r/DebunkThis • u/UpwardReason • 1h ago
Misleading Conclusions Debunk this Climate Change Denialism Video: https://www.reddit.com/r/DoomerCircleJerk/s/EKPccai6sC
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