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South AfricaEnglish

FALSE: This atmospheric process does not disprove the greenhouse gas origin of global warming

Global warming is caused by human greenhouse gas emissions.

FALSE: This atmospheric process does not disprove the greenhouse gas origin of global warming

FALSE: Surging glaciers do not mean climate change is a 'scam'

South AfricaEnglish

FALSE: Surging glaciers do not mean climate change is a 'scam'

FALSE: The Sahara is not shrinking and its greening doesn’t disprove climate change

South AfricaEnglish

FALSE: The Sahara is not shrinking and its greening doesn’t disprove climate change

FALSE: Glaciers are fluctuating because of human-made global warming

South AfricaEnglish

FALSE: Glaciers are fluctuating because of human-made global warming

FALSE: There is evidence that climate change is affecting harmful fungi

South AfricaEnglish

FALSE: There is evidence that climate change is affecting harmful fungi

FALSE: Atmospheric carbon dioxide was not 345ppm in 2025

South AfricaEnglish

FALSE: Atmospheric carbon dioxide was not 345ppm in 2025

FALSE: A Little Ice Age has not begun

South AfricaEnglish

FALSE: A Little Ice Age has not begun

FALSE: The rate of global warming from 1899 to 1940 was not faster than from 1983 to 2024

South AfricaEnglish

FALSE: The rate of global warming from 1899 to 1940 was not faster than from 1983 to 2024

FALSE: Earth is not colder now than at any time in the last 485m years

South AfricaEnglish

FALSE: Earth is not colder now than at any time in the last 485m years

FALSE: China is not responsible for two-thirds of the world's carbon dioxide emissions

South AfricaEnglish

FALSE: China is not responsible for two-thirds of the world's carbon dioxide emissions

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