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Scott Wing
Curator and Research Scientist, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution
Expertise: Paleoclimate, Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum
Details:
Qualifying publication(s): see criteria
http://www.amjbot.org/content/100/7/1234
ARTICLES REVIEWED
Wall Street Journal article repeats multiple incorrect and misleading claims made in Steven Koonin’s new book ’Unsettled’
in The Wall Street Journal, by Mark P. Mills
— 03 May 2021
Scientists who reviewed the article found that it builds on a collection of misleading and false claims. For instance, Koonin states that “Greenland’s ice sheet isn’t shrinki...
CLAIMS REVIEWED
It’s true that the current carbon dioxide level is higher than any time in human existence
CLAIM
the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home
SOURCE: Denise Chow, NBC News
Published: 18 May 2019
VERDICT
