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Climate Data Re-examined (updated)

Posted by Hemos on from the rexaimining-the-data dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An important paper that re-examines historical climate data was published on 28 October in the respected journal Energy & Environment. (The paper is also available here.) According to an article in Canada's National Post, the paper shows that a "pillar of the Kyoto Accord is based on false calculations, incorrect data and an overtly biased selection of climate records." (USA Today also has a story.) This paper will undoubtedly be controversial and should stir a vigourous data review." Update: 11/05 14:54 GMT by T : newyhouse points out a similarly contrarian 2001 Economist article by Bjorn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist .

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  1. Biased environmentalists? by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nooooooo!

  2. Only in Canada by Sycraft-fu · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I don't want to respond to the article's claims, since that'll only spark a flame war I don't want to fight but:

    Only in Canada does one see a graph with a flat line then sharp spike and instantly think "Oooo, a hockey stick!"

    This just cracks me up because it is absolutely true of most of my Canadian relities, they are just nuts over hockey and I'm sure this doesn't strike any of them as the least bit odd comparison.

  3. Re: Interesting paper by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny


    > You may be interested to know that the Earth was warmer over the vast majority of its history.

    Fortunately, we didn't have to live through those times.

    Most of the universe is a hard vacuum, but I kind of like having the local fluke we call "the atmosphere".

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