Do radio waves from mobile devices cause cancer? A look at the evidence
Current scientific consensus is that there is little to no evidence that radiofrequency causes increased risk of cancer in humans.
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How we know vaccines don’t cause autism – and why this belief persists
The claim that “vaccines cause autism” first received its scientific backing by Andrew Wakefield’s now-retracted study in The Lancet, published…
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How is Arctic warming linked to the ‘polar vortex’ and other extreme weather?
Over the past decade, a growing body of research has proposed ways in which rapid Arctic warming can lead to harsh winters, summer heatwaves and even floods and droughts across the mid-latitudes. Some scientists say that climate change and Arctic sea ice loss are the root cause of these events, but others are more circumspect. In this detailed Q&A, scientists discuss the potential connections between Arctic warming and extreme weather across the mid-latitudes, what those theories look like, and how the evidence measures up.
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How credible were 2018's most popular climate articles?
Compared to last year’s top 10, there is a notable lack of low credibility stories. Two stories garnered mixed reviews from scientists. In one case, this was an article detailing false claims about sea level rise made by politicians, in which some reviewers felt the article simply wasn’t clear enough in its corrections. But there were no articles from partisan outlets presenting inaccurate rejections of climate system at the top in 2018. Instead, the list was dominated by major news outlets—with the exception of the top story, which was published by the local FOX station in St. Louis.
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Climate misinformation video reaches broad audience with help from Youtube recommendation algorithm
YouTube’s recommendation algorithm recently began promoting a video about climate change on dozens of popular Youtube channels; the video has been promoted to between 300,000 and 2,000,000 people according to AlgoTransparency.
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Sky News Australia airs false climate information in misleading video by Rowan Dean
“While the variations in the Sun’s magnetic activity (leading to small variations in solar radiation reaching the Earth) have some discernible effect on our climate, their impact is small compared to the effects of man-made greenhouse gas emissions.”
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A discussion with experts on California wildfire links to climate change
In many of these conversations, the question is framed in a fairly reductionist way: “Did global warming cause the California fires?” A more nuanced and scientifically-answerable question might be: “Has global warming increased the likelihood or severity of large late-season wildfires in California?”
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Most popular climate change stories of 2017 reviewed by scientists
Many stories were written about climate science in 2017, but were the ones that “went viral” scientifically accurate? To find…
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US Congressman Lamar Smith rushes to dismiss study of Texas hurricanes like Harvey in a warming climate
“Congressman Smith is an expert at using seemingly true statements to convey falsehoods.” – Prof. Kerry Emanuel
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Tony Abbott speech on climate change rehashes misleading, inaccurate talking points
“the usual mix of misdirection, falsehoods and tirades against ‘brigades’ who supposedly say this and that but are never clearly identified”.
In his speech, Abbott repeated common climate change contrarian talking points that are either incorrect, fallacious, unsupported, misleading, or cherry-picked. Read below for detailed reactions from scientists.
