False Consensus: The Onion Spoofs Climate Science

False Consensus: The Onion Spoofs Climate Science https://t.co/LqFb3lWSRr pic.twitter.com/sfE2xK4ErJ

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) August 21, 2018

Remember when they told us coral bleaching was a sure result of recent man-made global warming? Never mind. https://t.co/SN4QnUz3Xd pic.twitter.com/mUd9akalsz

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) August 17, 2018

In opportunistic rush to blame "climate change", @algore and @KHayhoe come off looking like complete idiots now that a "proof of global warming" snowfall record has been denied by NOAA due to faulty measurements. https://t.co/Cmdd4CtWUP

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) August 22, 2018

Huge day for the the right. We won on travel ban, pro-life free speech and beat back the bogus climate change lawsuits against oil companies.

Supreme Court rules law requiring pro-life centers to promote abortion is illegal https://t.co/2sldDcuqp2

— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) June 26, 2018

Huge day for the the right. We won on travel ban, pro-life free speech and beat back the bogus climate change lawsuits against oil companies.

— Dan Gainor (@dangainor) June 26, 2018

The Supreme Court was right, but liberal justices still wanted to play politics https://t.co/JQfwIb0nT3 pic.twitter.com/zT0GbOp3lT

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) June 27, 2018

We were all just reminded how big a deal it was for Mitch McConnell to keep Scalia's seat open and for Donald Trump to keep his promise 👍🏻

— Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) June 26, 2018

Disaster has arrived for climate alarmists. Arctic sea ice volume is above normal, highest in thirteen years, and melting at the slowest rate on record.

Ten years ago, our top climate scientists predicted climate refugees fleeing to Antarctica - where it is currently -95F@Telegraph https://t.co/diaEuRKHqD pic.twitter.com/bh0Ex5iuic

— Steve Goddard (@SteveSGoddard) June 10, 2018

Disaster has arrived for climate alarmists. Arctic sea ice volume is above normal, highest in thirteen years, and melting at the slowest rate on record. Climate scientists are going to have to ramp up their lies to spectacular new levels.https://t.co/7jxwgH5H1E pic.twitter.com/M9dKg4BKqW

— Steve Goddard (@SteveSGoddard) June 10, 2018

Trump dismantles NASA climate change program

Trump dismantles NASA climate change program https://t.co/eK1ZPC5yYc pic.twitter.com/gKB0fe4S0S

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 14, 2018

Crazy People Are Dangerous

◼ How many times do I have to explain this? - RS McCain (banned on Twitter)

Green activist lawyer burns himself to death to protest global warming https://t.co/dqO0ZPtODt pic.twitter.com/QsApZ5AXZg

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) April 14, 2018

Good thing they didn't make the Paris Accords binding: Germany prepares to renege on its 2020 pledge as SPD insists on not punishing the industries that employ its voters

Good thing they didn't make the Paris Accords binding: Germany prepares to renege on its 2020 pledge as SPD insists on not punishing the industries that employ its voters: https://t.co/YabysT55o1

— Walter Russell Mead (@wrmead) January 9, 2018

we could use a little Global Warming right now: Record -37° in Minnesota... Temps 30 degrees below normal...

Erie, PA: Record 60 inches of snow! https://t.co/imui3u6U7Z

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) December 27, 2017

In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2017

Waterfall freezes! https://t.co/jesThImZ37

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) December 28, 2017

Freeze Turns Deadly... https://t.co/j1WwoR4r7a

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) December 28, 2017

Record -37° in Minnesota... https://t.co/rUdSmuKjQG

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) December 28, 2017

Temps 30 degrees below normal...

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) December 27, 2017

Trump: Some "good old Global Warming" could help with frigid New Year's Eve https://t.co/GaBoUs2CE7 pic.twitter.com/PgBFItcUeJ

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 29, 2017

President Trump trolls the global warmers – hilarity ensues https://t.co/ONJI0nRsIm pic.twitter.com/KxBi1OMGJn

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) December 29, 2017

"Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on 'global warming' predictions that have even less foundation?"

— Thomas Sowell (@ThomasSowell) December 29, 2017

Even if the pledges were met the deal would be useless

Do the math: the ‘contribution’ of China and India to the Paris agreement is worthless https://t.co/cuAcZHaFwk pic.twitter.com/74sI4FDIL3

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) December 19, 2017

A common argument against the Paris agreement has been that the “pledges” to cut emissions are only that: promises, targets, hopes. There is no way to enforce them, or even to verify them in many cases.

