this milwaukee sentinel As Hurricane Milton ravaged the Florida coast, MJS (MJS) shamefully sought to profit from Hurricane Milton, spreading false assertions and misinformation to further its aggressive climate change agenda. [emphasis, links added]
MJS delivers a masterclass in deception and sensationalism, claiming: “…the message this year’s hurricane season sends” is that “climate change is here, there is no shelter, and it is deadly and costly.”
If MJS and author Caitlin Looby bothered to research, they would find that there never were any “climate safe havens.”
MJS claims: “The science is simple, clear and indisputable.”
From this point of view, the article is correct. science yes direct and indisputable Hurricane events like Milton are becoming less frequent and severe, How warm is the temperature? store Alive, MJS makes Pinocchio look like a legendary truth teller.
Some facts about hurricanes that may help them,
Hurricane Milton’s “message” is While global warming/climate change has led to a significant reduction in hurricane activity, climate change has not led to a significant reduction in hurricane activity. all The hurricane disappears.
take advantage of this fact Although hurricanes occur relatively rarely, charlatans like MJS spread misinformation that climate change is to blame for all hurricanes and make them more severe.
MJS sought to frame its climate change scaremongering against Wisconsinites, citing recent wildfires in Canada and the western U.S., claiming People are dying in Wisconsin as smoke drifts from distant wildfires that are caused by climate change.
There is no scientific evidence for this claim, and on the face of it, it is highly unlikely that smoke from distant wildfires will kill or even make anyone sick in Wisconsin.
However, for the sake of argument, assume that people in Wisconsin died in wildfires far away, The science is simple and indisputable, wildfires are getting worse Less frequent and severe As the planet warms moderately.
In 1998, NASA satellites began to accurately measure the amount of land burned by wildfires. According to NASA, Since 1998, the amount of land burned by wildfires has decreased by 24%.
Peer-reviewed research shows that this trend has been declining for more than a century.
If wildfires burning thousands of miles away or anywhere else are indeed killing Wisconsinites, As wildfires become less frequent and severe, we have climate change to thank for saving countless lives.
Hillary Clinton has been in the news this week for calling on big tech companies to censor and suppress misinformation online. Perhaps big tech companies will be inspired by this call to action and respond by censoring and suppressing the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Don't count on it.
In the meantime, we can all learn the truth about climate change in the Climate Factbook for Teachers and Students.
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