Contradictory climate ’sceptic’ arguments
I am making a collection of climate ’sceptic’ arguments that flatly contradict each other. Here’s what I have so far. You will sometimes encounter these arguments in the same paragraph.
“We can and cannot compare past temperatures with the present”
The Medieval Warm Period was warmer than today
Flaws in the modern temperature record mean we don’t know how warm it is today
Flaws in past climate reconstructions mean we don’t know how warm it was in the past
“Figures faked to show warming show cooling, and this is why it is warming”
The temperature record has been manipulated to show warming
The temperature record doesn’t show warming
The temperature record shows cooling
The warming is caused by the urban heat island effect
The warming is caused by the sun
“The records are and are not reliable”
The temperature record is unreliable
Today is a record cold day
“We can and cannot predict the future climate”
We can’t predict future climate changes
We can adapt to future climate changes
We can predict future economic situations all of which depend on climate
Future climate changes are likely to be minor
Future climate changes are likely to be beneficial
“Do and do not trust complex models”
Complex models are unreliable
Economic models project high costs for global warming mitigation
Mind of Dan has another.
Climate WTF has more
Update:
Skeptical Science has lots more!
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