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- Climate
Posted on: 2017-03-29
Analysis of "One of the most troubling ideas about climate change just found new evidence in its favor"

“Overall, this piece accurately describes the findings of a new research paper by Mann et al on linkages between rapid Arctic warming and extreme weather at Earth’s more temperate latitudes. While there are a couple of statements that are overly confident given available evidence in the peer-reviewed literature, the author generally does an excellent job placing this new work into the broader context of related studies over the past decade.”
2Very high
- Climate
Posted on: 2017-02-19
Analysis of "Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked to a warming climate"

“Changes in ocean chemistry, temperature, and circulation have significant consequences for marine life and can initiate positive feedbacks to accelerate ocean and atmosphere warming. This article is refreshing in that the author presents the results and significance of global ocean oxygen loss accurately and very clearly for non-expert audiences.”
1.9Very high
- Climate
Posted on: 2017-01-19
Analysis of "U.S. scientists officially declare 2016 the hottest year on record. That makes three in a row."

“The article accurately conveys the US agencies’ declaration of 2016 as the hottest year on record. It provides some good background material on why the agencies’ numbers differ slightly (treatment of the Arctic) and the contributing roles of El Niño and man-made global warming.”
1.7Very high
- Climate
Posted on: 2016-07-26
Analysis of "What science can tell us about the links between global warming and massive heat waves"

“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 event attribution study the role of climate change in this event can’t be quantified, but Chris Mooney provides an insightful overview of the role of climate change in heat events generally.”
Accurate
- Climate
Posted on: 2016-07-24
Heat waves in the U.S. have already become more frequent and intense due to global warming

Claim:

the U.S. is shattering high temperature records far more frequently than it is shattering low temperature records

Source: The Washington Post, Chris Mooney, 2016-07-21
0.6High
- Climate
Posted on: 2016-07-04
Analysis of "Thanks to climate change, the Arctic is turning green"

“The article reports about recent evidence that terrestrial ecosystems are ‘greening’ in response to human activities, principally the increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration. The author presents this ‘greening’ as a new finding while annual global carbon budgets have reported that about 25% of the fossil-fuel emissions have been taken up by the biosphere since the 1960s. Nothing is fundamentally wrong in the article but it is organized in a somewhat misleading way”
1.5Very high
- Climate
Posted on: 2016-03-23
Analysis of "What we’re doing to the Earth has no parallel in 66 million years, scientists say"

“It sadly implies that even the PETM, a massive warm climatic excursion, might not be harsh enough to represent an analogue for future climate change, as the Washington Post rightfully points out.”
1.7Very high
- Climate
Posted on: 2016-01-18
Analysis of "Scientists say human greenhouse gas emissions have canceled the next ice age"

“The article presents an accurate account of recently published research which suggests that human-induced global warming will delay the onset of the next ice age by 50,000 years. The research supports the findings of several studies published over the past 15 years, and is consistent with the scientific consensus that human activity is changing the climate with very long-term consequences.”

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Analysis of "One of the most troubling ideas about climate change just found new evidence in its favor"

Analysis of "Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked to a warming climate"

Analysis of "U.S. scientists officially declare 2016 the hottest year on record. That makes three in a row."

Analysis of "What science can tell us about the links between global warming and massive heat waves"

Heat waves in the U.S. have already become more frequent and intense due to global warming

Analysis of "Thanks to climate change, the Arctic is turning green"

Analysis of "What we’re doing to the Earth has no parallel in 66 million years, scientists say"

Analysis of "Scientists say human greenhouse gas emissions have canceled the next ice age"

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