Examines the science and arguments of global warming skepticism. Includes news, and analysis of common skeptical arguments.
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We are heading for the warmest climate in half a billion years Posted on 27 June 2017 by Guest Author Gavin Foster , Professor of Isotope Geochemistry, University of Southampton ; Dana Royer , Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University , and Dan Lunt , Professo...
Over that time, the globally averaged temperature difference between the depth of an ice age and a warm interglacial period was 4 to 6°C – comparable to that predicted for the coming century due to anthropogenic global warming under the fossil-fuel-intensive, business-as-usual scenari...
Sam Spade at 12:51 PM on 25 October, 2009 FACTORS INHIBITING HURRICANES ...while water temperature is the most important factor in tropical cyclone dynamics, many other environmental factors affect these storms. These include: the deep warm water; moisture availibility; weak wind shea...
Claiming that Listerine alleviates cold symptoms is false: To repeat or not to repeat the myth during debunking? Posted on 22 June 2017 by Stephan Lewandowsky With terms such as “post-truth” and “fake news” becoming increasingly prominent in the media and public discourse, the ability...
The percentage contribution to global warming over the past 50-65 years is shown in two categories, human causes (left) and natural causes (right), from various peer-reviewed studies (colors). The studies used a wide range of independent methods, and provide multiple lines of evidence...
nigelj at 06:56 AM on 20 June, 2017 Yes this tragedy is hardly due to green targets. This is another typical Daily Fail anti environmental article. All buildings need insulation for a variety of obvious reasons, so its absurd to blame insulation or climate mitigation policies. I concu...
2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #25 Exxon, Stephen Hawking, greens, and Reagan’s advisors agree on a carbon tax Claiming that Listerine alleviates cold symptoms is false: To repeat or not to repeat the myth during debunking? To lead on climate, leave the i...
The Larsen C ice shelf collapse hammers home the reality of climate change Posted on 12 June 2017 by John Abraham Very soon, a large portion of an ice shelf in Antarctica will break off and collapse into the ocean. The name of the ice shelf is Larsen C ; it is a major extension from o...
