Last week, I was interviewed by my friend and colleague Tom Nelson about my experiences with the climate wars. What follows is the full video and transcript, as well as links to the slides I prepared.
Understand the science behind climate change headlines | Tom Nelson pod #242
From Tom Nelson:
Anthony Watts discusses his background and work in debunking misleading climate change headlines. He has worked in the media industry for decades and now works at the Heartland Institute, where he provides articles, commentary and research. Watts is best known for his website “Watts Up With That” and has faced criticism from climate alarmists.
00:00 Introduction and guest introduction
00:27 Anthony Watts’ background and contributions
01:58 Climate Realism Performance and Hosting Challenge
03:27 Debunking climate alarmism
04:02 Misleading climate headlines
06:22 Agent data and temperature records
14:53 Temperature measurement problem
24:19 Analyze temperature data deviation
25:30 Questioning the climate emergency
26:16 Temperature adjustment and media representation
27:37 Drought and natural changes
28:30 Sea level rise myths
29:49 Ghost sites and data integrity
33:16 The evolution of temperature measurement
36:05 Global temperature estimates and satellite data
37:41 US Climate Reference Network
42:39 Tree-ring proxies and historical climate data
45:21 Current climate debate and public perception
46:29 Final thoughts and reflections
Anthony’s Slides – Download here
Transcript – Download here
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