Climate Fact-Check July 2025

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From ClimateRealism

By Steve Milloy

Guest Post by: The Competitive Enterprise Institute, The Heartland Institute, the Energy & Environmental Legal Institute, the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, and the International Climate Science Coalition, and Truth in Energy and Climate.

Editor’s note: This summary serves as a fact check on the top false claims made about climate change by the media in July 2025. 

Debunking the Vanilla ice cream climate apocalypse – Countering claims of climate ‘supercharging’ wildfires – Texas floods are the ‘new normal’?! – Plus, a reality check on claims ‘fossil fuels are sabotaging’ the economy.

Graph showing production quantities of vanilla from 1961 to 2023, depicting trends in vanilla production over the years.
Links: Frontiers for Plant Science studymedia coverageFAO statsvanilla flavoring.
Text showing a claim from Grist magazine about climate change increasing wildfire risks and a fact-check response discussing satellite data on fire occurrences.
Links: Grist article, GFED link, land burned data, University of Melbourne study, European Space Agency data.
A summary article discussing false claims about climate change, with a focus on flooding in Texas and rainfall statistics.
Links: NPR storyrainfall trend in Texas, UN IPCCflooding trend.
Headline discussing extreme heat as the 'new normal' in Boston with a claim and fact-check.
Links: CBS Boston story, National Weather Service data.
Screenshot of a CNN segment discussing claims about flooding and fossil fuel usage, featuring quotes and a fact-check regarding the frequency of floods.
Links: What a ‘100 year flood’ is, USGS river data.
Map showcasing temperature anomalies across the United States from July 12 to July 21, 2025, highlighting areas of warmer and cooler than average temperatures.
Links: Associated Press story.
Screenshot of a fact-check article discussing climate change claims related to increasing hailstorm destructiveness, featuring claims and data analysis from NBC News and scientific assessments.
Links: NBC News reportIPCC’s Sixth Assessment, hail measurements.
Infographic displaying a chart titled 'CO2 Emissions Per Capita vs GDP Per Capita in 2022', illustrating the relationship between carbon emissions and economic output across various continents.
Links: Guterres speech, GDP data.

Until next month, enjoy these and other great climate fact checks at:

ClimateRealism.com

ClimateDepot.com

Wattsupwiththat.com

Originally posted at Junkscience.com, reposted with permission.


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