{"id":289808,"date":"2023-12-03T14:48:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T13:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=289808"},"modified":"2023-12-03T14:48:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T13:48:22","slug":"the-laymans-guide-to-the-hockey-stick-understanding-the-birth-of-climate-alarmism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=289808","title":{"rendered":"The Layman&#8217;s Guide to The Hockey Stick &#8211; Understanding the birth of climate alarmism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"415\" data-attachment-id=\"289811\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=289811\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0Screenshot-2023-12-03-144440.png?fit=974%2C559&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"974,559\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-12-03-144440\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0Screenshot-2023-12-03-144440.png?fit=723%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0Screenshot-2023-12-03-144440.png?resize=723%2C415&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-289811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0Screenshot-2023-12-03-144440.png?w=974&amp;ssl=1 974w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0Screenshot-2023-12-03-144440.png?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0Screenshot-2023-12-03-144440.png?resize=768%2C441&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creation of the hockey stick graph laid the very foundation of climate alarmism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video examines how normal scientific methods were thrown aside as the politicians took control and started what has become the mass mania of climate alarmism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just 12 minutes long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ClimateRealism\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/Zw4gLqebEuBhBEw5bnAY8KARn2tCC-_3UeKaGDYmaMKdRIZH8pD6vD9E1FgMViRc253n-Sg55g=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\">Climate Realism by Paul Burgess<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dvntSrn31Zo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The creation of the hockey stick graph laid the very foundation of climate alarmism. This video examines how normal scientific methods were thrown aside as the politicians took control and started what has become the mass mania of climate alarmism. Just 12 minutes long. 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