makes broad generalizations and characterizations based on incomplete or flimsy reasoning, and re..
Article by Michael Shellenberger mixes accurate and inaccurate claims in support of a misleading and overly simplistic argumentation about climate change
in Forbes, by Michael Shellenberger
— 06 Jul 2020
"Shellenberger’s article promoting his new book “Apocalypse Never” includes a mix of accurate, misleading, and patently false statements. While it is useful to push back agai..
Guardian story accurately covers sea ice event but makes unsupported connection to weather patterns and the Gulf Stream
in The Guardian, by Jonathan Watts
— 28 Aug 2018
"The article is clear and accurate. The authors have consulted several experts in the field to develop this story. They provide a scientifically sound overview of the current sea i..
Washington Post story puts recent weather extremes in accurate climate change context
in The Washington Post, by Joel Achenbach, Angela Fritz
— 31 Jul 2018
"This article accurately describes the broader climate context of recent heat extremes throughout the Northern Hemisphere. There are a couple spots where specific claims are somewh..
Breitbart article falsely claims that measured global warming has been “fabricated”
in Breitbart, by James Delingpole
— 11 Jul 2017
"In a cursory attempt at both reporting and climate science, the author glibly highlights a document heavy on accusation and light on reasoned engagement with fact. Implying nefari..
Insightful Bloomberg coverage on the rapidly changing Arctic: sea ice melt and permafrost thawing
in Bloomberg, by Blacki Migliozzi & Eric Roston
— 21 Apr 2017
Declining Arctic sea ice cover and thawing permafrost are both complex feedbacks that amplify global warming: The loss of reflective sea ice means more sunlight absorbed by the dar...
Analysis of “One of the most troubling ideas about climate change just found new evidence in its favor”
in The Washington Post, by Chris Mooney
— 29 Mar 2017
"Overall, this piece accurately describes the findings of a new research paper by Mann et al on linkages between rapid Arctic warming and extreme weather at Earth's more temperate ..
Analysis of “Amid higher global temperatures, sea ice at record lows at poles”
in CNN, by Brandon Miller
— 24 Nov 2016
"Well outlined and balanced article, describing the evident link between low sea ice and climate warming and the melt-albedo feedback, but also mentioning the role of weather and s..
Analysis of “Environmental records shattered as climate change ‘plays out before us'”
in The Guardian, by Oliver Milman
— 05 Aug 2016
The article summarizes the main findings of the “2015 state of the climate” report published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Overall it accurately repor...
Analysis of “Scientists warn of ‘global climate emergency’ over shifting jet stream”
in The Independent, by Gabriel Samuels
— 06 Jul 2016
"This article makes little sense. It uses scientific jargon, such as in the last paragraph, to make it sound "scientific", but uses it so loosely that it has no meaning. I do not s..
CLAIMS REVIEWED
YouTube video falsely claims that climate models systematically over-estimated warming and that we are heading towards an ice age
CLAIM
"The official observed temperatures are coming consistently below the scary global warming numbers"; "Melting polar ice triggers ice age"
SOURCE: Ben Davidson, Suspicious0bservers
Published: 27 May 2021
VERDICT
EPA’s Scott Pruitt incorrectly suggests climate change might not be “a bad thing”
CLAIM
We know that humans have most flourished during times of, what, warming trends. I think there are assumptions made that because the climate is warming, that that is necessarily a bad thing.
SOURCE: Scott Pruitt, KSNV NBC Las Vegas
Published: 09 Feb 2018
VERDICT
Heartland Institute report incorrectly claims no evidence of human impacts in melting ice
CLAIM
Melting of Arctic sea ice and polar icecaps is not occurring at ‘unnatural’ rates and does not constitute evidence of a human impact on the climate.
SOURCE: Craig Idso, Robert Carter, S. Fred Singer, Heartland Institute
Published: 17 May 2017
VERDICT
