Wingnut Weekly – 23 Aug 2020
Wingnut weekly – a selection of weirdness from the past week that emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
High CO2 and Global Greening 23 million years ago
Published on Aug 23, 2020 within “Climate of the Past”, an Open Access journal of European Goesciences Union, is a new paper titled “Elevated CO2, increased leaf-level productivity, and water-use efficiency during the early Miocene“. It describes how increased levels of CO2 led to Global Greening. You might immediately wonder “How can they actually determine … Read more
COVID-19, a “Cure”, and Religion in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, religious herbalists are offering a COVID-19 cure that uses opioids. People really do feel better, but this is not a cure.
Is the Russian COVID-19 Vaccine real?
The Russian COVID-19 announcement is a con job. They have not conducted Phase III trials and don’t know if it actually works.
Questions to ask when faced with a poll
In an election year it is of vital importance to understand the questions that you should be asking when presented with a poll?
Warming Greenland ice sheet passes point of no return
New study shows that glaciers are losing ice so rapidly that, even if global warming stopped, Greenland’s glaciers would continue to shrink.