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Articles tagged with: Methane
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Guardian article on Arctic methane emissions claiming “a new climate feedback loop may have been triggered” lacks important context
in The Guardian, by Jonathan Watts
— 30 Oct 2020
"This article’s claim that methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean are starting to be released, awakening a “sleeping giant”, cannot be supported by the limited observational da..
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..
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 ..
CLAIM REVIEWS
Evidence greenhouse gasses cause global warming denied by Willie Soon in Tucker Carlson interview, resulting in mass social media climate misinformation
CLAIM
Carbon dioxide does not cause global warming, scientists are 90% sure it’s the Sun; The climate problems blamed on carbon dioxide (such as ocean acidification and negative impacts on polar bears) are not real
SOURCE: Willie Soon, Tucker Carlson Network
Published: 22 Jan 2024
VERDICT
Contrary to widespread misrepresentation, new study finds “extremely minimal” impact of human breathing on climate
CLAIM
Scientists say human breathing is fueling global warming
SOURCE: Jonathan Chadwick, Daily Mail (MailOnline)
Published: 12 Jan 2024
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Viral claim that cow burps are not an important contributor to climate change ignores full range of greenhouse gas emissions of beef production
CLAIM
Methane from cows is only a small percentage of total greenhouse gas emissions, it would be produced anyways without cattle, it is not an important contributor to climate change
SOURCE: Social media user, Instagram
Published: 09 Jan 2024
VERDICT
Claim that cows have more impact on climate than cars depends on the timescale
CLAIM
Burping cows are more damaging to the climate than all the cars on this planet.
SOURCE: Barclay's, Financial Times
Published: 21 Feb 2019
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