Inaccurate
Study finds Southern Ocean’s surface is becoming saltier and losing sea ice, not experiencing an ‘ocean current reversal’
Claim:
New study finds a major current in the Southern Ocean has reversed.
Articles tagged with
Polar climate
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Source: The Guardian, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2025-07-10 -
InaccurateThe Antarctic’s ice coverage is not increasing to record levels, nor is the continent getting colder, contrary to Curry and Easterbrook claims in CFACT movie
Claim:
Antarctic sea-ice extent is increasing to record levels. Antarctica is getting colder; its sea ice and ice cap are not melting
Source: CFACT, Instagram, Don Easterbrook, Judith Curry, 2023-04-16 -
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…”
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2Very highAnalysis of "Amid higher global temperatures, sea ice at record lows at poles"
“Well outlined and balanced article, describing the evident link between low sea ice and climate warming and the melt-albedo feedback, but also mentioning the role of weather and short-time variability.”
