Say hello to Global Cooling ...

[Second Summer]

... claims the Daily Fail and The Telegraph.

Yes, there is more arctic sea ice this summer than last year. However, one slightly abnormal year is not a trend.

It would be nice though, if somehow all that carbon dioxide we've pumped into the atmosphere wasn't such a big contributor to the greenhouse effect after all. But no.

When it comes to climate science reporting, the Mail on Sunday and Telegraph are only reliable in the sense that you can rely on them to usually get the science wrong. This weekend's Arctic sea ice articles from David Rose of the Mail and Hayley Dixon at the Telegraph unfortunately fit that pattern.

Full article: Arctic sea ice delusions strike the Mail on Sunday and Telegraph (The Guardian, Dana Nuccitelli, 9. Sept. 2013 )