{"id":98856,"date":"2023-04-05T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=98856"},"modified":"2023-04-13T09:12:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T13:12:19","slug":"misconceptions-about-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/misconceptions-about-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Dispelling 3 Misconceptions About Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Is the weather more extreme these days? Why are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/why-are-sea-levels-rising\/\">sea levels rising<\/a>? Are we headed for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/is-there-a-climate-crisis\/\">climate apocalypse<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former energy industry scientist Steven E. Koonin contends that climate activists have misled the public into thinking there\u2019s proof that our actions have led to global warming and possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/climate-catastrophe\/\">climate catastrophe<\/a>. On the contrary, Koonin argues that the facts about climate change are far from certain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn how Koonin dispels three significant misconceptions about climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-misconceptions-about-climate-change\">Misconceptions About Climate Change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Koonin believes that misunderstandings about the science have led to three major public misconceptions about climate change: First, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/is-the-weather-getting-more-extreme\/\">extreme weather<\/a> is increasing in severity and frequency; second, that human activity has caused sea levels to rise; and third, that climate change will lead to global catastrophe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-misconception-1-extreme-weather-is-getting-worse\">Misconception #1: Extreme Weather Is Getting Worse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Koonin concludes that there\u2019s no long-term <em>trend<\/em> of weather becoming more extreme. He compiled data illustrating the frequency of absolute high and low temperatures, which are simply the highest or lowest temperatures over the entire timespan. Using this data, he found no discernible trend in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/record-breaking-heat\/\">record-high temperatures<\/a> since 1900, though record-low temperatures became less<em> <\/em>frequent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon examining the data on North Atlantic hurricanes dating back further to the 1940s, he says there\u2019s no discernible long-term trend. In fact, any slight increase in hurricane activity from 1985 to 2010 is offset by a similar decrease from 1965 to 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the UN\u2019s own climate scientists, we aren\u2019t sure whether floods are increasing globally. Similarly, there\u2019s little evidence that droughts are becoming more prevalent worldwide since the 1950s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Misconception #2: Human Influences Are Making Sea Levels Rise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although sea levels are indeed rising, it\u2019s unclear whether this rise is caused by human-induced climate change rather than natural variation.&nbsp;The last 400,000 years have seen cycles of sea level changes that occur because shifts in the Earth\u2019s orbit and tilt cause glaciers to either melt or grow larger. Koonin observes that periods of relatively higher sea level rises also occurred <em>before <\/em>humans were actively affecting the climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Misconception #3: Climate Change Will Lead to Catastrophe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some models support predictions that climate change will lead to disaster in three areas: increased climate-related deaths, widespread food shortages, and economic turmoil. By appealing to the very models, Koonin argues the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate-Related Deaths<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>First, Koonin disputes economist Michael Greenstone\u2019s projection that climate change will cause an additional 85 deaths per 100,000 people by 2100. On the contrary, he argues that <strong>Greenstone\u2019s concern about climate-related deaths is overstated<\/strong>.  According to Greenstone\u2019s own model, climate-related deaths by 2100 will be far fewer than reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Widespread Food Shortages<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, Koonin criticizes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/08\/climate\/climate-change-food-supply.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019 <em>New York Times<\/em> article<\/a> reporting that climate change has contributed to global food shortages, according to an IPCC report. 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