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Favourite climate myths by Judith Curry

Below are many of the climate myths used by Judith Curry plus how often each myth has been used.

Climate myths by Curry	What the Science Says	Usage
"Global warming stopped in ~~1998~~, ~~1995~~, ~~2002~~, ~~2007~~, ~~2010~~, ????"	Global temperature is still rising and 2010 was the hottest recorded.	1
"Scientists tried to 'hide the decline' in global temperature"	The 'decline' refers to a decline in northern tree-rings, not global temperature, and is openly discussed in papers and the IPCC reports.	1
"IPCC is alarmist"	Numerous papers have documented how IPCC predictions are more likely to underestimate the climate response.	1
"There is no consensus"	97% of climate experts agree humans are causing global warming.	1

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