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. -
BBC Today airs false statements by Lord Lawson in the name of balance
On Thursday August 10, BBC Radio 4’s “Today” broadcasted an interview in which Nigel Lawson commented on Al Gore’s new…
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How sea ice can still be thick in places in a warming Arctic
The simple fact that baffles Breitbart author: global warming doesn’t mean that every square inch of ice has already melted.
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Report Heartland Institute sent to influence US teachers on climate change earns an “F” from scientists
“This document could be used in the classroom to teach students about deliberate misinformation and how to identify it.”
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Daily Wire updates its article, but it still conveys false information
The author has removed two paragraphs and changed the title, but the new version of the article does not contain any mention of the fact that the article has been updated.
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The New York Times promotes the case for climate change skepticism with a column that is light on substance
the New York Times opinion section itself apparently didn’t realize that the content of Mr. Stephens’ piece did not actually support the message of the push notification that was introducing the article…
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CNN airs misleading climate claims in interview
“Dr. Happer’s assertion that models show 2x to 3x greater warming than observations is incorrect. At the surface (where we all live) models predict a rate of warming of 0.2 °C per decade since 1970, while NASA observes warming of around 0.18 °C during the same period.”
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Scientists reactions to the US House Science Committee hearing on climate science
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 we have asked for additional scientists to weigh in on some noteworthy, scientifically verifiable statements made during the hearing to provide a broader and more representative view of the state of scientific knowledge.
