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Science shows that humans are primarily responsible for climate change, counter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s claim
Claim:
I would not agree that [carbon dioxide is] a primary contributor to the global warming that we see.
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Source: CNBC, Scott Pruitt, 2017-03-09 -
1.8Very highAnalysis of "Large Sections of Australia’s Great Reef Are Now Dead, Scientists Find"
…of an article in USA Today titled “Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has worst coral die-off ever”. “An additional kick was supplied by an El Niño weather pattern that peaked in…
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Rand Paul argument for withdrawing from Paris climate agreement based on flawed information, Prof. Gary Yohe explains
…risks that individuals across the country have already experienced: extreme weather events that will grow in intensity and frequency, e.g. extended periods of drought and wildfires, severe heat waves, rising…
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-1.8Very lowBreitbart article falsely claims that measured global warming has been “fabricated”
…accurately account for things like changes in the instruments used to make measurements or the relocation of weather stations. However, the impact of these adjustments on the global temperature record…
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1.5Very highThe Atlantic accurately explores climate context for Tropical Storm Harvey
…careful not to assume that warmer waters automatically make all aspects of extreme weather worse. Though for a given storm we do expect rainfall rates to increase at a warmer…
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IncorrectIncorrect claim that global warming is mostly natural was based on a study that can’t support that conclusion
Claim:
Most of the recent warming could be natural
Source: The Spectator, Jennifer Marohasy, 2017-08-21 -
InaccurateFormer Prime Minister Tony Abbott wrongly claims Australia has warmed far less than data show
Claim:
unadjusted data suggests that temperatures in Australia have only increased by 0.3 degrees over the past century, not the 1 degree usually claimed
Source: Global Warming Policy Foundation, Tony Abbott, 2017-10-09 -
-2Very lowCommentary in The Australian ignores evidence and misrepresents research while falsely claiming humans are not responsible for climate change
…weather/climate that is influenced by more than ONLY CO2. Natural variation must also be considered, including semi- to multi-decadal processes involving the ocean and atmosphere (e.g. El Niño-Southern Oscillation). “On…
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InaccurateRush 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.
Source: The Rush Limbaugh Show, Rush Limbaugh, 2018-04-02 -
-1.8Very lowWall Street Journal commentary grossly misleads readers about science of sea level rise
…is seen in the data collected at the global network of weather stations on land. Also, in the peer-reviewed literature it has been shown that minor inaccuracies in sea-level data…