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Posted on: 2018-08-09
Guardian coverage of essay on potential of future "hothouse" climate is generally accurate, but misstates some details

“The article reasonably summarizes a new study published in PNAS, which describes the potential of tipping elements to enhance climate warming and the potential for the Earth to transition into a hot-house climate state. The article is careful to point out uncertainties and thus avoids being sensational. However, there are many small errors scattered throughout the article.”
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- Climate
Posted on: 2018-08-07
President Trump's claim that water supply policy has worsened California wildfires is baseless

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California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amounts of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean.

Source: Twitter/X, Donald Trump, 2018-08-05
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- 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.”
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Posted on: 2018-07-27
NPR story accurately describes ecological consequences of altered spring timings in a warming climate

“This article at NPR discusses what happens when warm spring weather arrives earlier because of climate change. Animals must adjust to changes in the timing of plant flowering, for example, leading to noticeable desynchrony in the ecosystem…”
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- Climate
Posted on: 2018-07-19
Fred Singer incorrectly claims sea level rise is not caused by climate change

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Sea-level rise does not seem to depend on ocean temperature, and certainly not on CO2

Source: The Wall Street Journal, Fred Singer, 2018-05-15
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- Climate
Posted on: 2018-07-10
USA Today story accurate but lacks clarity regarding timescales over which warming could be underestimated

“An accurate and balanced article that gives readers a good flavour of the research but the reference to “Earth’s history” might confuse some when it otherwise refers to the studied period: the past 3.5 million years. Neatly explains a lot of the key points in a small word count, but…”
- Climate
Posted on: 2018-07-07
Daily Mail correctly reports that climate change leads to more severe heatwaves, but explanation of recent weather is off the mark

“Mostly this article is accurate in its reporting of the recent heat over North America and Eurasia. However, there are a few misleading statements, including the headline, that exaggerate both the scale of the event and the likely role of climate change.”
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- Climate
Posted on: 2018-06-22
Financial Post commentary misleads about warming effect of greenhouse gas emissions by cherry-picking studies

“This article selectively cherry-picks studies showing low climate sensitivity, leaving out whole lines of evidence (e.g. paleoclimate studies) that agree with the sensitivity estimates found in models. It also glosses over the many criticisms of instrumentally based (or “energy balance”) sensitivity estimates published in recent years.”
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- Climate
Posted on: 2018-06-15
Washington Post article accurately describes latest estimate of accelerating Antarctic ice loss

“The article presents the results of the study accurately, and uses multiple comments from scientists both involved and not-involved in the study to highlight the key findings. Some of the explanations are simplified, and there is a slight attempt at the end to downplay the results by suggesting scientists can’t predict the future. It is correct that the study presented is not making predictions, rather documenting past changes, but the positive trend is what we would expect based on the longer record of change we have for glaciers and ice caps.”
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- Climate
Posted on: 2018-06-08
National Geographic accurately covers research pointing to slower-moving hurricanes

“This is an important topic and the article explains the new research findings clearly… Highlighting how this result about slowing storms is consistent across two studies that employ very different methodologies further helps convey to the public how we try to use multiple lines of evidence to understand how our world works and how it may chance in the future.”

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Guardian coverage of essay on potential of future "hothouse" climate is generally accurate, but misstates some details

President Trump's claim that water supply policy has worsened California wildfires is baseless

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

NPR story accurately describes ecological consequences of altered spring timings in a warming climate

Fred Singer incorrectly claims sea level rise is not caused by climate change

USA Today story accurate but lacks clarity regarding timescales over which warming could be underestimated

Daily Mail correctly reports that climate change leads to more severe heatwaves, but explanation of recent weather is off the mark

Financial Post commentary misleads about warming effect of greenhouse gas emissions by cherry-picking studies

Washington Post article accurately describes latest estimate of accelerating Antarctic ice loss

National Geographic accurately covers research pointing to slower-moving hurricanes

Of the many factors that cause wildfires, the influence of climate change and human activities is growing

Can you achieve a balanced diet by eating only meat? A look at the scientific evidence

What do we know about the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging?

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