Climategate 2.0: Will the Media Do Its Job This Time? To read Kate Sheppard's story on the first Climategate scandal, click here. The new round of hacked emails from climate scientists floating around the internet hasn't generated the same buzz as the last iteration—at least not yet. But in certain circles, it's playing out much like the first batch of emails did in 2009. In addition to the tranche of emails, the poster included a list of "greatest hits"—short quotes from the emails taken out of their context that are intended to paint scientists as scheming or lying. The entire batch was quickly posted in searchable format on another site. Climate Depot, the denial site run by Marc Morano, quickly jumped all over it, boasting headlines claiming the emails confirm a "pattern of deception and collusion by alarmists" and a comic that that reads "Same cast, same story, same secrets … Will they survive this time?
" It's since also traveled up line to conservative commentators at the UK's Telegraph and Hot Air. Climate Change Will Worsen Extreme Weather. Energy & Sustainability :: Climatewire :: November 18, 2011 :: :: Email :: Print Changes in extreme weather will require governments to change how they cope with natural disasters, a new report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns By Lauren Morello EXTREME WEATHER: Climate change will continue to shift weather extremes, a new report warns. Image: USFWS Southeast/Flickr Climate change is shifting weather extremes, increasing the frequency of drought and heat waves and the intensity of rainstorms -- changes that will require the world's governments to change how they cope with natural disasters , the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said today.
The report , written by more than 100 of the world's top scientists, recommends taking steps now to increase the world's ability to adapt and cope with climate extremes. The report says it is "likely" -- or a 66-100 percent chance -- that human activities have contributed to that shift. CLIMATE CHANGE / Truth and denial. Scientist Peter Gleick has given climate-change deniers exactly what they wanted: something to focus on besides the reality of the overwhelming scientific consensus that the planet is warming at an alarming rate and that emissions generated by humans are a major cause. Don't look here for sympathy for Gleick, an oft-quoted source for stories on a wide array of water and science issues, an occasional contributor to our opinion pages and a regular blogger on SFGate's City Brights feature. Gleick lost all credibility in the journalism world last week when he admitted to requesting confidential materials from the Heartland Institute - a Chicago group dedicated to casting doubt on climate change - "under someone else's name" and then distributing the documents to journalists and experts working on climate issues.
They included lists of the institute's donors and its internal strategy. Heartland has alleged that Gleick posed as an institute board member to obtain those materials. It gets worse. Why Peter Gleick is the “Milken Moment” for climate change — Cleantech News and Analysis. Mike Sweeney: Who Moved My Climate?