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| The '''Climatic Research Unit e-mail controversy''' refers to a November 2009 incident involving the hacking and leaking of emails and documents on ] research from the ] of the ].<ref name="BBC-1120">{{cite news|title=Hackers target leading climate research unit|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8370282.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=20 November 2009}}</ref><ref name="times-1121">{{cite news|title=Sceptics publish climate e-mails 'stolen from East Anglia University' |last=Webster |first=Ben |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6926325.ece |work=The Times |date=21 November 2009 |
The '''Climatic Research Unit e-mail controversy''' refers to a November 2009 incident involving the hacking and leaking of emails and documents on ] research from the ] of the ].<ref name="BBC-1120">{{cite news|title=Hackers target leading climate research unit|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8370282.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=20 November 2009}}</ref><ref name="times-1121">{{cite news|title=Sceptics publish climate e-mails 'stolen from East Anglia University' |last=Webster |first=Ben |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6926325.ece |work=The Times |date=21 November 2009}}</ref> | ||
| In November 2009 hackers accessed private files located on the CRU's servers, posting the emails they found online.<ref name="BBC-1120"/> Climate change skeptics indicated the private conversations about science and the researchers' dislike of climate change skeptics reveal a ] to falsify ] to human activity. Supporters of the current ] called the leaked documents "cherry-picked", "misrepresented" and "out-of-context".<ref name="dailykos"/> | In November 2009 hackers accessed private files located on the CRU's servers, posting the emails they found online.<ref name="BBC-1120"/> Climate change skeptics indicated the private conversations about science and the researchers' dislike of climate change skeptics reveal a ] to falsify ] to human activity. Supporters of the current ] called the leaked documents "cherry-picked", "misrepresented" and "out-of-context".<ref name="dailykos"/> | ||
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The Climatic Research Unit e-mail controversy refers to a November 2009 incident involving the hacking and leaking of emails and documents on climate change research from the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia.
In November 2009 hackers accessed private files located on the CRU's servers, posting the emails they found online. Climate change skeptics indicated the private conversations about science and the researchers' dislike of climate change skeptics reveal a conspiracy to falsify attribution of recent climate change to human activity. Supporters of the current scientific consensus on climate change called the leaked documents "cherry-picked", "misrepresented" and "out-of-context".
The CRU's researchers stated that the e-mails "have been taken out of context and merely reflect an honest exchange of ideas." Phil Jones, Director of the Climatic Research Unit, and one of those involved in the incident, called the charges that the emails involve any "untoward" activity "ludicrous."
According to the University of East Anglia, the information published on the Internet had been selected deliberately to undermine the strong consensus that human activity is affecting the world's climate in ways that are potentially dangerous. "The selective publication of some stolen e-mails and other papers taken out of context is mischievous and cannot be considered a genuine attempt to engage with this issue in a responsible way".
See also
References
- ^ "Hackers target leading climate research unit". BBC News. 20 November 2009.
- Webster, Ben (21 November 2009). "Sceptics publish climate e-mails 'stolen from East Anglia University'". The Times.
- Cite error: The named reference
dailykoswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - Eilperin, Juliet (21 November 2009). "Hackers steal electronic data from top climate research center".
- "East Anglia University Statement on Hacking of Climate Research Unit Emails". UEA CRU. 21 November 2009.
- http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ikaqlFpp9jCRHWN0zNuamKXfyeMgD9C441LG0
External links
- Hacked E-Mail Is New Fodder for Climate Dispute New York Times
- Climate sceptics claim leaked emails are evidence of collusion among scientists Guardian UK
- Hackers steal electronic data from top climate research center The Washington Post
- What do the hacked CRU emails tell us? Skeptical Science. 22 November 2009
- The Day The Science Died… Investigate-magazine news forum. 22 November 2009