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Reviews of articles by: Joel Achenbach
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Washington Post story puts recent weather extremes in accurate climate change context
in The Washington Post, by Joel Achenbach, Angela Fritz
“This article accurately describes the broader climate context of recent heat extremes throughout the Northern Hemisphere. There are a couple spots where specific claims are somewhat stronger than justified by the existing scientific evidence, but in general the piece gives an accurate impression regarding the role of climate change and recent advances in extreme event attribution science.”
— 31 Jul 2018
CLAIM REVIEWS
Current evidence suggests that COVID-19 may have a higher fatality rate than the flu, but a definitive conclusion requires more studies
CLAIM
Antibody tests support what’s been obvious: Covid-19 is much more lethal than the flu
SOURCE: Joel Achenbach, Washington Post
Published: 12 May 2020
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