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Rush Limbaugh falsely claims there is no evidence of human-caused global warming
Claim:
There isn’t yet any empirical evidence for their claim that greenhouse gases even cause temperatures to increase.
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Source: The Rush Limbaugh Show, Rush Limbaugh, 2018-04-02 -
2Very highWashington Post accurately covers permafrost study, albeit under a somewhat sensational headline
The article accurately described a study indicating that more of the carbon released from thawing permafrost will be released as methane and provided context on its overall implications by quoting comments from two other researchers. The article’s headline, however, may mislead readers through the use of the sensational phrase “the Arctic’s carbon bomb”, which calls to mind a catastrophic, explosive release of greenhouse gas.
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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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-1.7Very lowFinancial Post publishes misleading opinion that misrepresents science of polar bears’ plight
“The article is composed of misstatements. These are either based upon the author’s apparent lack of understanding of the ecological and geophysical situations, or intent to mislead readers.”
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Breitbart repeats blogger’s unsupported claim that NOAA manipulates data to exaggerate warming
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NOAA has adjusted past temperatures to look colder than they were and recent temperatures to look warmer than they were.
Source: Breitbart, James Delingpole, 2018-02-20 -
1.5Very highNew satellite measurements show sea level rise is accelerating, as CNN accurately reports
“Global geological sea-level data, data from tide gauge and now satellite data all show that the rate of sea level rise is accelerating. These accelerations in sea level is a cause for great concern.”
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EPA’s Scott Pruitt incorrectly suggests climate change might not be “a bad thing”
Claim:
We know that humans have most flourished during times of, what, warming trends. I think there are assumptions made that because the climate is warming, that that is necessarily a bad thing.
Source: KSNV NBC Las Vegas, Scott Pruitt, 2018-02-06 -
InaccuratePresident Trump’s claim of growing ice does not reflect reality
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The ice caps were going to melt. They were going to be gone by now, but now they're setting records
Source: ITV, Donald Trump, 2018-01-28 -
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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0.3NeutralNational Geographic video of starving polar bear should have clarified uncertain link to climate change
“The article contains valid information on the devastating consequences of climate change on polar bears. The only problem as I see it is that the article presents (implicitly) that the polar bear in the video is dying as a consequence of climate change and from not finding enough food due to lack of sea ice…”
