CLIMATEGATE IS NOW OFFICIAL

Late on the night of November 19, news broke that a large amount of data had been stolen from one of the major climate research institutions by an unknown hacker and made available on the Internet. The hackers released about 172 megabytes of data, and we can be sure examining it closely will take some time. But after a few days, certain things are beginning to become clear.

•The data appears to be largely, perhaps entirely, authentic.
•The emails are incendiary.
•The implications shake the scientific basis for AGW, and the scientific reputations of some of AGW’s major proponents, to their roots.

Some of the emails are here; and a searchable database of all of emails is here. Expect to see much more as bloggers continue digging.

Charlie Martin comments on the computer codes.

And, finally, because of the media's lack of interest, should it be called CLIMAQUIDDICK?