The wrong thing is, PBS, the real world data does not indicate a climate crisis is happening – what about Watt?

By Anthony Watts and H. Sterling Burnett

Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press (AP) recently published Public Broadcasting System (PBS) titled “Scientists say EPA just needs to look around the world to see the growing dangers of climate change, which shows that the proof of catastrophic climate change was found in the obvious “growth dangers” that everyone can see everyone. This is wrong. Borenstein's story (none of the PBS goes to verify or even question it), paints fake pictures of the coming climate catastrophe, citing from worsening wildfires to putative ocean acidification, while conveniently ignoring the real benefits of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide.

“As the Donald Trump administration wants to turn a cornerstone and find that climate change jeopardizes human health and welfare, scientists say they just need to look around because it's clear how bad global warming is and that things get worse,” said Borenstein of AP.

What is obvious? There is no doubt that the life trends or measurements of human welfare from weather-related disasters and temperatures are certainly not obvious. PBS fails to acknowledge that climate has been changing, and there is little evidence to support the idea that human activities change climate in a way that leads us toward disaster. Let's break down some of the claims in the AP/PBS article and fight them with actual data.

One of the biggest misleading claims in the PBS article is that climate change is to “acidify the ocean.” This is a classic case where the alarmer misrepresents basic chemistry to scare the plive public. First, the ocean is not rotating acidic – it is still alkaline. Appropriate terms will reduce alkalinity slightly, even if that is excessive.

Studies have shown that although atmospheric CO₂ has increased, ocean pH levels have not yet approached the levels that threaten marine life. In fact, the term “ocean acidification” is largely a false claim used to cause fear rather than inform. A study published in the journal nature Earth Science Strengthening the notion that marine ecosystems are not on the verge of collapse due to small changes in pH. The ability of marine life to develop and adapt over time is a key factor that climate alerters often overlook.

Moreover, the research is Climate Realism It is proved that the basic phytoplankton of the marine food network did not decrease due to changes in ocean pH. Instead, in some areas, they remain stable and even increase, contradicting the claim that marine ecosystems are on the verge of collapse.

If it really becomes ubiquitous due to Co₂ levels, we will see significant disruption from the oceanic crowd. Instead, fisheries around the world continue to flourish and coral reefs show significant resilience. For example, the great barrier coral reef has experienced record coral cover in recent years.

Climate change will not lead to more deaths due to extreme weather or non-maximum temperatures. In fact, for Climate Realism Climate change, contrary to AP/PBS reports, has not contributed to the increase in human disease or health complications when refuting dozens of other false articles. Furthermore, the data clearly show that human mortality rates due to extreme weather events and other natural disasters have dropped by more than 99% over the past 100 years, as previously stated Climate Realism For example, here and here posts. Extreme weather events killed nearly half a million people each year in the 1920s, but by 2021, only 7,790 deaths were attributed to extreme weather events. (See the picture)

According to a high-level journal study by multiple large-scale peer-evaluation, deaths related to extreme temperatures are also in decline due to the warmth of the earth. For example, multinational studies covering decades of published Lancet show that cold temperatures cause much higher people per year than hotter ones. They also show that as the temperature warms, the number of deaths associated with the lowest temperature drops.

Regarding hunger and malnutrition, it is also mentioned in the PBS/AP article that the research cited in nearly 200 articles published on climate realism shows that crop yields flourish with rising carbon dioxide levels, with almost every crop spreading across the country and discussing across the country. Due to this fact, the decline in hunger and malnutrition dropped sharply in the late 20 periods^Th and 21 years old^Yingshi Century is more than any other period in history.

In fact, while AP and PBS are fixed on easily debunked climate change dangers, they conveniently ignore one of the most important positive trends: the greening of the planet. The increase in the atmosphere has led to a sharp increase in global plant growth, an effect known as global greening.

According to NASA satellite data, the Earth has become greener over the past few decades, with vegetation expanding in deserts and arid areas. This is due to the fertilization of Co₂, which enhances photosynthesis and allows plants to use water more efficiently.

The increased Co coed resulted in Record crop yieldshelp feed the growing global population. Data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) confirms that crop yields have always set new records. Wheat, corn and rice – Raw with billions of dollars of growing crops, all production has increased significantly over the past 50 years, thanks in part to the higher Co₂ levels.

If PBS is really interested in honest reporting, they will admit that more of the net effect of Co₂ is a safer world than a climate apocalypse.

PBS also links to related articles that relate climate change to recent wildfires. In doing so, however, PBS overlooks the fact that data from NASA and the European Space Agency show that the total global area of ​​wildfire burning has dropped significantly over the past century. In recent years, wildfires have surged in some areas in recent years climate It shows that this is driven primarily by land management practices rather than climate change. In the United States, decades of fire suppression policies have led to excessive fuel accumulation, coupled with a sharp decline in logging and active forest management in recent years, making the fire more intense.

As for hurricanes and extreme weather, the data simply does not support claims that they are becoming more frequent or severe. Intergovernmental Climate Change (IPCC) itself acknowledges that there is no obvious trend in global tropical cyclone activity. In fact, the United States has experienced a long time without a major landing, and the overall trend does not indicate an increasing crisis.

PBS believes that contrary to what the Trump administration is expected to do, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should stick to its 2009 discovery that carbon dioxide harms public health and welfare. To support this, they wrote:[n]EW research and more frequent extreme weather further demonstrate the harm of climate change to people and the planet. . . [as a result] “There is no possible world, and greenhouse gases are not threatening to public health.” But, as mentioned above, this statement is wrong.

Instead, as weather and health trends are deteriorating, there are huge mistakes, and the EPA’s hazard discovery and the regulations it generates are now completely unreasonable, just as the discovery imposed by the former President Barack Obama administration.

PBS follows a familiar script: Cherry picks extreme weather events, falsely states marine chemistry while ignoring the overwhelming benefits of Co₂, all in order to justify heavy government intervention. PBS and AP may prefer their narrative of climate doom, but the data and facts tell a different story. The reality is that climate trends are nuanced than Borenstein, AP and PBS acknowledge. Data show that Co₂ is not an existential threat, but a net income from agriculture and ecosystems. We should focus on adapting to natural climate change, improving energy efficiency and embracing the positiveness of an undeniable affluent atmosphere, rather than fear.

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Originally published in ClimateRealism

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