Saturday, April 10, 2010

ClimateGate: Roundup...

Another climate scientist voices some skepticism, with the commonsensical observation that large temperature swings greatly predate the dawn of human civilization.  I guess SUVs didn't cause the medieval warming period after all...

Steve McIntyre follows the trail of evidentiary suppression (and some internal dissent on that) within the IPCC group with respect to the Holocene Optimum (aka Holocene Thermal Maximum).  This is another warm period very much like the medieval warm period (MWP) that's much discussed in climate science literature.  Most of the scientists involved in this internal discussion come off as petty and driven by their agenda; the few exceptions who seem to be driven by the truth stand out...

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