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Chris Roberts
Research Scientist, ECMWF/Met Office
Expertise: Climate change & variability, Predictability, Oceanography, Sea level
Details:
Qualifying publication(s): see criteria
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JC0
ARTICLES REVIEWED
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..
IFLScience story on Florida sea level rise somewhat unclear but generally correct
in IFLScience, by Robin Andrews
— 16 Jan 2018
"While the information in this article is essentially correct, the links lead to loosely related articles published on the same website, rather than articles that directly support ..
Guardian explores sea level rise impact on cities, but fails to make timescale clear
in The Guardian, by Jonathan Watts, Dom Phillips, Helen Roxburgh, Josh Holder, Justin McCurry, Niko Kommenda, Richard Luscombe, & Ruth Michaelson
— 09 Nov 2017
"This article provides an excellent visual of an unfortunately very likely general future for humanity, in which sea level rise slowly inundates many coastal cities ... However, on..
CLAIMS REVIEWED
Fred Singer incorrectly claims sea level rise is not caused by climate change
CLAIM
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
VERDICT
