Claim: In our article on Climategate, we cited overwhelming scientific consensus — represented in part by the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — pointing to a global rise in temperatures. But the IPCC's credibility has been challenged since we wrote that article, with several situations coming to light in which the panel reproduced erroneous results from non-peer-reviewed literature. Himalayan Glaciers: The IPCC's 2007 Working Group II report misrepresented the melt rate of the Himalayan glaciers,
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Verdict: in our article on climategate, we cited overwhelming scientific consensus — represented in part by the report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change — pointing to a global rise in temperatures. but the ipcc's credibility has been challenged since we wrote that article, with several situations coming to light in which the panel reproduced erroneous results from non-peer-reviewed literature. himalayan glaciers: the ipcc's 2007 working group ii report misrepresented the melt rate of the himalayan glaciers,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2010-02-18T15:24:05