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James Hansen on the Warmest Year Brouhaha

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the hot-or-not dept.

Jamie writes "In response to earlier reports, Dr. James Hansen, top climate scientist with NASA, has issued a statement on the recent global warming data correction. He points out 'the effect on global temperature was of order one-thousandth of a degree, so the corrected and uncorrected curves are indistinguishable.' In a second email he shows maps of U.S. temperatures relative to the world in 1934 and 1998, explains why the error occurred (it was not, as reported, a 'Y2K bug') and, in response to errors by 'Fox, Washington Times, and their like,' attacks the 'deceit' of those who 'are not stupid [but] seek to create a brouhaha and muddy the waters in the climate change story.'"

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  1. Re:Honestly... by hal2814 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "At least in my field, scientists don't issue corrections like"

    Well, maybe not in your field. In my field, I could've seen Dijkstra making such a statement concerning the continued use of GOTO. I don't think it would've made it into a proper EWD and I doubt it would be sent via email since Dijkstra wasn't that fond of personal computers, but I could see him making such a statement.

  2. Re:Immediate action?? by Hijacked+Public · · Score: 3, Funny

    I Tap, Rack, Bang.

    --
    "Sacrifice for the good of The State" - The State
  3. Wise words by LentoMan · · Score: 2, Funny

    He who controls the Global Warming data, controls the universe!

  4. I Worship before the Altar of Global Warming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am the high priest Nasa Al-Nasa of the Church Global Warming.

    I will suffer no infidels. We will wage Jihad against non-Believers. We are the sole holders of the Truth. Dissenters beware!

  5. Re:Cerial by Zelos · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course questioning the appetite of a scientist is going to get modded down, isn't it a bit irrelevant?