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Hysterical and Contradictory Claims
In 2003, the "[[hockey stick graph]]" of [[Michael Mann]] was examined by McIntyre and McKitrick in ''Energy & Environment''. They found that:
In 2003, the "[[hockey stick graph]]" of [[Michael Mann]] was examined by McIntyre and McKitrick in ''Energy & Environment''. They found that:
:the estimation of temperatures from 1400 to 1980 contains collation errors, unjustifiable truncation or extrapolation of source data, obsolete data, geographical location errors, incorrect calculation of principal components and other quality control defects. [http://www.climateaudit.org/pdf/mcintyre.mckitrick.2003.pdf]
:the estimation of temperatures from 1400 to 1980 contains collation errors, unjustifiable truncation or extrapolation of source data, obsolete data, geographical location errors, incorrect calculation of principal components and other quality control defects. [http://www.climateaudit.org/pdf/mcintyre.mckitrick.2003.pdf]
==Hysterical and Contradictory Claims==
On 7/2/08, an article reported that the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute says there will be “blistering” future heat waves because of the “drying-out effect of a warming world”. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_sc/sci_extreme_heat]
The previous day, another article said the National Wildlife Federation claims “Midwest floods show impact of global warming
”. [http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0130458420080701]
“Drying” and “flooding” are mutually exclusive, but that doesn’t stop claims that “global warming” will cause both of them.
==Notes==
==Notes==