Scientists Hiding Evidence Of Global Cooling?

[mgidm86]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/24/hiding-evidence-of-global-cooling/

It was announced Thursday afternoon that computer hackers had obtained 160 megabytes of e-mails from the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in England. Those e-mails involved communication among many scientific researchers and policy advocates with similar ideological positions all across the world. Those purported authorities were brazenly discussing the destruction and hiding of data that did not support global-warming claims.



Professor Phil Jones, the head of the Climate Research Unit, and professor Michael E. Mann at Pennsylvania State University, who has been an important scientist in the climate debate, have come under particular scrutiny. Among his e-mails, Mr. Jones talked to Mr. Mann about the "trick of adding in the real temps to each series ... to hide the decline [in temperature]."

I have not seen a discussion here at JREF on this yet. I read several articles on this yesterday from various news sites and the hacked information seems legit. I am surprised (or not) that this isn't getting more press.

 

[MattusMaximus]

There have already been a couple of threads on this very topic, over in the Science subforum. Which is precisely where this thread belongs.

In fact, those threads got more traffic and heated (pardon the pun) discussion - and suspensions! - than I can recall in a long time, so the notion that this isn't being discussed is just plain silly.

Also, I request that the Mods merge this with those other threads to avoid thread-creep.

 

[mgidm86]

Ya I see the discussions now. Don't know how the hell I missed them. May as well close this one.

 

[Darat]

Thread closed.

Posted By: Darat