Why You Should No Longer Fear Global Warming aka “Climate Change”

Friends of Science Featured Guest Speaker Event

Why You Should No Longer Fear Global Warming aka “Climate Change”

Presented by Anthony Watts

Meteorologist, author & founder of “Watts Up With That?”

 The world’s most viewed site on global warming and climate change!

Save $5! Buy an in person Early Bird ticket until October 15^th!

Early Bird in person tickets are $20 for Friends of Science members and $25 for non-members. Regular ticket price after Oct. 15^th - $25 for Friends of Science members; $30 for non-members.  

Out of Town or Happier at Home? Join our livestream - Tickets are $10 for non-members and free for Members. Members have been sent a link to register.

Ticket sales for the in person event or the live stream are ongoing until November 16th, while supplies last.

No tickets will be sold at the door

For decades, many people have been frightened into believing that humans were causing catastrophic climate change and only a radical change in everything could save us. But those predictions were based on computer models, not evidence and data.

Join Friends of Science Society to hear our featured guest speaker, Anthony Watts, meteorologist and founder of “Watts Up With That?” as he calmly washes all those fears away.

Watts will present 25 climate topics grouped into four sections – Extreme Weather, Climate Impacts, Science & Models, and What We Were Told Was Wrong.

His presentation will draw on official climate datasets from NOAA, NASA, IPCC, and the EPA.

Extreme Weather - Watts agrees that climate change is real, but he argues that today's temperatures are still cooler than most of the past 6,000 years! He will work through the extreme weather data for hurricanes, U.S. heatwaves, tornadoes, weather-related deaths, drought, and floods to argue that none show a worsening trend.

Climate Impacts - Watts examines climate impacts such as sea level rise, Arctic ice, polar bears, coral, global greening, snowpack, and wildfires, concluding these systems are stable or improving according to actual data.

Science & Models - In the science section, Watts challenges the reliability of climate models versus observed temperatures. He will explain and discuss the urban heat island contamination of temperature records. Other topics include CO₂'s diminishing warming effect, the Sun's role in climate change, and El Niño's natural contribution to recent warming. Watts also pushes back on the "97% consensus" framing.

What We Were Told Was Wrong - In the closing section, Watts revisits failed past predictions such as the 1989 UN climate-refugee forecast, Pacific island "sinking" claims, ocean acidification framing, and he ends with the latest headline news: the IPCC/CMIP7 extreme scenario RCP 8.5, used in climate models, was retired as being “implausible” in April 2026.

Watts wraps it up with the "bottom line" – you should no longer fear global warming or climate change; the data supports calm, rational confidence in the future rather than fear.

Anthony Watts is a senior fellow for environment and climate at The Heartland Institute. Since 1978, Watts has been in the weather business, both in front of and behind the camera, as a television meteorologist, and he currently offers listeners daily radio forecasts. He has created weather graphics presentation systems for television and specialized weather instrumentation, and he has co-authored peer-reviewed papers on climate issues. He operated the most viewed website in the world on climate, the award-winning WattsUpWithThat.com.

Anthony Watts has co-authored Climate at a Glance (Second Edition): Facts on 40 Prominent Climate Topics with James Taylor. They use cold, hard facts and well-established data to debunk some of the most prominent climate myths. This easy-to-read book is perfect for teachers and students interested in learning the truth about climate change and its impacts. Copies of this book will be sold at the event or are available on Amazon.

Join us for an informative evening on November 16, 2026 at the Coast Calgary University Area Hotel by APA, 1804 Crowchild Trail NW, (Across from McMahon Stadium) Calgary, AB, 7:00-8:30pm for this event.  Free parking on site or take the LRT.  Coffee, tea and water will be provided.

This presentation is designed for the general public. No special climate policy or science knowledge required.

Doors open at 6:30pm. Event starts at 7:00pm with opening messages, then the presentation by Anthony Watts followed by Q&A, wrapping up around 8:15pm. Feel free to stay and mingle after. This event is open seating - there will be no assigned seating.

Climate Science books will be available for purchase at this event - Cash payment preferred

Early Bird ticket prices are $20 for Friends of Science members and $25 for non-members until October 15th.   To purchase a membership go to our Membership page.  After October 15th, prices increase by $5 to $25 for Friends of Science members and $30 for non-members.

Out of Town or Happier at Home? Join our live stream - Tickets are $10 for non-members and free for Members.  Members have been sent a link to register. 

Use the Orange "Buy Tickets" button above to order today!  If you don't know who is attending with you, enter the name as "Guest".

*Donations can be added to your ticket purchase or made through our Donation page.   We appreciate your support!

Please help sponsor this event and receive recognition at the event - contact us at 1-888-789-9597 Ext 2 for more details.

Free Parking is available at the Coast Calgary University Area Hotel at their surface lot and underground.

Coast Calgary University Area Hotel by APA - 1804 Crowchild Trail NW, Calgary

Or - take the LRT to Banff Trail Station.

If you have any questions, please email: [email protected] or call 1-888-789-9597 Ext 2.