More Top Scientists Express Doubts About Climate Alarmism
Story by John Dyson, M.Sc. Atmospheric Sciences•
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The Patrick Brown Controversy Rocks Climate Science
In late August of last year, a climate scientist named Patrick Brown, along with seven co-authors, published a study in the journal Nature about the connections between wildfires in California and global warming. It took a deep dive into environmental measurements; it used machine learning and evaluated complex climatic comparisons; it concluded that climate change was making wildfires more extreme.
It was also, Dr. Brown claimed publicly just a month later, untrustworthy.
Dr. Brown confessed in a Free Press article that he had framed his research not just to reflect the truth, but to fit within what he described as the climate alarmist storyline preferred by prestigious journals in the United States.
This admission sent shockwaves through the scientific community and raised uncomfortable questions about how climate research is conducted and published. But if climate science doesn't make space for alternative viewpoints, it risks its foundational ideals of open inquiry and debate and rigorous, evidence-based critiques, some analysts say.
And while there is an important distinction between asking honest, skeptical questions and purveying false narratives, it's not always crystal clear where that line lies.
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