Sunday, November 18, 2018
30-second disproof
Haven't done one of these in a while.
Noticed an authoritative-sounding comment in a forum: "Fukushima ruined the Pacific fishery."
Could be possible. Is it true? Fukushima happened in 2011, so there's time to see a pattern.
From NOAA stats on fisheries:
First overall poundage:
Then Pacific salmon:
Then Alaska pollock:
In fact 2011 seems to have started a slight UPtrend in those graphs. It certainly didn't RUIN the Pacific fish. There is a DOWNtrend in some Atlantic fish over the last few years, probably due to the changes in the Gulf Stream induced by underground magma shifts.
So the authoritative claim is authoritatively FALSE.
Then Pacific salmon:
Then Alaska pollock:
In fact 2011 seems to have started a slight UPtrend in those graphs. It certainly didn't RUIN the Pacific fish. There is a DOWNtrend in some Atlantic fish over the last few years, probably due to the changes in the Gulf Stream induced by underground magma shifts.
So the authoritative claim is authoritatively FALSE.Labels: Carbon Cult
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