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Scott Johnson
Science Editor
Scott holds a Master of Science in Hydrogeology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He teaches college-level Earth science, and has worked as a freelance science journalist covering the geosciences since 2011, primarily for Ars Technica.
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Guardian article on Arctic methane emissions claiming “a new climate feedback loop may have been triggered” lacks important context
in The Guardian, by Jonathan Watts
— 30 Okt 2020
Article in The Sun misrepresents Antarctic discovery and misplaces it on map
in The Sun, by Charlotte Edwards
— 10 Mrz 2020
ABC article effectively illustrates important climate trends for Australian readers
in Australian Broadcasting Company, by Tim Leslie, Joshua Byrd, Nathan Hoad
— 11 Dez 2019
Ian Plimer op-ed in The Australian again presents long list of false claims about climate
in The Australian, by Ian Plimer
— 26 Nov 2019
New York Times op-ed claiming scientists underestimated climate change lacks supporting evidence
in The New York Times, by Eugene Linden
— 18 Nov 2019
Telegraph article on climate change mixes accurate and unsupported, inaccurate claims, misleads with false balance
in The Telegraph, by Sarah Knapton
— 18 Okt 2019
Letter signed by „500 scientists“ relies on inaccurate claims about climate science
in clintel.nl, by Guus Berkhou, Reynald du Berger, Terry Dunleavy, Viv Forbes, Jeffrey Fos, Morten Jodal, Rob Lemeire, Richard Lindzen, Ingemar Nordin, Jim O'Brien, Alberto Prestininzi, Benoit Rittaud, Fritz Vahrenholt, Christopher Monckton
— 04 Okt 2019
Washington Examiner op-ed cherry-picks data and misleads readers about climate models
in The Washington Examiner, by Patrick Michaels, Caleb Stewart Rossiter
— 31 Aug 2019
NBC News story accurately covers research on two millennia of climate history
in NBC News, by Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
— 30 Jul 2019
Popular article in The Independent accurately summarizes June heat in Europe
in The Independent, by Conrad Duncan
— 05 Jul 2019
CLAIM REVIEWS
Video advertising “Powersave” device is misleading and makes impossible home power savings claims
SOURCE: Anonymous, HOVERH
Published: 27 Dez 2020
Western US wildfires are not the result of widespread arson
SOURCE: Glen Morgan, We The Governed
Published: 14 Sep 2020
Study evaluates natural and human causes of recent rapid warming rate at the South Pole
SOURCE: Henry Fountain, The New York Times
Published: 06 Jul 2020
Electroverse article incorrectly claims the Sun is behind climate change
SOURCE: Roger Higgs, Electroverse
Published: 18 Mrz 2020
NOAA does not fraudulently adjust data to create the illusion of a global warming trend
SOURCE: Anonymous, Investor's Business Daily
Published: 19 Feb 2020
Studies do not support blog’s claim that volcanic activity is causing melting of West Antarctic glaciers
SOURCE: Robert W. Felix, James Edward Kamis, IceAgeNow.info, PlateClimatology.com
Published: 20 Jan 2020
Simple measurements demonstrate that CO2 is a greenhouse gas contrary to claim in online blogs
SOURCE: Tim Ball, Technocracy.news
Published: 14 Jan 2020
Facebook meme incorrectly claims past climate variations contradict human influence on current climate
SOURCE: Anonymous, Facebook
Published: 13 Jan 2020
Volcanic CO2 emissions are known to be much smaller than human-caused emissions
SOURCE: James Edward Kamis, Principia Scientific
Published: 03 Jan 2020
Article falsely attributes invented quotes to James Hansen
SOURCE: Baxter Dmitry, NewsPunch, Your News Wire, Principia Scientific
Published: 01 Jan 2020