Andrew Dessler
this is a very impressive analysis of some of the statistical "oddities" in Pielke Jr's analysis that normalized climate impacts are declining. Everyone should read this. economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...

Roger Pielke Jr.’s Appallingly...
Roger Pielke Jr.’s Appallingly Bad Analysis of Billion Dollar Disasters – Economics from the Top Down

In a recent paper called Scientific integrity and U.S. “Billion Dollar Disasters”, Roger Pielke Jr. published a chart that's so bad I've devoted a whole essay to debunking it.

Economics from the Top Down
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Show threadAndrew DesslerOct 29
I know how long these types of analyses take, so this is a real service to the community.
Show threadAndrew DesslerOct 29
Cc @blairfix.bsky.social
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDOct 29
@andrewdessler.com This belongs in a journal.