Jan 14, 2021
Climate Claim Fact Checks
Joseph S. D’Aleo, CCM
Below are a series of fact checks of the 11 most common climate claims such as those made in the recently released Fourth National Climate Assessment Report.[2] The authors of these reviews are all recognized experts in the relevant fields.
For each claim, a summary of the relevant rebuttal is provided below along with a link to the full text of the rebuttal, which includes the names and the credentials of the authors of each rebuttal.
See Impacts of Climate Change Perception and Reality by Indur M. Goklany here.
Heat Waves - have been decreasing since the 1930s in the U.S. and globally.
Hurricanes - the decade just ended as the second quietest for landfalling. hurricanes and landfalling major hurricanes in the U.S since the 1850s. 2020 saw a record 30 named storms and many Gulf impacts like the quiet solar periods in the late 1800s and this century, but the AC index ranked 13th highest. See 2020 Update showing similarities to late 1800s here and global contrasts here.
Tornadoes - the number of strong tornadoes has declined over the last half century. More active months occur when unseasonable cold spring patterns are present.
https://www.climatedepot.com/2021/02/05/97-consensus-is-a-convenient-fiction-meteorologist-joe-daleo-reubts-the-11-most-common-climate-claims/
