How Climate Reductionism is Itself Causing Bad Science . . .

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How Climate Reductionism is Itself Causing Bad Science . . .
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A great Twitter thread from Dr. Roger Pielke Jr.

Originally tweeted by The Honest Broker by Roger Pielke Jr. (@RogerPielkeJr) on April 7, 2023.

🧵If you were ever curious about the effects of RCP8.5 on home runs . . .

Great example of how climate reductionism is itself causing bad science . . .


There is an obvious control group, AAA baseball (completely ignored in this new paper)

And home runs are down in AAA
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-juiced-balls-the-new-steroids/

Maybe climate change only has effects in the major leagues?

Silly science is still fun!

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/04/08/how-climate-reductionism-is-itself-causing-bad-science/