And still, there are other examples where the predictions proved to be accurate or even understated. For example, the global rise in CO2 levels and temperatures.
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1. "Their graph was right so ours is valid" isn't a scientific argument. 2. Not naming who you're talking about doesn't help at all. 3. The upturn in global temperatures and CO2 started over a hundred years ago. I know Lancet lacks scientific standards, but that doesn't mean that the public should.
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Just realized part of the issue here. Look at the years on the y-axis. The gaps between ticks change from three years before ~2020 to 11 and then 15 years after 2020, which exaggerates the impression of acceleration.
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