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# Timothy Ball

(1938–2022)   Geographer   Canada

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Timothy Ball was a geographer from Canada, best known for *Rose Oubliette*.

## Quick Facts About Timothy Ball

Born November 5, 1938

Died September 24, 2022

Nationality Canada

Profession Geographer

Notable works Rose Oubliette

## About Timothy Ball

Timothy Francis Ball was a British-born Canadian public speaker and writer who was a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Winnipeg from 1971 until his retirement in 1996. Subsequently Ball became active in promoting rejection of the scientific consensus on global warming, giving public talks and writing opinion pieces and letters to the editor for Canadian newspapers.

##  Quotes by Timothy Ball

> [Perhaps the greatest scientific deception of the IPCC is the abuse and misuse of computer climate models. They allow them to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ball/perhaps-the-greatest-scientific-deception-of-the-ipcc-is-the-abuse/)

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> [Attributing global climate change to human CO₂ production is akin to trying to diagnose an automotive problem by ignoring the engine (analogous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ball/attributing-global-climate-change-to-human-co-production-is-akin-to/)

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