Patrick T. Brown

US heatwaves 1895-2020 Worst-ever in 1936 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_North_American_heat_wave … Obviously, doesn't fit the narrative, so very often data started in 1960, ignoring the 1930s, producing a convenient, upward trend (e.g. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/climate/heat-waves-in-the-age-of-climate-change-longer-more-frequent-and-more-dangerous.html …) Data from EPA/NOAA, https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-waves …pic.twitter.com/sPvxHDdS0H

Even the first figure on EPA's website for heatwaves starts conveniently in 1960 and focuses on cities (which are getting hotter, not just from climate but from urban heat islands — more black surfaces heating up the city) https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-waves …pic.twitter.com/BU5eTHnlX6

It is very likely that climate change will increase heatwaves, but starting data in 1960 is simply misleading https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-waves …pic.twitter.com/saaJtvsa5n

At the same time, remember, that almost everywhere, cold deaths vastly outweigh heat deaths While global warming will increase heatwaves, it will also make coldwaves fewer https://twitter.com/BjornLomborg/status/1409119077398876170 …pic.twitter.com/OIv1i2Cfiu