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We are keen to receive review comments for our new report which is now available for open review here, says The Global Warming Policy Foundation.
Ralph Alexander: The truth about weather extremes. What the past tells us
This report refutes the popular but mistaken belief that today’s weather extremes are more common and more intense because of climate change, by examining the history of extreme weather events over the past century or so.
Drawing on newspaper archives, the report presents multiple examples of past extremes that matched or exceeded anything experienced in the present-day world.
That so many people are unaware of this shows that collective memories of extreme weather are short-lived.
Submitted comments and contributions will be subject to a moderation process and will be published, provided they are substantive and not abusive.
Review comments should be emailed to: benny.peiser@thegwpf.org
The deadline for review comments is 30 October 2023.
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From the Executive Summary:
The perception that extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and severity is primarily a consequence of modern technology – the Internet and smart phones – which have revolutionised communication and made us much more aware of such disasters than we were 50 or 100 years ago. The misperception has only been amplified by the mainstream media, eager to promote the latest climate scare. And as psychologists know, constant repetition of a false belief can, over time, create the illusion of truth. But history tells a different story.
Tallbloke's Talkshop 
“It is true that a warming world is likely to make heatwaves more common.”
That is the most important notion to reject. The truth is that the biggest heatwaves are discretely solar driven.
El Niño: We’re in hot water A Pacific punch in climate’s gut says https://qz.com/emails/quartz-obsession/1850897923/el-nino-we-re-in-hot-water and having browsed it, come to the conclusion of more scaremongering … but the devil was the sting in that Barbed tail: Today’s email was written by Morgan Haefner (have you heard about the wet bulb?) and Clarisa Diaz (a gardener with heat-sensitive plants), and edited by Susan Howson (is now a wet bulb and El Niño proselytizer). [proselytizer – Wiki says (& more) The World Council of Churches has indicated that, when used pejoratively, proselytism refers to attempts at conversion by “unjust means that violate the conscience of the human person”, such as by coercion or bribery]