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Reduced Cloud Cover, Not CO2, behind Warming

Written by Climate Discussion Nexus

In 2021 we reported on a pair of studies (here and here) that analysed satellite-measured data and found that clouds were not shielding the Earth’s surface from incoming solar radiation as much as they used to, causing an increase in heat absorption at the surface which accounts for much of the warming experienced in the past few years without reference to ‘greenhouse gases’

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The problem with vaccine case-control studies

Written by Martin Neil and Norman Fenton

Before we go into vaccine case control studies the bias issue at hand is pretty easy to understand and it might surprise you to learn that you have probably already encountered it in everyday life, from dating and when forming friendships

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You Are Being Fooled If You Think Wind Energy Is Cheap

Written by Climate Discussion Nexus

The late great P.J. O’Rourke once wrote, in The Atlantic in April 2002, that: “Beyond a certain point complexity is fraud…. when someone creates a system in which you can’t tell whether or not you’re being fooled, you’re being fooled.”

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