Potholer and Tom Debate Climate: The Movie | Tom Nelson Pod #298

About Potholer: I am a former science journalist and geologist 

00:00 Introduction and Debate Setup

00:37 Debate Topics Overview

02:46 Discussion on Graphs and Data

04:17 Debate on Climate Change Evidence

05:36 Proxy Data and Temperature Records

08:42 Disputing the 'Spike of Doom'

14:42 Modern Temperature Trends

25:13 Statistical Robustness and Data Interpretation

30:02 Debating Statistical Robustness

31:24 Holocene Climate Optimum and Ancient Civilizations

32:36 Medieval Warm Period vs. Holocene Climate Optimum

33:08 Disputing Study References

35:48 The Spike of Doom Debate

45:41 CO2 Levels and Ice Ages

54:47 Urban Heat Island Effect

59:26 Urban vs. Rural Temperature Trends

01:00:33 Critique of Movie's Temperature Graphs

01:06:34 Debate on Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect

01:13:14 Discussion on Extreme Weather

01:17:11 Cosmic Rays and Climate Variability

01:24:03 Motivations and Funding in Climate Science

01:30:50 Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks

Info-rich NoTricksZone post: “Unmasking Marcott’s “Uptick”: https://notrickszone.com/2018/12/13/a-fabricated-uptick-marcotts-2013-hockey-stick-graph-debunked-by-marcotts-own-2011-ph-d-thesis/

Potholer’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/@potholer54

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