Top Five articles from Irrational Fear for May 2024

Written by Dr. Matthew Wielicki on June 10, 2024. Posted in Current News

At the end of each month, I recap the top five articles posted that month as many new subscribers are often unaware of previous articles

The recaps for February, January, December, November, October, September, August, June & July, May, March, and April are posted.

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1. Climate scientists have long asserted that greenhouse gases like CO2 are the primary drivers of recent global warming. But what if the sun’s influence is far more significant than we’ve been led to believe?

   Recent research reveals the photomolecular effect, a groundbreaking discovery showing that light can cause water to evaporate independently of heat. This finding could revolutionize our understanding of climate dynamics and the sun’s role in climate change.

2. Explore how this new perspective could reshape the ongoing debate about our planet’s future and the true impact of solar energy on our climate systems.

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1. A recent non-peer-reviewed paper claims drastic economic harm from global temperature increases, suggesting a 1°C rise could lower world GDP by 12 percent at its peak. This starkly contrasts with empirical data indicating only a 1-3 percent reduction.
2. This article critically examines the paper’s methodology and conclusions, arguing that the authors overstate economic damages while ignoring clear evidence that recent warming has boosted global GDP. Discover the flaws in their approach and the real impact of climate change on economic activity.

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1. Crichton believed that distinguishing truth from falsehood is essential for human progress. “We must daily decide whether the threats we face are real,” he said, “whether the solutions we are offered will do any good, whether the problems we’re told exist are in fact real problems, or non-problems.”
2. The struggle to perceive reality accurately is increasingly complicated by the myriad of information sources available today, many of which have agendas that blur the lines between fact and fiction.
3. Explore how Crichton’s insights on the climate debate, the dangers of consensus, and the rise of environmentalism as a new religion remain profoundly relevant in today’s world.

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1. A recent Monmouth University poll reveals a significant decline in the American public’s sense of urgency about climate change, particularly among younger adults. While 73 percent still believe ‘climate change’ is happening, less than half now view it as a very serious problem.
2. This drop is most pronounced among 18 to 34-year-olds, with only 50 percent seeing it as a very serious issue, down from 67 percent in 2021. This trend suggests a growing skepticism and a shift in focus towards immediate concerns like economic pressures.
3. Click to explore why Americans, especially the younger generation, are reevaluating the urgency of ‘climate change’ and what this means for future policies.

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1. In 2007, a year before I began my PhD at UCLA, Richard Firestone and his colleagues proposed a groundbreaking hypothesis suggesting that a comet impact around 12,800 years ago triggered the Younger Dryas period, a sudden return to glacial conditions.
2. This theory was based on a layer rich in nanodiamonds, magnetic spherules, and other impact markers found across multiple sites in North America. According to the hypothesis, this fallout from a comet or asteroid impact caused massive environmental changes, leading to widespread extinctions and a sudden climate shift.
3. Click to explore how this hypothesis influenced my research and why the debate over its validity continues.

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These articles are arranged according to views as reported by Substack. Thus, some are subscriber-only, while others are free.

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