Anthony Watts

Anthony Watts is a senior fellow for environment and climate at The Heartland Institute. Watts has been in the weather business both in front of, and behind the camera as an on-air television meteorologist since 1978, and currently does daily radio forecasts. He has created weather graphics presentation systems for television, specialized weather instrumentation, as well as co-authored peer-reviewed papers on climate issues. He operates the most viewed website in the world on climate, the award-winning website wattsupwiththat.com.
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Ocean currents

CNN Lies in its AMOC Collapse Story: Another Flip-Flop in a Long Line of Alarmist Claims

A recent CNN article by Laura Paddison, titled “A crucial system of ocean currents is slowing. It’s already supercharging sea level rise in the US,” references new research on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation...
Economic costs

CNN’s Climate Con: How Real Estate, Not Storms, Drives Insurance Costs

In a recent article, titled "Why climate risk could affect your credit score for buying a home," CNN’s Andrew Freedman describes a new report by FirstStreet that claims to show how “climate risk” could...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Human extinction is a baseless climate scare, Slate

In a recent Slate article, titled "I Used to Hope Humans Were Headed for Extinction. Now I Know That Fantasy Allows Us the Easy Way Out" author Lizzie Wade argues that humanity is on...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Wrong, Phys.org, Climate Change Isn’t Causing A Rise in Lost School Days

In a recent editorial published by Phys.org, researchers claim that climate change is driving more powerful and frequent hurricanes, which in turn are causing widespread school closures labeling it an "overlooked consequence" of our...
Uncategorized

Wrong, The Hill, Climate Driven Corn Insurance Cost Projections Mislead the Public

In a recent editorial from The Hill titled "Climate change could deliver considerable blows to US corn growers, insurers: Study", the author claims that climate change will cause a dramatic increase in crop insurance...
Alarmist messengers/claims

Wrong, New York Times, Climate Change Isn’t Disrupting Blood Supplies

In “Climate Change Is Stressing the World’s Blood Supplies,” the New York Times (NYT) claims that global warming is now threatening the blood supply by causing extreme weather events that disrupt donations, transport, and...
Alarmist messengers/claims

The New York Times’ Claim That Climate Change Threatens the Global Economy Is False

In the recent New York Times (NYT) editorial "Climate Change Could Become a Global Economic Disaster," author David Gelles paints a picture of impending economic collapse, driven by climate-induced destruction of real estate markets,...
Alarmist messengers/claims

False, Axios, Atlanta’s Rainfall Increase Isn’t Attributable to Climate Change

In its April 7, 2025 article titled Heavier rain is becoming more common in Atlanta, Axios Atlanta claims that “climate change is causing heavier downpours in Atlanta” citing data supplied by Climate Central (CC)....
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