Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Not So Hot

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The quote of the week is:


I hardly know where to begin in terms of commentary on this difference.


- Steve McIntyre, Climate Audit in Yamal: A “Divergence” Problem


The graph above shows what happens to the “Hockey Stick” after additional tree ring data, recently released (after a long and protracted fight over data access) is added to the analysis of Hadley’s archived tree ring data in Yamal, Russia.

All of the sudden, it isn’t the “hottest period in 2000 years” anymore.