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Climate change can make it harder for the Amazon rainforest to grow back from deforestation, but that does not mean 40% of it will now turn into a savanna
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“Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah”
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Source: The Guardian, Fiona Harvey, 2020-10-05 -
-2Very lowVideo interview of Ian Plimer at Sky News falsely claims that a new study announces an incoming ice age, partly based on an incorrect Daily Mail headline
…study cannot be extrapolated to current and future climate conditions. “Our paper is unambiguous and not relevant for modern/future climate change in this way, and reporting it as so is…
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MisleadingIan Plimer incorrectly claims human-caused emissions are short-lived
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The atmospheric residency time of carbon dioxide is five years and it is quickly sequestered into plants, marine life, oceans and sediments.
Source: The Australian, Ian Plimer, 2018-08-07 -
-2Very lowCommentary in The Australian ignores evidence and misrepresents research while falsely claiming humans are not responsible for climate change
…the Industrial Revolution. Physics predicts that the unavoidable consequence of that increase is the warming we have observed. “Global human emissions are only 3 per cent of total annual emissions.”…
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InaccurateEU is not passing law to ‘seize and scrap’ cars under climate agenda, contrary to Peter Sweden claim
Claim:
The EU could SEIZE and SCRAP your old car if it doesn't meet their criteria as part of their climate agenda.
Source: Twitter/X, Peter Imanuelsen (aka Peter Sweden), 2023-11-27 -
No, Bill Gates is not funding COVID-19 vaccines as a way to conduct global surveillance or to depopulate the world
Claim:
Bill Gates, founder of harmful vaccination campaigns in developing countries, now plans to use COVID-19 vaccines to surveil the population
Source: The Truth About Cancer, Ty and Charlene Bollinger, 2020-06-13 -
1.3HighAnalysis of “2014 Breaks Heat Record, Challenging Global Warming Skeptics”
Scientists’ Feedback SUMMARY This article covers the release of annual average global surface temperature estimates for 2014, which placed it as the warmest year on record. Justin Gillis’ article placed…
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1.3HighNew York Times accurately covers 2017 record low Arctic winter sea ice extent
…reports on the state of Arctic sea ice at the annual maximum (in March) and its causes, and gives an insightful discussion as to the implications. There is one point…
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InaccurateLink between CO2 and Earth’s temperature is well-established, despite claims on Fox News
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Scientists have found no consistent correlation between CO2 and temperature; scientists do not know whether earth will warm or cool in future
Source: Fox News, Tom Harris, 2022-10-12 -
InaccurateDeserts cool the planet by reflecting solar radiation to space; vegetated areas have an overall warming effect, so planting trees in deserts doesn’t necessarily cool the planet
Claim:
"Deserts are heat producers, reflecting around 60% to 70% of the solar energy that falls on them straight back into the atmosphere."; "If we want to do something about global warming, we have to do something about deserts."
Source: The Guardian, Steve Rose, Ties Van der Hoeven, 2021-03-20