Ten climate fear stories that failed
By Dr. Jay Lehr |March 23rd, 2021|Climate|205 Comments
Anyone who stops to think about it while reviewing the history of things that moved them to action must recognize that FEAR rules too many of our lives. Unfortunately it appears to be a part of our DNA that we respond quickly to being told to “fearâ€. I suppose it is why the media coined the expression “if it bleeds it leadsâ€. I have called TV and radio stations to ask why they fill their broadcasts with local murder and car crashes and if one is not available locally they will find one even thousands of miles away. I was told that if there listeners or viewers do not hear or see it they will complain if they had to have heard or seen it elsewhere. The stations do not want to lose readers, listeners or viewers. I am sure the situation has worsened with the immediate news cycle of the internet.
Thanks to the help of Steve Milloy at JunkScience.com I will supply you with 10 stories that were projected to come to pass in 2020. None should be new to you but memory stores the false claims far back in our minds allowing often prominent people to sell their lies ultimately for money, power and prestige. In my area of choice, weather and climate, we should not be so susceptible to lies. Most of us are aware that forecasts of our weather are surprisingly good for a day or 3, but fall to an accuracy no better than 56% for the 7 day forecast. So why do we even pay attention to predictions relating to weather and climate (normally considered a 30 year composite of weather) years, decades and even centuries into the future.
https://www.cfact.org/2021/03/23/ten-climate-fear-stories-that-failed/
