Quick Scientific Debunking

After some reflection, I realized that the posts in the "Science (detailed discussion)" section may be too long and off-putting for some readers, even given the shorter summaries I included in each post. To address this issue, I started the "Quick Scientific Debunking" series below. This series includes shorter posts that address specific myths about science. I will still keep the "Science (detailed discussion)" page; that "Science (detailed discussion)" page will deal with topics in more depth and will debunk sources that contain numerous errors.

I. COVID-19 series

A. It is Extremely Unlikely that SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that Causes COVID-19, Came from a Lab

B. Medium post: The Dangerous Myth that Sweden Achieved Herd Immunity (endnotes)

C. List of Sources on Seroprevalence, PCR, and IFR Studies, Undermining Ideologically-motivated Under-estimates of SARS-CoV-2's Infection Fatality Rate

D. Twitter thread: Judith Curry's Ideologically-motivated Disinformation on Hydroxychloroquine as a Treatment for COVID-19 

(Youtube comment thread citing studies on hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment; list of other climate science contrarians/denialists also distorting the scientific evidence on COVID-19, as per crank magnetism)

II. Climate Science series

A. Myths about the Hot Spot

1. The Tropospheric Hot Spot is a Fingerprint of CO2-induced Global Warming  ("+References" version) 

2. The CCSP Presented Evidence Against the Hot Spot's Existence  ("+References" version) 

3. The Tropospheric Hot Spot does not Exist  ("+References" version) 

4. No Hot Spot Implies Less Global Warming and Support for Lukewarmerism  ("+References" version) 

B. Myths about the Existence of Temperature Trends

1. No Global Warming for Two Decades, from 1997/1998 to 2016/2017  ("+References" version)

2. Karl et al. of the NOAA Misleadingly Altered Ocean Temperature Records to Increase Global Warming  ("+References" version) 

C. Myths about the Causes of Temperature Trends

1. El Niño Caused Post-1997 Global Warming  ("+References" version)

2. The Sun Caused Recent Global Warming and the Tropical Stratosphere Warmed  ("+References" version)

3. Attributing Warming to CO2 Involves the Fallaciously Inferring Causation from a Mere Correlation  ("+References" version)

4. An Ice Core Shows a Spike in CO2 Levels without a Spike in Temperature  ("+References" version)

D. Myths about the Accuracy of Climate Models

1. Santer et al. Show That Climate Models are Very Flawed  ("+References" version) 
2. The IPCC's 1990 Report Over-estimated Greenhouse-gas-induced Global Warming  ("+References" version)
3. The IPCC's 2007 ~0.2°C/decade Model-based Projection Failed and Judith Curry's Forecast was More Reliable  ("+References" version)

E. Myths about Climate-Change-Related Effects

1. Ocean Acidification Requires that an Ocean Becomes an Acid ("+References" version) 
2. Polar Bear Population Numbers Imply that Man-Made Climate Change does not Negatively Impact Polar Bears  ("+References" version) 

F. Myths from Specific Contrarians

1. John Christy Thinks There is No Evidence of the Hot Spot  ("+References" version)

2. Judith Curry Fully and Accurately Represents Scientific Research  ("+References" version)  

3. Evidence Supports Curry's Claim Regarding Satellite-based Analyses  ("+References" version) 

4. On How the Operators of Judith Curry's Blog Respond to a Clear Fabrication 

G. Myths about Science Denialism

1. Science Denialism is as Rampant Among Liberals as Among Conservatives  ("+References" version)