Climate scientist Michael Mann has achieved a legal victory, with a jury awarding him $1 million in punitive damages after winning a defamation lawsuit against Canadian writer Mark Steyn, as reported by CBC. The lawsuit is considered a significant win against right-wing media smears and attacks on science by the fossil fuel apparatus. Mann's victory was discussed in a talk with Bri Keilar of CNN's NewsCentralCNN. This event occurs within a critical climate context, as Earth surpassed the 'doomed' 2.7°F global warming limit in 2023, marking the hottest year in 100,000 years. It also coincides with the 180-day running mean for global surface temperature crossing 1.7°C above the pre-industrial baseline for the first time, as per the latest ERA5 data, signaling a dire warning for the future. The scientific consensus continues to warn of the severe impacts of climate change, with current trends and investments in fossil fuels.
“Failing to adapt often means extinction.” * 10- 20% of species now critically endangered * 75% of land species and 90% of ocean species face extinction risk * adaptation for species like humans likely to become impossible in next couple of decades 🧵 https://t.co/abxU7WEPPn
Most minions of climate denial think that they will have a little bit of fun on X on the weekend ... making fun of the science of climate change ... they have no idea the damage & harm they are contributing to ... what is wrong with these people? 🌏🔥 #ClimateBrawl 🔥🌏 https://t.co/hmLqN99Zis
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Climate deniers ... you have no training in the climate sciences ... yet, you believe that you know better than the leading climate scientists ... so much so, you risk the lives of your family ... please tell me why you would do that? 🌏🔥 #ClimateBrawl 🔥🌏 https://t.co/o1zLaZ7d6E
BREAKING: the 180-day running mean for global surface temperature crosses 1.7°C for the first time in recorded history 🧵
Big news from the latest ERA5 data. For the first time in recorded history, the 180-day running mean for the global surface temperature just crossed 1.70°C above the pre-industrial 1850-1900 IPCC baseline. The climate 8-ball says, "F&%kery ahead!" https://t.co/FlIVXFum9C
The science of climate change is not trying to make your life more miserable ... contrary to the constant lies, gaslighing and propaganda of climate denial ... but to make it less miserable ... in fact, to save lives. 🌏🔥 #ClimateBrawl 🔥🌏 https://t.co/nli264bZKT
2°C impacts are far more extreme than previously expected making adaptation impossible. Warming is accelerating. We're heading for 3 or 4°C, not 2.5°C. Climate sensitivity and feedbacks are about physical reality, not luck. Warming can increase 0.5°C when/if emissions stop.🧵 https://t.co/OgRtErHDxX
GOOD MORNING 🌞 friends of #ClimateBrawl: always remember this ... whatever the minions of climate denial throw at us ... science ... all of the science ... is on our side ... climate denial cannot win unless we let them ... keep challenging their toxic posts. https://t.co/rg59CfnviD
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Mark Steyn's libel loss to 'hockey stick' climate chart creator Michael Mann – with $1m in punitive damages – is a travesty of justice, says Chris Morrison. Freedom and fairness are dying in Democrat America. https://t.co/bNHvv8NS7x
Celebrity climate scientist’s libel suit win raises concerns about free speech protections Some, especially those critical of mainstream climate science, are worried that the outcome of the trial will have a chilling effect on free speech. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/oP0Z9TdtcB
J6 Attorney Roger Roots Weighs In On Another DISGRACEFUL VERDICT: D.C. Jury Awards ‘BULLY’ Professor Michael Mann $1 Million from Conservative Broadcaster Mark Steyn in Climate Defamation Trial via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/FYUstb3cK1
Counterpoint: Victories for science are scientific advancements, not scientists scoring million-dollar defamation lawsuits against bloggers. https://t.co/1eD8veRCfn
"Million-dollar legal victory shines light on conservatives’ attacks on science" via @PBS @NewsHour: https://t.co/T6P0as7lpu
In a trial that most observers would see as favoring the arguments of the defense, Michael Mann walked away with a resounding victory. How did that happen? https://t.co/bP9NACObmF
A good story on science victory against defamatory attacks by fossil fuel apparatus. Michael joins the ranks of Dominion, Sandy Hook moms, and E. Jean Carroll getting justice against defamatory bullies in honest courtrooms. https://t.co/9dfllANsQn
Telling the truth about climate scientists and the sausage factory which is college ethics accountability is now a $1 million crime. https://t.co/buk1OluHKk
"Human activities, principally through emissions of greenhouse gases, have unequivocally caused global warming, with global surface temperature reaching 1.1°C above 1850-1900 in 2011-2020" This is the scientific consensus - REPOST for everyone knows. 🌍🔥 #ClimateBrawl 🔥🌍 https://t.co/EkXCrnM4Be
"Canadian writer Mark Steyn ordered to pay climate scientist $1M US after defamation trial" via @CBC: https://t.co/ZQMIl76wJZ
The Paris climate agreement of 2015 committed countries to keep the rise in “global average temperature…well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and seek to limit it to 1.5°C. We explain why these thresholds are quite tricky to measure https://t.co/738XJIaF6V 👇
GOOD MORNING 🌞 friends of #ClimateBrawl: great news at the end of the week when noted climate scientist @MichaelEMann won his defamation law suit against minions of climate denial. This is what a climate brawl is all about ... smashing climate denialism. https://t.co/d89JViChs0
#ClimateDaily ☕️🌞 There is nothing wrong with not being a rocket scientist or a brain surgeon, for example ... but, if you are not, don't tell them how to do their jobs. 🌍🔥 #ClimateBrawl 🔥🌍 https://t.co/jLfxuem1D2
The very dire situation is more dire than ever: * the biodiversity annihilation crisis is as bad as climate change * 4/5°C impacts are now expected at 2°C which it now turns out is beyond human adaptation * massive fossil investments herald 2°C by the 2030s, 3/4°C by 2050-2125 https://t.co/3Spt6WTggy
"Michael Mann talk with @BriKeilarCNN of @CNN @NewsCentralCNN Discussing Defamation Lawsuit Win" https://t.co/CdQMoCMEIj
How can you tell when the world has passed 1.5°C of global warming? We explain in four charts https://t.co/aKdWnfBmFQ 👇
Earth surpassed 'doomed' 2.7F global warming limit for the first time in 2023 - which scientists say was hottest in 100,000 years https://t.co/jdJjRC2ktc https://t.co/PCRmfdz5kB
"On CNN, climate scientist Michael Mann claims victory against right-wing media smears" by @AlisonFish for @MMFA: https://t.co/AwjWsQoaj0
In my over ten years on Twitter/X, I ONCE met a climate denier who had a few good qualities ... don't know what ever happened to them .../s 🌏🔥 #ClimateBrawl 🔥🌏 https://t.co/7iGEuXZYa4