{"id":448614,"date":"2026-06-05T03:03:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=448614"},"modified":"2026-06-05T03:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:03:51","slug":"climate-fact-check-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=448614","title":{"rendered":"Climate Fact-Check May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From ClimateRealism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest Post by: The Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, The Heartland Institute, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Energy & Environmental Legal Institute, and the International Climate Science Coalition, and Truth in Energy and Climate.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Editor\u2019s note: This compilation serves as a fact check on the top false claims made\u00a0about climate change by the media in May 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debunking claims of climate causing \u2018less healthy\u2019 food \u2013 Melting ice will NOT \u2018drown millions\u2019 \u2013 Droughts NOT caused by fossil fuels \u2013 Earth is NOT spinning slower due to climate change!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Links: The Washington Post<\/em> article<\/a>, Leiden University analysis<\/a>, examples<\/a> of experiments, Free-Air carbon dioxide enrichment<\/a>, crop yield increases<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Links: Committee animation<\/a>, U.S. drought monitor<\/a>, drought classification<\/a>, NOAA climate definition<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Links: The Daily Mail<\/em> post<\/a>, Nature<\/em> study<\/a>, East Antarctica ice gains<\/a>, IPCC AR6<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Links: IPCC abandoning high-end scenarios<\/a>, The Washington Post<\/em> article<\/a>, The New Republic<\/em> article<\/a>, plausibility<\/a>, coal consumption estimate<\/a>, proven reserves<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Links: Climate Central report<\/a>, UHI mapping<\/a>, paper<\/a> on UHI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Links: BBC article<\/a>, JGR Solid Earth study<\/a>, frictional effects<\/a>, El Ni\u00f1o\u2013Southern Oscillation<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Until next month, enjoy these and other great climate fact checks at:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ClimateRealism.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n