Error, haste, or ignorance - they emote, you decide

Bjorn Lomborg is always worth reading. An excellent debunking of a New York Times story. A story written in error, haste, or ignorance is unclear. Another example of the base rate fallacy. A possible 10% increase in risk exposure is represented as massive catastrophe by ignoring the base case.

New York Times ran a sensational story on how many places will soon be underwater
Unfortunately,
it misuses data to conclude disaster, creating unreasonable fearhttps://t.co/elkRetdSD9, https://t.co/pVD0xBats8 pic.twitter.com/1SfDKEoJ0d

— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) November 3, 2019

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