Another common argument, highlighted in Trump’s speech but made since long before, is that even if the pledges were met the deal would be useless. According to this view, China, India et al are not even putting up with the charade of trying to reduce emissions. Their emission targets are what you’d expect if their economies and energy systems continued their historical experience; in other words, their “target” is equivalent to doing nothing. Most hilariously, Pakistan’s INDC simply stated its emissions would peak at some point.

(Proponents of the agreement have usually countered this argument by putting their hands on their ears and ceaselessly screaming “I HEAR NOTHING”)...

Scientists 'Self-Censor' Climate Change Language to Protect Funding

Scientists 'Self-Censor' Climate Change Language to Protect Funding https://t.co/T4S56KmupL #trending pic.twitter.com/oKMkgNO7wm

— #PJMedia (@PJMedia_com) November 30, 2017

Scientists discover 91 volcanoes below Antarctic ice sheet

Scientists discover 91 volcanoes below Antarctic ice sheet https://t.co/zLAIDOBtxZ pic.twitter.com/niIRBHHmYt

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) August 15, 2017

This is in addition to 47 already known about... Scientists have uncovered the largest volcanic region on Earth – two kilometres below the surface of the vast ice sheet that covers west Antarctica.

The project, by Edinburgh University researchers, has revealed almost 100 volcanoes – with the highest as tall as the Eiger, which stands at almost 4,000 metres in Switzerland.

Geologists say this huge region is likely to dwarf that of east Africa’s volcanic ridge, currently rated the densest concentration of volcanoes in the world.

And the activity of this range could have worrying consequences, they have warned. “If one of these volcanoes were to erupt it could further destabilise west Antarctica’s ice sheets,” said glacier expert Robert Bingham, one of the paper’s authors. “Anything that causes the melting of ice – which an eruption certainly would – is likely to speed up the flow of ice into the sea.

“The big question is: how active are these volcanoes? That is something we need to determine as quickly as possible.”

Fake News: NYT’s ‘Leaked’ Climate Report Was Online for Months

Someone Leaks Major Climate Study To NYT Fearing Trump Would Suppress It https://t.co/J5hp9pPWnN pic.twitter.com/0Q1vzGDXFB

— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 8, 2017

NYT Caught Switching Out Documents To Fix Botched Climate Change Article https://t.co/dpcflHOV6A pic.twitter.com/Dp0bbZuHFm

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) August 9, 2017

Fake News: NYT’s ‘Leaked’ Climate Report Was Online for Months https://t.co/yoR2puYIkV

— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) August 9, 2017

NYT Admits Its Front Page Climate Change Article Was Wrong https://t.co/gYSwLz7ecc via @dailycaller

— Jewhadi™ (@JewhadiTM) August 9, 2017

Someone Leaks Major Climate Study To NYT Fearing Trump Would Suppress It

Someone Leaks Major Climate Study To NYT Fearing Trump Would Suppress It https://t.co/J5hp9pPWnN pic.twitter.com/0Q1vzGDXFB

— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 8, 2017

Australia Weather Bureau Caught Tampering With Climate Numbers

Australia’s BoM faces storm over weather data inaccuracies https://t.co/UQjCZoRCP0 pic.twitter.com/Grjr2jqHhS

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) August 2, 2017

Australia Weather Bureau Caught Tampering With Climate Numbers https://t.co/mVT2rTMCRC pic.twitter.com/N6bdpu4wVm

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) August 2, 2017

Another benefit of warming – California projected to get wetter through this century

Another benefit of warming – California projected to get wetter through this century https://t.co/rx8r1qJ20s pic.twitter.com/QzgZGuIP0Y

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) July 8, 2017

In other words, “it could be caused by Al Gore’s patented doomsday shtick that’s been around for a couple decades, or something that’s been happening since the Earth formed — you be the judge.”

