https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b en-us 2022-09-21 12:59:11 UTC 2025-10-31 19:25:56 UTC hello@padlet.com jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2306822861 CBS News senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy shows how the increasing impacts of climate change — such as wildfires, floods, droughts and record heat waves — are hitting the country. This video report employs climate scientists to explain the evidence behind the concerns about the dangers of climate change. The report uses imagery and graphics to explain how the current trajectory of global warming will continue to negatively impact our weather patterns. They also make the point that global warming is at least in part due to human activity and that we can make changes to slow the impact.]]> 2022-09-21 13:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2306822861 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2306881497 This video takes a neutral stance on climate change by looking at data and claims from both sides of the debate. The stated purpose of the speaker is to present arguments from both sides so the viewer can make their own independent decision based on how they interpret each of the points. The presenter, an author, entrepreneur and business consultant, does not come down on either side of the debate.]]> 2022-09-21 13:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2306881497 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2306951752 This report is from Sky News, a UK media outlet, and details a claim by the Australian Prime Minister about how much it will cost to prepare for the potential impacts of climate change over the next 30 years. In this case, it's the reporters who call global warming a "fairytale" and fear-mongering by liberals. They cast doubt on the efficacy of global warming by saying it's part of a larger agenda to undermine the economy. ]]> 2022-09-21 14:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2306951752 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2306970733 This tweet uses a bible verse and quotes from an astrophysicist to claim global warming was created to make money. The claim uses concepts people connect to strongly (religion and science) to portray the media as untrustworthy.]]> 2022-09-21 14:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2306970733 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307007070 This tweet asks a question but does not lean towards supporting or denying global warming. Even in the article, the phrase "climate change" is used sparingly, choosing to rely more on stating factual statistics without adding much commentary. ]]> 2022-09-21 14:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307007070 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307034667 This post by NASA shows average global temperatures increasing over a timespan of ~140 years. As a respected scientific agency, without saying much, the graph infers that humans have caused a dramatic change to global climate since at least the onset of mass industrialization. ]]> 2022-09-21 15:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307034667 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307046989 German Professor Hermann Harde claims that scientists have hyped the potential dangers of climate change to compete for media attention. His position is that humans have caused less than 15% of the global carbon dioxide increases, implying that the majority comes from natural events and would have occurred with or without human intervention. This article is believable as it's published on a site called "The Daily Sceptic." Even with the pun/play on words (sceptic vs skeptic), the title of the site implies a reader would get an unbiased treatment of the subject.]]> 2022-09-21 15:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307046989 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307054290 This article captures the United Nation's position on climate change and is used as an educational tool to explain why it's so important to address. The site can be verified as the official site of the United Nations. This specific section uses well-documented resources and links to other verifiable sites that contain assessments using scientific facts distilled from methodical research and studies.]]> 2022-09-21 15:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307054290 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307070254 This article stems from the Council on Foreign relations and examines both sides of the climate change argument. The authors do a good job of detailing both mainstream/pro and skeptic views on the topic without biasing the reader's attention to one position or the other. It explores such topics as blaming human activity, how to define climate "harm," differences on how to halt the impacts and policy implications. Each topic is discussed from both perspectives leaving the reader to decide for themselves on which position is more convincing.]]> 2022-09-21 15:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307070254 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307098351 This article was found using Google Scholar and is located here: https://www-f9.ijs.si/~margan/CO2/Refs/GWHoaxBorn.pdf. Being published in a science and technology magazine gives it some credence and I like how it focuses on a woman who "birthed" the global warming conspiracy at a conference in Research Triangle Park, NC in the mid-1970s. The author uses strong research and cites numerous resources to back her case. Doing a little digging, I discovered the author (Marjorie Hecht) was the editor of the magazine and this piece was written as more of an editorial. ]]> 2022-09-21 15:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307098351 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307175585 This study (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13278-019-0568-8) on climate change explores the sentiment of how the topic is discussed on Twitter. Without choosing sides, the researchers examine the tone of the conversation surrounding the debate. In analyzing tweets by time and location, the conclusion was made that the debate in this forum is overwhelmingly negative. It seems the one thing both sides have in common is that they love to talk disparagingly about the other side. The tone of the debate was shown to change with the weather. Extreme weather was linked to more intense and negative comments while more pleasant weather (warmer winter days for instance) led to more friendly conversations. The analysis also showed the US as lagging behind other countries in discussing the topic leading to an assessment that the topic is less important here than in other places. ]]> 2022-09-21 16:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307175585 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307190082 This study (https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wcc.710) explores how global warming can and will continue to impact cultural and historical assets through deteriorating weather conditions. The authors don't debate the legitimacy of climate change. This is a peer-reviewed article written by researchers from multiple universities and/or science foundations in the UK and Malta lending believability in their methods and conclusions. Additionally, the website where I found this study includes how many times it was cited by other researchers, and currently there are no contrasting or dissenting citations on record. ]]> 2022-09-21 16:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307190082 jmhardaw https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307207711 The global warming debate really gained steam in the 1970s as large studies were commissioned by organizations such as the US National Academy of Sciences. The results of these studies were published in the late 70s/early 80s leading to a broader awareness of the issues. This awareness soon drove policy changes in an attempt to be better stewards of the environment and the debate was on! For this padlet, I choose to look at media from four sources: YouTube, Twitter, Google Scholar, and the internet at large. From Google Scholar and the internet, I easily found sources for each of the three positions (real, neutral, myth). Youtube was a little more challenging in that they have done a good job in removing the vast majority of videos citing misinformation on the topic. While all three sides could be found on Twitter as well, the debate on that medium was often quite heated and probably the most negative of the four I researched. ]]> 2022-09-21 16:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jmhardaw/ua1ccxxbu71uzb7b/wish/2307207711