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by Mirioron 2697 days ago
Is this legitimate? I can't tell anymore when I read articles about climate change, because both sides seem to mix in some lies or half-truths and misrepresent what the situation really is.

I've read parts of the IPCC 2014 report and they seem to be contrary to what the article is about. On the other hand, some of the things I read in the report did make me question the validity of the conclusions, particularly the parts about what their climate change models can predict. (According to the report it's not much because of our inability to model clouds properly.)

I see what points the article is making, but it seems more like politics to me than trying to inform me of the truth.

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No, it's a hilariously disingenuous article.

As far as I can see it's tortuously misquoting this:

https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2018/09/27/the-chill-of-sola...

So thermosphere temperatures will cool as a result of the current solar minimum, which we get on an 11 year cycle, and thanks to the TIMED satellite we have data of a complete cycle for the first time.

Course even as the thermosphere cools, surface temperatures are still rising.

Searching for source brought up a veritable sea of conspiracy theory sites and garbage like David Icke.