The Larsen C ice shelf has broken away from Antarctica, a jarring reminder of why we must solve the climate crisis. https://t.co/3ddOminhX3

— Al Gore (@algore) July 12, 2017

Al Gore undaunted by inconvenient truth about Antarctic iceberg https://t.co/zQfk1SIQFV

— Mind-Numbed Robot (@mnrobot) July 14, 2017

It’s actually a jarring reminder that Gore’s an agenda-driven, greedy science hack. The same article Gore cites as more evidence of what’s being caused by global warming debunks Al’s “settled science”:

There is no scientific consensus over whether global warming is to blame.
[…]
“While it might not be caused by global warming, it’s at least a natural laboratory to study how breakups will occur at other ice shelves to improve the theoretical basis for our projections of future sea level rise,” said Thomas P. Wagner, who leads NASA’s efforts to study the polar regions.

This is my favorite part:

Some climate scientists believe the warming in the region was at least in part a consequence of human-caused climate change, while others have disputed that, seeing a large role for natural variability — and noting that icebergs have been breaking away from ice shelves for many millions of years.

Media gets high on Antarctic Crack https://t.co/PmEDpLFmXM pic.twitter.com/KP2FP0PhIl

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) July 13, 2017

REAL climate science shows Trump was right to Exit Paris https://t.co/5gHAh3UEgS pic.twitter.com/ExuRSZXTwA

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) July 10, 2017

Will the #ParisAgreement exit bring more rational climate policies in our future?

Will the #ParisAgreement exit bring more rational climate policies in our future? https://t.co/dzMwZWyCUu pic.twitter.com/q9D2dPQONq

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) June 11, 2017

Exiting the Mad Hatter’s climate tea party

MARC THIESSEN: You know what happened when Bush pulled out of Kyoto Treaty? U.S. reduced emissions by 18% in next 14 years (via #TheStory) pic.twitter.com/4P5wYw3uEz

— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) June 2, 2017

.@marcthiessen: Our emissions right now are at 1992 levels & it's not b/c of a treaty...It's b/c of free market economy, innovation & tech pic.twitter.com/CpPh1A4tbT

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 1, 2017

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— Craig Idso (@co2science) June 1, 2017

President Trump stands alone on the world stage as the only true global leader willing to call a spade a spade. The Paris Climate Accord was less about saving the planet as it was about transferring wealth and ceding government control from the U.S. to other nations of the world. But beyond that, the Paris Accord was based upon faulty science...

Uh, oh. Science Journal Nature editorial on #ParisAgreement: “Better out than in” https://t.co/y2qxVERNdN pic.twitter.com/du6S9Fku6S

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) June 1, 2017

.@jessebwatters on Paris accord withdrawal: "We went from leading from behind to America first today." #TheFive pic.twitter.com/SxvI8D6oz0

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 2, 2017

Exiting the Mad Hatter’s climate tea party https://t.co/xK0OAAZyvg pic.twitter.com/HFCDkkwPY4

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) June 2, 2017

The Paris Agreement Was An Unconstitutional and Illegal Treaty https://t.co/Vqosf2XqxO

— Daniel Greenfield (@Sultanknish) June 2, 2017

What *global climate science denial industry*. It's been voices in the wilderness. Remove the word *denial* and you have the status quo. pic.twitter.com/tJ6smfv55w

— Dangerfield (@dngrfld) June 2, 2017

Three Cheers for President Trump’s Action Today

I have to hand it to President Trump. He has now done what he sai… https://t.co/TJtHoVCG7w

— Iowa Climate 🌎 (@IowaClimate) June 2, 2017

Weather Channel In Meltdown As Trump Trashes Obama’s Global Warming Deal https://t.co/nvQTlsYHtx

Via @dailycaller#MAGA #ParisAgreement

— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) June 2, 2017

The craziest reactions to Trump pulling out of the #ParisAgreement https://t.co/gaNe38rcTw pic.twitter.com/yuqq5HNbHo

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) June 1, 2017

Predesesor to Paris Agreement was The Kyoto Protocol. U.S Senate Voted 95-0 AGAINST IT!! Here's the kicker, John Kerry was in that Senate!👊 pic.twitter.com/vkqUUNKBFR

— 💎STOCK MONSTER💎 (@StockMonsterUSA) June 2, 2017

TRUMP WALKS U.S. OUT OF PARIS CLIMATE DEAL 'In order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens' "I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburg, not Paris."

President Trump's speech respecting our withdrawal from the Paris climate deal was outstanding.

— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) June 1, 2017

Trump Announces America Will Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement https://t.co/9xhOsMRvpN pic.twitter.com/SkO6qyra92

— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) June 1, 2017

Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the #ParisAgreement, arguing that it puts the U.S. at an economic disadvantage. https://t.co/7MPdfX43af

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 1, 2017

Trump says the Paris accord takes money that should be reinvested in America https://t.co/auBHQW7vzL pic.twitter.com/u3Lr0Kr7SB

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 1, 2017

Trump: "I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." https://t.co/jgSVQyCnNV

— Katie McHugh🇺🇸 (@k_mcq) June 1, 2017

Make America Great Again https://t.co/6n65Uk9LIn

— WND News (@worldnetdaily) June 1, 2017

Any attempted renegotiation of the Paris accords must achieve measurable environmental gains, not cause economic harm...

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) June 1, 2017

... and should not spend a penny subsidizing energy technologies or transferring wealth to other countries.

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) June 1, 2017

This is the kind of issue/message that won Trump so many Obama voters. It pits traditional Dem. industrial base against progressive left

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) June 1, 2017

I applaud @POTUS for putting American jobs & energy first by withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. https://t.co/K3vabFUJq5

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) June 1, 2017

This is a terrific moment for the reestablishment of American sovereignty and economic independence. @realDonaldTrump

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) June 1, 2017

Paris Accords were symbolic nonsense that the Obama admin used as fodder for echo chamber, to excuse US collapse on real leadership --> https://t.co/T0PKFGrk6D

— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) June 1, 2017

Some Things You Might Want To Hear Regarding @ParisClimate @CNN https://t.co/AqJaubwXxV

— Nicholas Givas (@NGivas) June 1, 2017

The Paris Climate Treaty won't do anything for the planet, but it will make everyone poorer. Learn why: https://t.co/tvcjRHlfi6

— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) June 1, 2017

Watch this video for my in-depth explanation of why Paris Climate Treaty doesn't solve global warming: https://t.co/PNGDz60CRX

— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) June 1, 2017

Pres Trump called @EPAScottPruitt to the lectern. He said the @POTUS decision shows Americans: "you have their backs." pic.twitter.com/2WeNLdQaJk

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2017

"America finally has a leader who answers only to the people—not special interests who've had their way too long" https://t.co/JwflikM8w9 pic.twitter.com/l9YFaEuFTF

— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) June 1, 2017

The Internet’s Best Overheated Reactions to U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement https://t.co/bXlFXskiCr

— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) June 1, 2017

‘Traitorous Act of War’: Liberals Angrily React to Trump Pulling Out of Paris Agreement https://t.co/viM5V2Wh74 pic.twitter.com/TfVtuIuxD8

— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) June 1, 2017

JUST IN: Obama tears into Trump for "rejecting the future" with Paris agreement withdrawal https://t.co/GMYrA4Clb6 pic.twitter.com/ppZVXVURg9

— The Hill (@thehill) June 1, 2017

Fact Check: Did the Global Seed Vault Flood Because of Global Warming?

Fact Check: Did the Global Seed Vault Flood Because of Global Warming? https://t.co/U4OnSvCMzB

— The Weekly Standard (@weeklystandard) May 25, 2017

On Friday, May 19, the Guardian and Wired ran stories claiming that melting permafrost had put the Global Seed Vault at risk. Their claims boiled down to the following:

• Melting permafrost had flooded the facility because of record-warm winter temperatures.
• Water in the entryway caught facility managers by surprise and endangered the seeds.

But these reports weren't quite right. Popular Science then published a piece explaining that the reported worse-than-ever flooding was actually somewhat routine. According to the article:

• Water seeps into the entryway every year, according to Cary Fowler who spearheaded the vault's creation.
• The front of the facility was designed to divert water runoff, and the seed storage is uphill of the tunnel entrance.

One reason the initial story caught on so quickly is that it plays into a key misconception about the Seed Vault: that it was designed and commissioned purely to combat the future effects of global warming.

In fact, the seeds in the Seed Vault preserve 881,473 different types of plants from 233 countries in order to backstop the loss or failure of local seed banks....

Global Fatcats Urge More Carbon Pricing, Climate Policy Continuity

Global Fatcats Urge More Carbon Pricing, Climate Policy Continuity https://t.co/opvPAbgUbr pic.twitter.com/9XxULWFAA1

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) May 8, 2017