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-1.9Very low
- Climate
Posted on: 2019-04-11
Breitbart article baselessly claims a study of past climate invalidates human-caused climate change

“By the reasoning of this article, if a rock rolled down a hill three million years ago, no human can be responsible for rolling a rock down a hill today. The fallaciousness of this reasoning is astounding.
It is hard to imagine that a well-intentioned person can so profoundly misunderstand the science. Assuming the author is acting in good faith, this article provides evidence that motivated reasoning can produce results that appear delusional to well-informed people.”
Flawed reasoning
- Climate
Posted on: 2019-03-29
Blaze article badly misrepresents study of Greenland's Jakobshavn Glacier

Claim:

[O]ne of the previously fastest shrinking glaciers in the world is growing again, calling into question the narrative that rapid climate change [...] poses a significant threat to the existence of the human race

Source: The Blaze, Chris Enloe, 2019-03-26
Inaccurate
- Climate
Posted on: 2019-03-11
Caleb Rossiter falsely claims that climate models are "running very hot"

Claim:

The models predicted about three times the amount of warming in the world we’ve seen since [1988].

Source: The Hill, Caleb Rossiter, 2019-03-06
Misleading
- 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
-2Very low
- Climate
Posted on: 2019-02-26
Western Journal op-ed deceives readers with completely unsupported claims

“What would make their case stronger would be if they actually analysed all the data, engaged with the existing scientific literature and made their own contribution to our scientific understanding by publishing a scientific paper. The cherry picking exercise in this Western Journal article does not contribute to our scientific understanding of the world.”
Lacks context
- Climate
Posted on: 2019-02-21
Claim that cows have more impact on climate than cars depends on the timescale

Claim:

Burping cows are more damaging to the climate than all the cars on this planet.

Source: Financial Times, Barclay's, 2019-02-19
- Climate
Posted on: 2019-02-01
How is Arctic warming linked to the ‘polar vortex’ and other extreme weather?

Over the past decade, a growing body of research has proposed ways in which rapid Arctic warming can lead to harsh winters, summer heatwaves and even floods and droughts across the mid-latitudes. Some scientists say that climate change and Arctic sea ice loss are the root cause of these events, but others are more circumspect. In this detailed Q&A, scientists discuss the potential connections between Arctic warming and extreme weather across the mid-latitudes, what those theories look like, and how the evidence measures up.
- Climate
Posted on: 2019-01-24
How credible were 2018's most popular climate articles?

Compared to last year’s top 10, there is a notable lack of low credibility stories. Two stories garnered mixed reviews from scientists. In one case, this was an article detailing false claims about sea level rise made by politicians, in which some reviewers felt the article simply wasn’t clear enough in its corrections. But there were no articles from partisan outlets presenting inaccurate rejections of climate system at the top in 2018. Instead, the list was dominated by major news outlets—with the exception of the top story, which was published by the local FOX station in St. Louis.
+1.5Very high
- Climate
Posted on: 2019-01-24
New York Times' coverage of IPCC report clearly presents conclusions

This story in The New York Times covered the October release of the IPCC’s “Global Warming of 1.5 °C” report. Scientists who reviewed the story found that it provided an accurate and detailed summary of the report, though some statements about warming being “worse than previously thought” could have used some clarifying context.
0.2Neutral
- Climate
Posted on: 2019-01-23
Guardian story on climate impacts of diet gets mixed reviews from scientists

“The word “Avoiding” in title and text is overly strong and should have been “Reducing”. Adopting a vegan diet is not necessary, but a reduction to having meat 1-2 times a week and dairy 3-4 times a week would suffice. In fact, flexitarian diets utilize natural resources much more efficiently than vegan diets[1]. In the article, Peter Alexander is quoted saying something to the same effect.”