Claim in New Scientist that humans are responsible for over 100% of warming is mostly correct

CLAIM
more than 100 per cent of the warming over the past century is due to human actions

SOURCE: Michael Le Page, New Scientist

Published: 11 Mar 2017

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Science shows that humans are primarily responsible for climate change, counter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s claim

CLAIM
I would not agree that [carbon dioxide is] a primary contributor to the global warming that we see.

SOURCE: EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, CNBC

Published: 10 Mar 2017

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The world’s coral reefs are severely threatened by climate change and other human impacts, as ABC story notes

CLAIM
90 per cent of the world's coral reefs will disappear in the next 35 years due to coral bleaching induced by global warming, pollution and over-development.

SOURCE: Greg Hassall & Rebecca Latham, ABC News

Published: 27 Feb 2017

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Daily Mail inflates data handling disagreement between scientists; makes unsupported “manipulation” accusation

CLAIM
world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data

SOURCE: David Rose, Daily Mail

Published: 06 Feb 2017

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The Wall Street Journal fails to acknowledge that 2016 was the warmest year on record

CLAIM
no one really knows if last year (2016) was a (global temperature) record

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal editorial, The Wall Street Journal

Published: 27 Jan 2017

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Global surface temperatures are increasing according to climate projections, contrary to Wall Street Journal claim

CLAIM
the warming is not nearly as great as the climate change computer models have predicted.

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal editorial, The Wall Street Journal

Published: 27 Jan 2017

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Ocean acidification is expected to harm marine ecosystems overall, cherry-picking can lead to the opposite conclusion

CLAIM
Marine life has nothing whatsoever to fear from ocean acidification.

SOURCE: Mike Wallace & James Delingpole, The Spectator

Published: 10 Jan 2017

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Oceans are currently acidifying, claims to the contrary contradict observations

CLAIM
there has been no reduction in oceanic pH levels in the last century

SOURCE: Mike Wallace & James Delingpole, The Spectator

Published: 10 Jan 2017

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Claim that Arctic warming is already influencing mid-latitude weather correct but still under investigation

CLAIM
The jet stream meanders more, with big loops bringing warm air to the frozen north and cold air into warmer southern climes.

SOURCE: Damian Carrington, The Guardian

Published: 21 Dec 2016

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Daily Mail claim about 2016 global temperature record is misleading

CLAIM
El Niño drove record highs in global temperatures suggesting rise may not be down to man-made emissions.

SOURCE: David Rose, The Daily Mail

Published: 02 Dec 2016

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