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When it comes to climate change, there are many misconceptions, distortions, outright lies and memes circulating online. In fact, entire websites argue the mainstream scientific conclusion that manmade emissions of greenhouse gases are causing harmful global warming. Don't forget the sites designed to counter those sites, and on and on
In an effort to clear up some of the climate confusion, here are the top six climate myths, debunked.
1. Myth: The earth can't be getting hotter, because it's cold out.
Truth: There's a difference between short-term weather variability and long-term climate change.
Weather is the day-to-day variations in precipitation, temperature and clouds. Climate, on the other hand, is the average weather pattern in a place over many years. When examining climate change, scientists typically look at 30-year timeframes or longer, whereas weather involves a 5-10-day forecasts. Read more...
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