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Extreme weather attribution

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- Climate
Posted on: 2021-11-29
PragerU video on climate change repeats a range of misleading claims by Steven Koonin

“The author of this video, Dr. Steven Koonin, says he is following the scientific reports published by the UN and US government, but by subtly changing wording and choosing not to mention important context this video is very likely to mislead readers.
This style of selective wording and lack of context, an approach called “cherry picking”, applies to every one of Dr. Koonin’s scientific comments.”
- Climate
Posted on: 2021-09-15
Global warming contributes to increased heat-related mortality, contrary to Bjorn Lomborg’s unsupported claims that climate change is saving hundreds of thousands of lives each year

Claim:

"Global warming saves 166,000 lives each year"; those claiming that climate change is causing heat-related deaths are wrong because they ignore that the population is growing and becoming older

Source: New York Post, Bjorn Lomborg, 2021-09-04
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- Climate
Posted on: 2019-06-13
Financial Post commentary jumps to unsupported conclusions in claiming “climate change isn’t causing extreme weather”

“This article is misleading since it confuses changes in climate change impacts with changes in climate and weather extremes and it subjectively selects examples that support its message.
There is clear scientific evidence that many weather and climate extreme events increase in intensity and frequency due to anthropogenic climate change. Munich Re, for example, publishes data on global major extreme events in its annual reports.”
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- Climate
Posted on: 2019-03-08
Senator Sanders' claim that climate change is making tornadoes worse isn't supported by published research

Claim:

The science is clear, climate change is making extreme weather events, including tornadoes, worse.

Source: Facebook, Bernie Sanders, 2019-03-04
1.7Very high
- Climate
Posted on: 2018-07-31
Washington Post story puts recent weather extremes in accurate climate change context

“This article accurately describes the broader climate context of recent heat extremes throughout the Northern Hemisphere. There are a couple spots where specific claims are somewhat stronger than justified by the existing scientific evidence, but in general the piece gives an accurate impression regarding the role of climate change and recent advances in extreme event attribution science.”
1.5Very high
- Climate
Posted on: 2017-08-29
The Atlantic accurately explores climate context for Tropical Storm Harvey

“A well written article that captures the essence of our understanding that under climate change storms will likely bring more rainfall. In the case of Harvey, all we can say is that it is consistent with those ideas. But we cannot say that it is the direct consequence of climate change.”
- Climate
Posted on: 2017-04-10
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.
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- Climate
Posted on: 2016-08-18
Analysis of "Disasters like Louisiana floods will worsen as planet warms, scientists warn"

“this article does a good job reporting on the recent floods in Lousiana and, more generally, the climate-change-induced changes in the water cycle that underlie scientists’ concerns about future increase in floods. However, “heavy rainfall” is not strictly synonymous to “flooding”…”
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.”
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- Climate
Posted on: 2015-10-27
Analysis of “How Hurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane on record so quickly”

“A well written and balanced article that draws on a range of scientific opinion from well-established climate scientists, hurricane specialists and forecasters. The article provides a nice summary of the major physical factors at play, while also highlighting the issues and challenges to do with detection and attribution of extreme events such as this.”

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Extreme weather attribution

PragerU video on climate change repeats a range of misleading claims by Steven Koonin

Global warming contributes to increased heat-related mortality, contrary to Bjorn Lomborg’s unsupported claims that climate change is saving hundreds of thousands of lives each year

Financial Post commentary jumps to unsupported conclusions in claiming “climate change isn’t causing extreme weather”

Senator Sanders' claim that climate change is making tornadoes worse isn't supported by published research

Washington Post story puts recent weather extremes in accurate climate change context

The Atlantic accurately explores climate context for Tropical Storm Harvey

Scientists reactions to the US House Science Committee hearing on climate science

Analysis of "Disasters like Louisiana floods will worsen as planet warms, scientists warn"

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

Analysis of “How Hurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane on record so quickly”

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