IPCC errors

IPCC error rate: You were expecting something else?

hrynyshyn | February 12, 2010

Via the ever-vigilant Stoat, I draw your attention to a letter to the Netherlands parliament from by 55 Netherlands scientists. Along with the usual "the science remains sound" defense of our understanding of anthropogenic global warming, it provides some useful perspective: The writing of IPCC reports and its quality control remains the work of humans. A guarantee for an error free report is an unachievable ideal, however much an error free report is highly desired Just as a thousand private emails are bound to include a few intemperate remarks and elucidation of wishful thinking, the…

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