Emmanuel Vincent

Research Scientist, Editor

Emmanuel completed a PhD at the University Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris, France) and a post-doctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; Cambridge, USA), studying how the Ocean controls Hurricane intensity and how Hurricane can in turn influence the climate via their interaction with the Ocean.

The Science Feedback team

ARTICLE REVIEWS

Video promoted by John Stossel for Earth Day relies on incorrect and misleading claims about climate change

in Stossel TV, by John Stossel, Patrick Michaels, David Legates

— 21 Apr 2021

"This video is misleading in so many ways it’s hard to know where to begin. For a start there’s a repeated assertion that climate “alarmists” won’t enter debate on climat..

The Australian publishes “deeply ill-informed” opinion on climate by Ian Plimer

in The Australian, by Ian Plimer

— 09 Aug 2018

"This article is an amalgamation of logical fallacies, misleading talking points, and downright factually incorrect statements regarding the physics of the climate system. Every ta..

Financial Post commentary misleads about warming effect of greenhouse gas emissions by cherry-picking studies

in Financial Post, by Ross McKitrick

— 22 Jun 2018

"This article selectively cherry-picks studies showing low climate sensitivity, leaving out whole lines of evidence (e.g. paleoclimate studies) that agree with the sensitivity esti..

Wall Street Journal commentary grossly misleads readers about science of sea level rise

in The Wall Street Journal, by Fred Singer

— 18 May 2018

"The article has almost nothing to do with the modern state of sea-level science. The author tries to call into question that global warming causes sea-level rise, and does so by c..

New satellite measurements show sea level rise is accelerating, as CNN accurately reports

in CNN, by Brandon Miller

— 15 Feb 2018

"Global geological sea-level data, data from tide gauge and now satellite data all show that the rate of sea level rise is accelerating. These accelerations in sea level is a cause..

2017 is on track to be among the hottest year recorded, scientists are not as surprised as ThinkProgress article suggests

in Think Progress, by Joe Romm

— 21 Jul 2017

The scientists who have reviewed the article confirm it accurately reports that 2017 is on track to being one of the warmest years on record. Reviewers note this wasn’t as unexpe...

Scientists explain what New York Magazine article on “The Uninhabitable Earth” gets wrong

in New York Magazine, by David Wallace-Wells

— 12 Jul 2017

"While it is clear that ongoing warming of the global climate would eventually have very severe consequences, the concept of the Earth becoming uninhabitable within anywhere near t..

Breitbart misrepresents research from 58 scientific papers to falsely claim that they disprove human-caused global warming

in Breitbart, by James Delingpole

— 08 Jun 2017

"This article grossly misinterprets open-access scientific papers by simply looking at graphs and entirely ignoring their meaning as explained by authors in the text.

ThinkProgress story on thawing Alaskan tundra generally accurate but somewhat misleading

in Think Progress, by Joe Romm

— 19 May 2017

"The writing is a bit over the top, but factually correct in general. The main weakness is in linking the solidly evidence-based observed changes from the Commane et al paper with ..

The Telegraph publishes false information about Arctic climate

in The Telegraph, by Christopher Booker

— 09 May 2017

"This article suffers from a common error in reasoning. The author focuses on individual “snapshots” of the state of the climate while ignoring the long-term trends. Those tren..

CLAIM REVIEWS

Climate change is one factor affecting how fires in Australia burn, regardless of whether arsonists or lightning started them

CLAIM

the bushfires [in Australia] were caused by arsonists and a series of lightning strikes, not 'climate change'

SOURCE: Sean Adl-Tabatabai, Thomas D. Williams, NewsPunch, Breitbart

Published: 08 Jan 2020

VERDICT

President Trump’s claim of growing ice does not reflect reality

CLAIM

The ice caps were going to melt. They were going to be gone by now, but now they're setting records

SOURCE: Donald Trump, ITV

Published: 29 Jan 2018

VERDICT

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

Ocean acidification is expected to harm marine ecosystems overall, cherry-picking can lead to the opposite conclusion

CLAIM

Marine life has nothing whatsoever to fear from ocean acidification.

SOURCE: Mike Wallace & James Delingpole, The Spectator

Published: 10 Jan 2017

VERDICT

Oceans are currently acidifying, claims to the contrary contradict observations

CLAIM

there has been no reduction in oceanic pH levels in the last century

SOURCE: Mike Wallace & James Delingpole, The Spectator

Published: 10 Jan 2017

VERDICT

Claim that Arctic warming is already influencing mid-latitude weather correct but still under investigation

CLAIM

The jet stream meanders more, with big loops bringing warm air to the frozen north and cold air into warmer southern climes.

SOURCE: Damian Carrington, The Guardian

Published: 21 Dec 2016

VERDICT

Daily Mail claim about 2016 global temperature record is misleading

CLAIM

El Niño drove record highs in global temperatures suggesting rise may not be down to man-made emissions.

SOURCE: David Rose, The Daily Mail

Published: 02 Dec 2016

VERDICT

Wall Street Journal op-ed ignores evidence of negative impacts of increasing CO2

CLAIM

Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide has helped raise global food production and reduce poverty.

SOURCE: Harrison Schmitt & Rodney Nichols, The Wall Street Journal

Published: 02 Nov 2016

VERDICT

Sea level rise is accelerating, and with it the risk associated with coastal storm surge, contrary to claim in Forbes

CLAIM

Sea level rise, which was occurring long before humans could be blamed, has not accelerated.

SOURCE: Roy Spencer, Forbes

Published: 01 Nov 2016

VERDICT

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