Climatic Research Unit Hacked, Files Leaked 882
huckamania was one of many readers to write with the news that the University of East Anglia's Hadley Climatic Research Unit was hacked, and internal documents released. Some discussion and analysis of the leaked items can be found at Watts Up With That. The CRU has confirmed that a breach occurred, but not that all 61 MB of released material is genuine. Some of the emails would seem to raise concerns about the science as practiced — or at least beg an explanation. From the Watts Up link: "[The CRU] is widely recognized as one of the world's leading institutions concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate change. Consisting of a staff of around thirty research scientists and students, the Unit has developed a number of the data sets widely used in climate research, including the global temperature record used to monitor the state of the climate system, as well as statistical software packages and climate models. An unknown person put postings on some climate skeptic websites that advertised an FTP file on a Russian FTP server. Here is the message that was placed on the Air Vent today: 'We feel that climate science is, in the current situation, too important to be kept under wraps. We hereby release a random selection of correspondence, code, and documents.' The file was large, about 61 megabytes, containing hundreds of files. It contained data, code, and emails apparently from the CRU. If proved legitimate, these bombshells could spell trouble for the AGW crowd." Reader brandaman supplied the link to the archive of pilfered data. Reader aretae characterized the emails as revealing "...lots of intrigue, data manipulation, attempting to shut out opposing points of view out of scientific journals. Almost makes you think it's a religion. Anyone surprised?" And reader bugnuts adds, for context: "These emails are certainly taken out of context, whether they are legitimate or fraudulent, which adds to the confusion."
Re:RealClimate has a big reply on this (Score:2, Funny)
Nice to get some perspective from a clearly disinterested party....
Imagine a Beowulf cluster leaks.... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Some Funny Things About This Event (Score:4, Funny)
One other thing about the CC paper - just found another email - is that McKittrick says it is standard practice in Econometrics journals to give all the data and codes !!
These guys are taking advice from McKittrick! That guy almost started World War III back in 1983 because some kid hacked into the WOPR and decided to play a game with it! Do we really want this guy influencing our global climate change policy?
Re:I would just like to point out.... (Score:1, Funny)
Al Gore, is that you, dude?
Re:All the GOREY details right here! (Score:3, Funny)
Tis a thing of beauty, one of the founders of green peace even said
that green movement had been hijacked by disaffected communists
as a tool to further their agenda.
You can see it in things like Agenda 21 as well, And the Georgia Guidestones.
They do not even try to hide it.
Re:Utter bullshit. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:RealClimate has a big reply on this (Score:3, Funny)
Exactly.
The Bible really was written by God, because I have these experts in YouTube videos that can prove it.
Re:RealClimate has a big reply on this (Score:1, Funny)
coaxial is flawed at the core, he is promoting NWO under his leader Obama.
Re:RealClimate has a big reply on this (Score:4, Funny)
Let's see your basic assumptions in the limelight:
- my post is stupid shit
- my post is full of irrationality and ignorance
- my post is delusionally retarded
- my post comes from the United States
- the United States are a microcosm of insanity
- the United States are dominated by theocratic thuggery and radical free market fundamentalism
- radical free market fundamentalism is far more dangerous and less intelligent than Islam
While every single point you assumed is so absurdly false that a 5-year-old can tear it apart, it's still a nice list of insults you brought there. I kind of hoped for the tried-and-true "your momma"-line of arguments, but was a bit disappointed.
You need to troll more.