A number of mainstream media outlets have uncritically echoed the proclamation of 2024 being the “hottest year on record,” such as, CNN with a story titled, “2024 Confirmed as World’s…
Author: Anthony Watts
Politico and The Guardian Falsely Blame California Wildfires on Climate Change
By refusing to discuss the true causes of wildfires, outlets like Politico and The Guardian are complicit in hindering meaningful action. It’s time for journalists to do their jobs: report facts, ask hard questions,…
Wrong, World Meteorological Organization, There Is No Evidence “Climate Change Impacts Grip[ed] Globe in 2024”
The WMO’s “Climate Change Impacts Grip Globe in 2024” exemplifies the misuse of short-term weather events to promote a long-term climate crisis narrative. Such sensationalism not only undermines public understanding…
No, Associated Press, Extreme Weather Events in a Single Year Are Not Climate Change
While the photographs featured in the Seattle Times article are evocative, it’s essential to approach the subject of weather and climate with a clear understanding of the distinction between the two, and…
Hey Media, Remember in 2017 When an Iceberg in Antarctica Freaked You Out? Science now says: ‘Never Mind’
This finding suggests that extreme calving events such as the recent 2017 Larsen C iceberg, A68, are statistically unexceptional and that extreme calving events are not necessarily a consequence of…
Wrong, NBC News, Climate Change Isn’t Causing Rising Coffee Prices, Production Is Increasing
NBC’s portrayal of climate change as a primary driver of rising coffee prices reflects a bias by the media outlet toward blaming nearly every bad thing that occurs on climate…
Newsweek Claims U.S. Cities Would be Underwater by 2050, Forgets the Same Predictions Were Made for 2000 and 2020
Responsible journalism requires more than repackaging doomsday scenarios; it demands rigorous fact-checking and a willingness to present a balanced view of the evidence. By failing to meet these standards, Newsweek not only…
Take Note, VOA, Island Nation’s International Court of Justice Lawsuit Over Sea-Level Rise Is Pointless and Toothless
In light of these facts, it appears that the lawsuits being pushed are little more than a legal shake-down by using the alarmist narratives about climate change induced sea level…
No, Atlanta News First, Climate Change is Not Threatening the “Way of Life” of Georgia Farmers
A thorough analysis of regional climate data and agricultural outcomes in Georgia reveals that there is no evidence climate change is altering weather patterns in Georgia for the worse or…
Wrong, Bloomberg, Real World Evidence Proves Extreme Rainfall Hasn’t Become More Frequent or Deadly
Instead of leaping to conclusions, Bloomberg and other media outlets should focus on reporting about realistic strategies like improved infrastructure, better flood management, and adaptation to natural weather variability—solutions that…
Wrong, Earth.com, Climate Change is Actually Enhancing Life on Earth
This isn’t truly surprising because the article itself provides no factual evidence to support its alarming claims. Earth.com’s article appears to be just another example of sloppy journalism in which…
Wrong, The Hill, Climate Change Is Not Causing Emigration
It is sad that The Hill chose to republish this false article without doing any due diligence to check the claims. It is doubly sad that the AP, with resources…
No, Media. Hurricane Helene was not Worsened by Climate Change
The challenge for the media and politicians is to explain how such a catastrophic flooding event occurred in Asheville before climate change ever became an issue, and the atmospheric content…
Note to Australian Broadcasting Corporation News, Pacific Island Sea Level Projections Are Wrong
ABC failed miserably when it comes to doing basic journalistic research for this story. The fact that no fact check was even attempted is so egregious, one must wonder if…
No, Mainstream Media, Antarctica Isn’t ‘Burning’ from a Heat Wave
A single day weather event, that briefly caused temperatures to go above normal doesn’t meet the meteorological definition of a heat wave, or a signal of climate change since it…
Yes, NPR, Wine Grapes Can and Have Endured Climate Change
The data suggests NPR’s Lauren Sommer may have been drinking too much wine when she wrote that story or, more likely, she failed to look into the actual temperature and grape production…
No, New York Times, Climate Change Isn’t Destroying Bridges
Apparently, NYT reporter Coral Davenport couldn’t be troubled to seek out the facts. Or perhaps, she just doesn’t know how. This sort of slapdash reporting containing speculative claims rather than…
No, Press Democrat, One Hottest Month Means Nothing in The Scheme of Climate Change
Fortunately, Mother Nature changed the weather patterns to cooler than normal, and Golis ended up looking like a fool.
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