By Dr. John Christy, Alabama State Climatologist Meteorological summer (June, July and August) is now over and it’s time to check how the summer temperatures compare with other years. For…
Category: Bad science journalism
Climatariat News Network: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke isn’t a geologist because climate change.
Guest CNN-bashing by David Middleton (a geologist) I ran across this April 2018 article while looking for something else. I totally missed this episode of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Secretary Zinke’s…
AAASofA: “Pentagon fires a warning shot against EPA’s ‘secret science’ rule”… Riiiight.
Guest ridicule of the American Association for the Advancement of Science of America by David Middleton See update at end of post. This little gem was in my morning email…
A World on Fire: It’s All in the Image
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen The latest scare story flashing across the ‘Net from nearly every main stream media outlet is the frightening image of a world on fire…
CNN Opinion Piece: “If Trump and GOP don’t understand climate change, they don’t deserve public office”… Wrong on every level.
Guest rebuttal by David Middleton From the Climatariat News Network’s Non Sequitur Department: If Trump and GOP don’t understand climate change, they don’t deserve public office By Jill Filipovic Tue…
“It looks like August is going to be a hot month”… Because climate change.
Guest sarcasm by David Middleton From the It Must Be Climate Change Files of the The Los Angeles Times via Real Clear Energy (WTF does this have to do with energy?):…
The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 4
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen This is Part 4 of a four part series. If you are not familiar with The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 1, Part…
The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 3
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen This is Part 3 of a four part series. If you are not familiar with The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 1 and Part…
The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 2
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen Note: This is Part 2 of a four part series. If you are not familiar with The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 1,…
The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 1
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen Something odd happened between April 2017 and July 2018. I haven’t discovered exactly what prompted it but the rather good science writer and journalist, Carl…
L. A. Times Ca. climate alarmist wildfire story hides key studies showing global & Ca. wildfires in decline
Guest essay by Larry Hamlin The L. A. Times published a Ca. climate alarmist wildfire story falsely claiming that the states most recent wildfires are result of “heat like the state…
Researchers: Never Let the Press Office Quote You
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen There are many ways that today’s researchers can have their work misrepresented in the press, often in embarrassing ways. The most common origin of…
Vox: “Electric vehicles are gaining momentum, despite Trump”… Because S-curve!
Guest post by David Middleton From the never-ending font of infotainment, David Roberts of Vox… Electric vehicles are gaining momentum, despite Trump Policymakers and analysts are digging into the details…
Good News! 99.989% of the Antarctic Ice Sheet Didn’t Melt!
Guest lampooning by David Middleton 99.989% rounds up to 100%. This is fantastic news… Unless you’re a Warmunist. Fortunately for Warmunists, Science News tailors their headlines to your preferences… NEWS…
Claims of Warming-Aided Vectorborne Diseases: a Follow-up
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen Last week I wrote about the latest CDC report on the increased incidence of vectorborne diseases in the United States. The report was misrepresented…
“Tick and Mosquito Infections Spreading Rapidly”, is not linked to 'climate change' by study, despite what the NYT says
Guest Commentary by Kip Hansen Science News treated us to an interesting quip on 2 May titled “Tick-borne and mosquito-borne illnesses are on the rise in the United States”…
The "Alarmist Gone Wild" Perspective of the Increase in Antarctic Snowfall
Three days ago, Anthony posted a very factual summary of the recent EGU paper on the increase in Antarctic snowfall over the past 200 years: Big increase in Antarctic Snowfall…
What Did Shell Know and When Did They Know It?
Guest ridicule by David Middleton It just doesn’t get any more fracking stupid than this: NEWS 06/04/2018 1:12 AM IST In 1998, Shell Predicted It Would Be Sued Over Climate…
SCIENCE Magazine: Sloppy Reporting
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen I once ran a web site titled the Bad Science Times — I wrote about bad and poor science and science journalism. It was…
Press Release Science: ‘Dissolving Starfish’ – debunked
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen Every author I have ever queried about a quote attributed to them in a University Science Press Release has told me the same thing. “That’s…
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