bad science journalism, Tag

Wrongly scapegoating non-existent “climate risk” allows adjusters, insurers, and lenders justify higher premiums, interest rates, and stricter credit standards while diverting attention from the actual causes of rising...

If Slate is genuinely concerned about the future of humanity, it would serve its readers better by discussing practical, evidence-based adaptation strategies rather than promoting end-of-the-world narratives...

No data supports this claim, rather it is based on speculation about future climate conditions 55 years in the future. Production and yield trends show that bananas are doing fine, and no reason other than a single study’s...

Nigeria’s weather conditions are unlikely to be unprecedented, but mismanagement of the land amid a booming population can quickly destabilize what resources the nation has...

The NS article is yet another example of cherry-picked data and misleading narratives masquerading as climate journalism. Rather than presenting a balanced perspective that acknowledges both potential risks and documented...

The AP ought to have looked at a wider view of crop production data in Brazil and Vietnam, which may have assuaged some of their concerns about the future of coffee prices – at least as far as the influence of climate change...

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach So I ran across this headline and subhead out on the interwebz: “China Disrupts Earth’s Rotation”: NASA Confirms Massive Project Is Slowing the Planet With…

It’s astonishing that The Hill would publish such an article based on shaky, unverified models without at least checking real-world data trends on agricultural productivity and extreme weather...

While sea levels are rising, PBS exaggerates the rise. There is no evidence that extreme weather is getting worse for Rhode Island. Evidence suggests that population growth and infrastructure problems are mostly to blame...

Axios’ “Climate Anxiety Map” isn’t science—it’s partisan theater. The map mirrors the 2024 election results, with Democrat strongholds reporting the most fear. But it measures emotions, not actual climate impacts....

Crop production will always have good and bad years in different parts of the world, especially in places with government meddling and mishandling of resources and price fixing which makes it harder for farmers to invest...

All in all, this appears to be yet another scare story that does not take all the available evidence into account when attempting to attribute weather events to climate change...

This article shows that the NYT continues to be wedded to promoting pseudoscientific climate alarmism. Rather than investigating the real causes complicating and limiting blood donation and delivery, ranging from donor apathy...

Unworkable schemes come in two flavors. The first involves schemes too mad capped to work because they have no principle of operation behind them or they violate how the universe works – they violate one of the laws of...

It seems the NYT story is built on a fact-free “House of Cards,” emblematic of the mainstream media increasing tendency to write “Fake News,” and ignore facts, especially when the issue is climate change.