Since the end of last year, it’s been fascinating to watch the debate over the climate hacking and glacier calculation affairs.
For those who haven’t been following it, the first incident was called “climategate” where a hacker accessed a number of files and emails at the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia, one of the most respected institutions in the world conducting climate science analysis. And then there was glaciergate where UN climate researchers admitted they had grossly overestimated the chances that the Himalayas' glaciers would soon disappear as a result of global warming. All this has been ammunition for sceptics and lobbyists who say our planet is not affected by mankind's profligate burning of fossil fuel. More to the point, it raises questions about the role of science and climate change policies.
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