“At the Catskill sanctuary, flooding and constant dampness have resulted in soil erosion and a loss of trees. Animals’ hoofs often sink into saturated ground while members of the sanctuary’s staff undertake flood mitigation efforts, installing culvert pipes and curtain drains, among other tactics, to no avail.”
We are constantly bombarded by news about “species” – Endangered Species, Threatened Species, Vanishing Species, Loss of Species such as “Researchers estimate that the current rate of species loss varies between 100 and 10,000 times the background extinction rate” [ source: Britannica Feb 15, 2024 ]. Let me clarify that: Britannica says that the Earth…
There is one feature I notice that is generally missing in cargo cult science [pseudoscience]…It's a kind of scientific integrity, a principle of scientific thought that corresponds to a kind of utter honesty a kind of leaning over backwards.
Science. New studies were done, new findings emerged. See Parts 1 and 2. Monarch counts at overwintering sites were called into doubt by the California Monarch Rebound of 2021-2022 – there had to be thousands and thousands of monarchs overwintering somewhere where they weren’t getting counted; and if in California, then perhaps in Mexico.
Pielke Jr. argues like this: “The notion of consensus-as-truth has been operationalized in various forms: journalistic “fact checkers,” academic “misinformation” researchers, and content moderation on social media platforms. The practical effect is the creation of self-appointed arbiters of truth journalists, academics, social media platforms, and even governments who render judgments on acceptable and…