Russians Claim More Climate Data Was Manipulated

DustyShadow writes "On Tuesday, the Moscow-based Institute of Economic Analysis (IEA) claimed that the Hadley Center for Climate Change had probably tampered with Russian-climate data. The IEA believes that Russian meteorological-station data did not substantiate the anthropogenic global-warming theory. Analysts say Russian meteorological stations cover most of the country’s territory, and that the Hadley Center had used data submitted by only 25% of such stations in its reports. Over 40% of Russian territory was not included in global-temperature calculations for some other reasons, rather than the lack of meteorological stations and observations. The data of stations located in areas not listed in the Hadley CRU survey often does not show any substantial warming in the late 20th century and the early 21st century."

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[Anonymous Coward]

First first post!!

Re:Why Are We Deferring to an Economic Organizatio

[Anonymous Coward]

I agree with you that the source is biased, but that doesn't invalidate the data. As C.S. Lewis once said, "You must show that a man is wrong before you start explaining why he is wrong". (I'm not an AGW denier btw)

Ah yes, the famous Atheist turned Christian. Let's keep quoting him, shall we?

There have been men before who got so interested in proving the existence of God that they came to care nothing for God himself as if the good Lord had nothing to do but to exist. There have been some who were so preoccupied with spreading Christianity that they never gave a thought to Christ. ~ C.S. Lewis

Now the million dollar question: was he talking about science in your quote or faith?

Re:Why Are We Deferring to an Economic Organizatio

[Nutria]

As if the Environmental Defense Fund doesn't have it's own bias...

Anyway, maybe it's a lingering Cold War mentality, but even for me, an AGW-skeptic, it just seems too convenient that the Russians drop this bomb during the Copenhagen Conference. Very suspicious!

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BTW, why is it that left-wing protests seem to turn violent so often, but (in the US, at least) right-wing protests don't, even when some demonstrators bring guns?
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Re:Why Are We Deferring to an Economic Organizatio

[mwvdlee]

It would have been an "astute observation" had he actually backed up his claims that it was indeed "faux apathy rhetoric". As it stands it's just a "no, it's not!".