From the “No. we aren’t talking about cloning Michael Keaton or saying Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse!” department comes this very interesting discovery that took a century to confirm.
Author: Anthony Watts
CLAIM: Climate change reached into the past and collapsed Bronze Age civilizations
From the “is there anything climate change can’t do when models are involved?” department. On the plus side, this study illustrates how natural climate cycles were involved. – Anthony Unravelling…
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Extreme Attribution Gets a National Academies Upgrade: But the Weakest Link Problem Remains
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a new report, Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts, accompanied by a press release announcing that…
Wrong, USA Today, There’s No Evidence that Climate Change Will Cause Higher Water Bills
USA Today’s readers deserve better than speculative headlines built on hypothetical futures. They deserve reporting grounded in observed data, historical context, and the recognition that climate models are tools for…
LOL! The Guardian Is Upset That Nobody Wants Climate in Their Weather Anymore
After years of lectures that every hurricane, flood, drought, wildfire, and a hot summer day is caused by climate change, people have grown weary of the message.
Giant ‘Bond Villian’ Space Mirror Approved by Feds
You probably assumed giant orbiting mirrors capable of directing sunlight at Earth would remain safely in the realm of Hollywood fantasy.
Groan…Science Tries to Legitimize ‘Weather control’
From the press releases “I never bothered to finish reading because it was too effing stoopid.” department.
It’s Time to Ask Who Should Be Held Accountable for the Damages of the ‘Climate Crisis’
If accountability is the standard, then it should apply equally to every institution that shaped public understanding of climate change.
Europe’s “Soaring Climate Damage” Narrative Runs Into an Inconvenient Dataset
That is precisely why normalization exists. It separates changes in the weather from changes in society.
The Other “They Knew” Climate Story: #ExxonKnew vs. #TheyKnew
Climate anxiety didn’t appear spontaneously; It was cultivated.
Letter to the Editor: Enough of ‘climate doom’
Every once in awhile, a letter like this makes what I do all worth it – Anthony
California’s Hidden Climate Tax on Everything You Buy
“This state-based agency… is imposing de facto national energy policy.”
“Super” El Niño is a No-Go: In More Ways than One
Premium now open to all paid subscribers. Correcting the “Super El Niño” Narrative—NOAA Doesn’t Actually Use That Term, plus it looks to be fizzling
Climate.gov Rides Again: A Sign That the Climate Debate Is Far From Over
Political fortunes rise and fall. Administrations come and go. Government priorities shift, but the underlying contest over how climate science is interpreted, communicated, and used to justify policy will continue.
Wikipedia’s Founder Gets the Wikipedia Treatment: “…if you aren’t with us, STFU.”
Now even one of Wikipedia’s founders appears unable to challenge the prevailing editorial culture.
Rice, CO₂, and the Climate Story the Media Keep Missing
The combination of human innovation, agricultural modernization, and the fertilization effect of rising atmospheric CO₂ has helped create a world that produces far more food than it did a half…
Climate Fact-Check May 2026
Debunking claims of climate causing ‘less healthy’ food – Melting ice will NOT ‘drown millions’ – Droughts NOT caused by fossil fuels – Earth is NOT spinning slower due to…