Claim reviews
Blaze article badly misrepresents study of Greenland’s Jakobshavn Glacier
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[O]ne of the previously fastest shrinking glaciers in the world is growing again, calling into question the narrative that rapid climate change [...] poses a significant threat to the existence of the human race
SOURCE: Chris Enloe, The Blaze
Published: 29 Mar 2019
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Caleb Rossiter falsely claims that climate models are “running very hot”
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The models predicted about three times the amount of warming in the world we’ve seen since [1988].
SOURCE: Caleb Rossiter, The Hill
Published: 11 Mar 2019
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Senator Sanders’ claim that climate change is making tornadoes worse isn’t supported by published research
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The science is clear, climate change is making extreme weather events, including tornadoes, worse.
SOURCE: Senator Bernie Sanders, Facebook
Published: 08 Mar 2019
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Claim that cows have more impact on climate than cars depends on the timescale
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Burping cows are more damaging to the climate than all the cars on this planet.
SOURCE: Barclay's, Financial Times
Published: 21 Feb 2019
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Metro’s claims of coming “mini ice age” have no basis in reality
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[S]unspot activity on the surface of our star has dropped to a new low. It’s feared this could herald the arrival of a uniquely grim ‘mini Ice Age’.
SOURCE: Jasper Hamill, Metro
Published: 20 Nov 2018
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On BBC Newsnight, Myron Ebell falsely claims climate models exaggerate warming
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The rate of warming according to the data is much slower than the models used by the IPCC
SOURCE: Myron Ebell, BBC Newsnight
Published: 09 Oct 2018
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Ian Plimer wrongly claims that carbon dioxide emissions do not cause climate change
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there is no relationship between temperature and carbon dioxide emissions by humans[...] carbon dioxide has had a minuscule effect on global climate
SOURCE: Ian Plimer, The Australian
Published: 11 Aug 2018
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Ian Plimer incorrectly claims human-caused emissions are short-lived
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The atmospheric residency time of carbon dioxide is five years and it is quickly sequestered into plants, marine life, oceans and sediments.
SOURCE: Ian Plimer, The Australian
Published: 11 Aug 2018
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President Trump’s claim that water supply policy has worsened California wildfires is baseless
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California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amounts of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean.
SOURCE: President Donald Trump, Twitter
Published: 07 Aug 2018
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Fred Singer incorrectly claims sea level rise is not caused by climate change
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Sea-level rise does not seem to depend on ocean temperature, and certainly not on CO2
SOURCE: Fred Singer, The Wall Street Journal
Published: 19 Jul 2018
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