Climategate
Hacked research emails
Climategate refers to a 2009 controversy in which hacked emails from climate scientists at the University of East Anglia were selectively quoted to suggest manipulation of global warming data.
Climate change skeptics used the term to imply scandal and scientific fraud.
Multiple investigations cleared the researchers of wrongdoing, though the episode became a touchstone in debates over climate science credibility: Climategate was a manufactured controversy.
Digital written messages
- hackedGained unauthorized access
- leakedEscaped through opening
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
manipulation · whistleblower · exposed · allegations · misconduct · deception · 2009 · Copenhagen
Logged measurements of heat
- hockey stickCurved implement for ice sports
- peer reviewExpert evaluation before publication
- IPCCUN climate science authority
- tree ringsAnnual wood layers
proxies · paleoclimatology · modeling · datasets · adjustments · methodology · replication · transparency
Refusal to accept reality
- fossil fuelEnergy from decomposed organisms
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- think tanksResearch organizations advising policymakers
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
polarization · conservative · policy · regulation · carbon tax · Congress · hearings · agenda
Article titles in newspapers
- viralSpreading quickly online
- blogosphereCollective web journal network
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
- breaking newsNewly unfolding events reported
coverage · sensationalism · narrative · framing · journalists · pundits · Fox News · editorial
emails
Digital written messages
- hackedGained unauthorized access
- leakedEscaped through opening
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
cover-up · manipulation · whistleblower · exposed · allegations · misconduct · deception · 2009 · Copenhagen · inquiries
temperature records
Logged measurements of heat
- hockey stickCurved implement for ice sports
- peer reviewExpert evaluation before publication
- IPCCUN climate science authority
tree rings · proxies · paleoclimatology · modeling · datasets · adjustments · methodology · replication · transparency · raw data
denial
Refusal to accept reality
- fossil fuelEnergy from decomposed organisms
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- think tanksResearch organizations advising policymakers
disinformation · polarization · conservative · policy · regulation · carbon tax · Congress · hearings · agenda · obstruction
headlines
Article titles in newspapers
- viralSpreading quickly online
- blogosphereCollective web journal network
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
breaking news · coverage · sensationalism · narrative · framing · journalists · pundits · Fox News · editorial · opinion
Climategatevindication
Clearance of blame
exoneration · scientific consensus · scientific integrity · peer review · replication
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