Please see  Yamal, Briffa and the Hockey Stick for a parallel discussion. In particular, Fred Pearce noted that 
The word [Yamal] turns up in 100 separate emails, more than ‘hockey stick’ or any other totem of the climate wars. The emails began with [Yamal] back in 1996 and they ended with it.
 which would seem to qualify Yamal for mention here. No mention whatever at present. Curious....