Articles tagged with: climate projections

ARTICLE REVIEWS

ABC article effectively illustrates important climate trends for Australian readers

in Australian Broadcasting Company, by Tim Leslie, Joshua Byrd, Nathan Hoad

— 11 Dec 2019

"This article is exceptionally good in delivering accurate information in an engaging way. There are many useful statements made about the effects of climate change on extreme weat..

New York Times op-ed claiming scientists underestimated climate change lacks supporting evidence

in The New York Times, by Eugene Linden

— 18 Nov 2019

"Most of the specific facts and statistics in this op-ed are correct, but the overall effect is significantly misleading. The author’s central point is that scientists have been ..

CLAIM REVIEWS

Article falsely attributes invented quotes to James Hansen

CLAIM
Father of Global Warming’ Scientist Finally Admits Theory Is Wrong

SOURCE: Baxter Dmitry, NewsPunch, Your News Wire, Principia Scientific

Published: 01 Jan 2020

VERDICT

2°C is not known to be a “point of no return”, as Jonathan Franzen claims

CLAIM
The consensus among scientists and policy-makers is that we’ll pass this point of no return if the global mean temperature rises by more than two degrees Celsius

SOURCE: Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker

Published: 17 Sep 2019

VERDICT