{"id":383449,"date":"2025-06-16T17:57:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=383449"},"modified":"2025-06-16T17:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:57:56","slug":"climate-fact-check-may-2025-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=383449","title":{"rendered":"Climate Fact-Check May 2025 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"405\" data-attachment-id=\"383450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=383450\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0May-2025-fact-check.png?fit=1920%2C1075&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1075\" 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=\"0May-2025-fact-check\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0May-2025-fact-check.png?fit=723%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0May-2025-fact-check.png?resize=723%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0May-2025-fact-check.png?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0May-2025-fact-check.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0May-2025-fact-check.png?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0May-2025-fact-check.png?resize=1536%2C860&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0May-2025-fact-check.png?resize=1200%2C672&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0May-2025-fact-check.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0May-2025-fact-check.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" 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\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2025\/06\/climate-fact-check-may-2025-edition\/\">ClimateRealism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/author\/smilloy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steve Milloy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guest Post by: The Competitive Enterprise Institute, The Heartland Institute, the Energy &amp; Environmental Legal Institute, the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, and the International Climate Science Coalition, and Truth in Energy and Climate.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Editor\u2019s note: This summary serves as a fact check on the top false claims made<\/em><em>&nbsp;about climate change by the media in May 2025.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate claims go bananas! Debunking claims that global warming is impacting crop yields,<br>wildfires, hurricanes, droughts &amp; floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"266\" data-attachment-id=\"383454\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=383454\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-362.png?fit=998%2C367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"998,367\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-362.png?fit=723%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-362.png?resize=723%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-362.png?w=998&amp;ssl=1 998w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-362.png?resize=300%2C110&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-362.png?resize=768%2C282&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links:<em>\u00a0The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2025\/may\/12\/climate-crisis-threatens-the-banana-the-worlds-most-popular-fruit-research-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a>, Food and Agricultural Organization\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faostat\/en\/#data\/QCL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>, Costa Rica\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/grapher\/key-crop-yields?country=~CRI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>, Guatemala\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/grapher\/key-crop-yields?country=~GTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>, Columbia bananas\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/grapher\/key-crop-yields?country=~COL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"234\" data-attachment-id=\"383455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=383455\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-363.png?fit=1013%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1013,328\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-363.png?fit=723%2C234&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-363.png?resize=723%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-363.png?w=1013&amp;ssl=1 1013w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-363.png?resize=300%2C97&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-363.png?resize=768%2C249&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links:\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/17\/us\/minnesota-wildfires-climate-change.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a>, NICC\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifc.gov\/nicc\/predictive-services\/intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"295\" data-attachment-id=\"383457\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=383457\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-364.png?fit=1011%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1011,413\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-364.png?fit=723%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-364.png?resize=723%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-364.png?w=1011&amp;ssl=1 1011w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-364.png?resize=300%2C123&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-364.png?resize=768%2C314&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links:\u00a0<em>Carbon Brief<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbonbrief.org\/global-wheat-yields-would-be-10-higher-without-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2502789122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a>, FAO\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faostat\/en\/#data\/QCL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/grapher\/key-crop-yields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wheat yields<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"237\" data-attachment-id=\"383458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=383458\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-365.png?fit=1017%2C333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1017,333\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-365.png?fit=723%2C237&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-365.png?resize=723%2C237&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-365.png?w=1017&amp;ssl=1 1017w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-365.png?resize=300%2C98&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-365.png?resize=768%2C251&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links: CNN\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/22\/weather\/noaa-hurricane-outlook-trump-fema\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a>, satellite\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tropical.atmos.colostate.edu\/Realtime\/index.php?arch&amp;loc=global\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a>, research\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2021GL095774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"294\" data-attachment-id=\"383461\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=383461\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-367.png?fit=696%2C294&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"696,294\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-367.png?fit=696%2C294&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-367.png?resize=696%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-367.png?w=696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-367.png?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links: The Guardian&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/may\/25\/australia-floods-droughts-climate-change-global-warming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/climate\/about\/australian-climate-influences.shtml?bookmark=sam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southern Annular Mode<\/a>, March&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/niwa.co.nz\/climate-and-weather\/southern-annular-mode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/climatedepot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ClimateDepot.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2025\/05\/20\/now-will-you-support-the-green-new-deal-cbs-news-climate-change-could-drive-surge-in-foreclosures-and-lender-losses-new-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Now will you support the Green New Deal?! CBS News: \u2018Climate change could drive surge in foreclosures and lender losses, new study finds\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2025\/05\/20\/cbs-news-how-climate-change-is-increasing-complication-risks-for-pregnant-women-claims-climate-change-nearly-doubled-the-average-number-of-pregnancy-heat-risk-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS News: \u2018How climate change is increasing complication risks for pregnant women\u2019 \u2013 Claims climate change nearly doubled the average number of \u2018pregnancy heat-risk days\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2025\/05\/29\/ny-times-a-woman-sued-oil-and-gas-companies-over-her-mothers-death-in-a-heat-wave-its-the-first-wrongful-death-case-targeting-fossil-fuel-companies-over-their-role-in-global-warmin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NY Times: \u2018A woman sued oil and gas companies over her mother\u2019s death in a heat wave\u2019 \u2013 \u2018It\u2019s the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/climaterealism.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ClimateRealism.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2025\/05\/wrong-new-york-times-climate-change-didnt-cause-minnesotas-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wrong, New York Times, Climate Change Didn\u2019t Cause Minnesota\u2019s Wildfires<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2025\/05\/wrong-the-guardian-there-is-no-evidence-climate-change-is-harming-bananas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wrong, The Guardian, There Is No Evidence Climate Change Is Harming Bananas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2025\/05\/slates-claim-of-were-heading-toward-human-extinction-due-to-climate-change-is-absurdly-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Human extinction is a baseless climate scare, Slate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>See you in July for the June Fact Check!&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally published at Junkscience.com, reposted with permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate claims go bananas! 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