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Articles tagged with: Extreme weather attribution
ARTICLE REVIEWS
PragerU video on climate change repeats a range of misleading claims by Steven Koonin
in PragerU, by Steve Koonin
— 29 Nov 2021
"The author of this video, Dr. Steven Koonin, says he is following the scientific reports published by the UN and US government, but by subtly changing wording and choosing not to ..
Financial Post commentary jumps to unsupported conclusions in claiming “climate change isn’t causing extreme weather”
in Financial Post, by Ross McKitrick
— 13 Jun 2019
"This article is misleading since it confuses changes in climate change impacts with changes in climate and weather extremes and it subjectively selects examples that support its m..
Washington Post story puts recent weather extremes in accurate climate change context
in The Washington Post, by Joel Achenbach, Angela Fritz
— 31 Jul 2018
"This article accurately describes the broader climate context of recent heat extremes throughout the Northern Hemisphere. There are a couple spots where specific claims are somewh..
The Atlantic accurately explores climate context for Tropical Storm Harvey
in The Atlantic, by Robinson Meyer
— 29 Aug 2017
"A well written article that captures the essence of our understanding that under climate change storms will likely bring more rainfall. In the case of Harvey, all we can say is th..
Analysis of “Disasters like Louisiana floods will worsen as planet warms, scientists warn”
in The Guardian, by Oliver Milman
— 18 Aug 2016
"this article does a good job reporting on the recent floods in Lousiana and, more generally, the climate-change-induced changes in the water cycle that underlie scientists' concer..
Analysis of “What science can tell us about the links between global warming and massive heat waves”
in The Washington Post, by Chris Mooney
— 26 Jul 2016
"This is a well-written article that provides a good overall discussion around the connection between climate change and the ongoing US heat wave. In the absence of a specific even..
Analysis of “How Hurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane on record so quickly”
in Mashable, by Andrew Freedman
— 27 Oct 2015
"A well written and balanced article that draws on a range of scientific opinion from well-established climate scientists, hurricane specialists and forecasters. The article provid..
Analysis of “South Carolina flooding is the type of event climate scientists have warned about for years”
in Mashable, by Andrew Freedman
— 10 Oct 2015
"It's tricky to evaluate the contribution of climate change to a particular weather event, but generally speaking, the author provides an accurate summary of the challenges of this..
Analysis of “The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here”
in Rolling Stone, by Eric Holthaus
— 12 Aug 2015
"The article rightly communicates the urgency and seriousness of human-induced climate change, [...] However, by the title, subtitle, and overall framing, it is likely to give an i..
Analysis of “Vanuatu’s president makes a leap in tying Cyclone Pam to climate change”
in Mashable, by Andrew Freedman
— 23 Mar 2015
"... well-written article that hits most of the key points regarding the complex question of how global warming may affect tropical cyclones."
CLAIM REVIEWS
Global warming contributes to increased heat-related mortality, contrary to Bjorn Lomborg’s unsupported claims that climate change is saving hundreds of thousands of lives each year
CLAIM
"Global warming saves 166,000 lives each year"; those claiming that climate change is causing heat-related deaths are wrong because they ignore that the population is growing and becoming older
SOURCE: Bjorn Lomborg, New York Post, Facebook
Published: 15 Sep 2021
VERDICT
Senator Sanders’ claim that climate change is making tornadoes worse isn’t supported by published research
CLAIM
The science is clear, climate change is making extreme weather events, including tornadoes, worse.
SOURCE: Senator Bernie Sanders, Facebook
Published: 08 Mar 2019
VERDICT
INSIGHTS
Scientists reactions to the US House Science Committee hearing on climate science
— 10 Apr 2017
Only four witnesses were invited to testify before the committee, which cannot be representative of all the expertise required to understand a field as vast as climate science. So ...