Tag climate change denial

Climate Change, News

Trump Administration Dismisses Climate Assessment Authors, Casting Doubt on Future of U.S. Climate Policy

In a significant move that has raised concerns among scientists and policymakers, the Trump administration has dismissed nearly 400 contributors to the upcoming Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6). This decision, communicated via an internal email, has put the future of…

Aayushi Gour
April 30, 2025
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Denial, Fact Check

Bjorn Lomborg posts misleading claim about forest fires using ‘data shown in isolation’

Claim Bjorn Lomborg says forest fires have come down globally. Fact Lomborg used data shown in isolation from a study to mislead about global burned areas as confirmed by the lead author of the study. There is a greater scientific…

Manjori Borkotoky
August 5, 2023

Fact Check, Denial, Skepticism

Posts falsely claim Climate Change has no impact on Hurricanes like Ian

CLAIM Climate Change has no impact on hurricanes like Ian. FACT Climate Change supercharges hurricanes like Ian. In case of Hurricane Ian, climate change amplified rainfall by more than 10%. WHAT THEY SAY Climate deniers are saying that climate change…

Anuraag Baruah
October 10, 2022
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Fact Check, Denial, Skepticism

Viral Post misuses Polar Portal data to claim Greenland not losing ice

CLAIM On August 29, 2022, Greenland gained 7 Gt of ice which proves that Greenland ice mass is now growing and not shrinking. FACT Greenland is losing ice overall. The 7 Gt gain of ice cited is in fact a…

Anuraag Baruah
September 26, 2022
4 Comments

Fact Check, Denial

Post falsely claims CO2 being a trace gas cannot cause global warming

CLAIM It’s not possible for a trace gas, carbon dioxide, to transform & destroy the balance of a global climate infrastructure. 4 molecules in 10,000 could not raise the temperature of the entire atmosphere several degrees. FACT False. The rising…

Anuraag Baruah
September 19, 2022

Fact Check, Denial, Skepticism

Series of Altered News Headlines, targeting Global Climate Change

Climate Change conspiracy memes, created and propagated mainly by climate change deniers, are often seen on social media streams, especially on Twitter. These Tweets are accompanied with Hashtags such as #climatehoax, #globalwarminghoax, #climatechangehoax etc. Here, we are going to investigate two…

Kalana Krishantha
September 11, 2022
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Fact Check, Denial

Post falsely claims Earth warmer than present for 83% of past 10,000 years

CLAIM The Earth has been warmer than the modern era for 83 percent of the past 10,000 years. FACT The annual global temperature at the present is the warmest in the past 10,000 years. WHAT THEY SAY Climate deniers are…

Anuraag Baruah
August 31, 2022
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Fact Check, Denial, Skepticism

Daily temperature anomaly values used to dismiss Climate Change

CLAIM On August 7, 2022, the global average temperature is a mere 0.1C above the 1979-2000 base, with Antarctica -4C below which proves that global warming is not happening and the Earth is actually colder than believed. FACT Climate change…

Anuraag Baruah
August 15, 2022

Fact Check, Denial

‘Windmills’ targeted by Climate Deniers on Twitter

CLAIM Windmills could turn until it falls apart but never produce the energy taken to make them. A Video shows a windmill shattered during a storm. FACT Windmills can easily produce the energy taken to make them and surpass it…

Manjori Borkotoky
August 9, 2022

Climate Change Myths, Global Warming is not happening

Climate Change is NOT only a Future problem, very much present concern!

CLAIM: For several years climate change had been mainly discussed as a concern only for future generations and a problem that doesn’t really affect current generations in everyday lives. Many perceived an increase in temperature by a few degrees or a…