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Reviews of articles from: National Geographic
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Destruction of the Amazon forest very likely contributes to global warming, as accurately described in The National Geographic article
in National Geographic, by Craig Welch
“The article is good overall, although there are two small issues. First, the title seems to overestimate the results. The scientific study the National Geographic article is based on cannot account for all of the climate forcers, as there are no Amazon basin wide estimates (as clearly stated in the study). This drawback could potentially change the overall warming effect, and therefore the title seems to exaggerate.”
— 23 Mar 2021
National Geographic accurately covers research pointing to slower-moving hurricanes
in National Geographic, by Craig Welch
“This is an important topic and the article explains the new research findings clearly… Highlighting how this result about slowing storms is consistent across two studies that employ very different methodologies further helps convey to the public how we try to use multiple lines of evidence to understand how our world works and how it may chance in the future.”
— 08 Jun 2018
National Geographic video of starving polar bear should have clarified uncertain link to climate change
in National Geographic, by Sarah Gibbens
“The article contains valid information on the devastating consequences of climate change on polar bears. The only problem as I see it is that the article presents (implicitly) that the polar bear in the video is dying as a consequence of climate change and from not finding enough food due to lack of sea ice…”
— 17 Jan 2018