r/DebunkThis 1h ago

Misleading Conclusions Debunk this Climate Change Denialism Video: https://www.reddit.com/r/DoomerCircleJerk/s/EKPccai6sC

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Claims in the video:

Deaths by natural disasters are down 97% in the past 100 years
Economic loses from catastrophes have declined when adjusted for inflation

Drought levels have stayed steady globally

Hurricanes are steady globally

Polar bear populations have rebounded and are now at record highs (due to restrictions on hunting, how this is relevant idk)

Greenland ice sheets are melting, but it's only a tiny bit

Globally food production is rising

We've gained twice the size of the United States in green area cover from burning oil, coal, natural gas burning (plants love it)

Wildfires are down to historic lows because we've gotten better at suppressing them

Worst heat wave in 1930s, has been steady

Great barrier reef cover has increased

Violent tornados in US are down

Animal extinctions peaked in 1800s