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Facebook post misinterpets data to suggest Arctic ice is not declining

Updated on 19/05/2022 at 20:16

A Facebook post says satellite images showing Arctic sea ice in May at two points over a 33-year timespan are evidence the ice is not shrinking due to human-caused climate change. But the head of the organization that produced the data said it had been misinterpreted: The broader overall trend of declining sea ice is widely documented.

Image shows subcontinent's land surface temperature, not air temperature used in weather reports

Updated on 12/05/2022 at 11:19

Posts mislead about environmental impact of electric cars

Updated on 10/05/2022 at 03:54

Article misrepresents study on Arctic ice to question climate change

Published on 06/05/2022 at 20:28

It was hail and not snow that coated parts of Botswana in April, weather experts said

Published on 26/04/2022 at 15:16

Cloud seeding did not cause deadly Australian floods: experts

Published on 18/04/2022 at 06:32

Article claiming US to ban meat is April Fools' joke

Published on 12/04/2022 at 19:01

Article misleads on findings of international climate report

Updated on 11/04/2022 at 18:30

Posts mislead about environmental impact of green energy

Published on 31/03/2022 at 18:30

Glaciers study misleadingly used to downplay sea level rise risk

Updated on 25/02/2022 at 21:34

Misleading posts criticize electric cars over coal-produced power

Published on 11/02/2022 at 17:51

Online posts mislead on threat to polar bears

Published on 31/01/2022 at 18:22

These images circulated before the 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami

Published on 20/01/2022 at 03:37

Video misleads on data on CO2-driven warming

Updated on 18/01/2022 at 16:49

As solar and farming compete for land, incomplete data fuels misinformation

Published on 30/11/2021 at 22:22