....., journalist James Delingpole, who helped expose the "Climategate scandal," lambasted the pope for "embracing paganism — specifically Gaia worship — and left-wing politics."
"But there's no evidence here that he understands science," lamented Delingpole, author of The Little Green Book of Eco-Fascism: The Left's Plan to Frighten Your Kids, Drive Up Energy Costs and Hike Your Taxes.
"Under West Antarctica's ice sheet is the largest volcanic region on earth with nearly 100 volcanoes, some nearly 4000 meters high. What effect does Francis think molten lava and fumaroles will have on an ice sheet? Does he believe volcanoes are somehow a consequence of Western industrial civilization?" Delingpole asked.
Two other scientific papers published last week in the journal
Cryosphere, which were based on a 2019 expedition to the glaciers, also did not attribute the cause of the melting to global warming.
A 2002 study published by the International Glaciological Society reported the retreat of the ice but concluded that their observations "were not sufficient to determine the cause of the changes." The study did not mention anthropogenic global warming." CM