IPCC Scientists resign before the stuff hits the fan

[mimi from mi]

As an Expert Reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for eighteen years, that is to say, from the very beginning. I have submitted thousands of comments to all of the Reports. My comments on the Fourth IPCC Report, all 1,898 of them, are to be found at IPCC (2007) and my opinions of the IPCC are in Gray (2008b)

I am therefore very familiar with the arguments presented by the IPCC, many of which have now been copied by the Royal Society of New Zealand, and the responses to them.

I will first comment on the Introduction

to make absolutely clear what the evidence is for climate change and anthropogenic (human-induced) causes.

The climate has always changed and always will. No evidence whatsoever for a human contribution to the climate is given in their following statement.

Their Summary is as follows:

The globe is warming

This statement is a lie. The globe is currently cooling. According to the CSSP Report (Karl et al 2007), there are currently nine authorities currently involved in providing a dataset of monthly global temperature anomalies. They are

NOAA’s National Climate Data Center (NCDC, GHCN-COADS) NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia (HadCRUT2v) NOAA radiosonde network , (RATPAC) Hadley Centre Radiosonde Network (HadAT2) University of Alabama Lower Troposphere TLT MSU (UAH ) Remote Sensing Systems Lower Troposphere TLT MSU (RSS) National Center for Environmental Protection Reanalysis (NCEP50) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Reanalysis (ERA40)

Eight of these authorities agree that the globe is currently cooling. Only GISS disagrees.

because of increasing greenhouse gas emissions

No evidence is presented to justify this conclusion. There are “projections” of computer models but these are not predictions, they are merely the results of assumptions made in the model. No “projected” result has ever been successfully related to an actual change in the climate.

read more at http://nzclimatescience.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=312&Itemid=1

Also: Dear colleagues,

After some prolonged deliberation, I have decided to withdraw from participating in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). I am withdrawing because I have come to view the part of the IPCC to which my expertise is relevant as having become politicized. In addition, when I have raised my concerns to the IPCC leadership, their response was simply to dismiss my concerns.

http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/archives/science_policy_general/000318chris_landsea_leaves.html

[netmilsmom]

LOLOLOL!!!!

Great find Mimi!!

[Tawiskaro]

http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/archives/science_policy_general/000318chris_landsea_leaves.html

[HerrBlucher]

Climate truth bump.

[Clint Williams]

Sounds like Chris Landsea might qualify for the title of “Real Scientist.” Even if he was pushed...

[Lancey Howard]

Excellent!

[MrB]

Fraud, conspiracy to commit massive theft under color of law, conspiracy to commit slavery under color of law, conspiracy to commit genocide under color of law...

enough to start something?

[dila813]

He attached all his emails to the post as well so no one can BS what is going down as well.

[dila813]

You guys better download the emails before someone kills this guy and wipes the site off the net.

[dusttoyou]

Excellent! Hope this guy has his asbestos suit on because the warmers are about to roast him.

As many suspected, this is coming apart drip by drip. All the kings horses and all the kings men will have a hellofa time putting it back together again.

[snowsislander]

This is a very strong letter; look at this part:

However, this case is not an honest scientific discussion conducted at a meeting of climate researchers. Instead, a scientist with an important role in the IPCC represented himself as a Lead Author for the IPCC has used that position to promulgate to the media and general public his own opinion that the busy 2004 hurricane season was caused by global warming, which is in direct opposition to research written in the field and is counter to conclusions in the TAR. This becomes problematic when I am then asked to provide the draft about observed hurricane activity variations for the AR4 with, ironically, Dr. Trenberth as the Lead Author for this chapter. Because of Dr. Trenberth's pronouncements, the IPCC process on our assessment of these crucial extreme events in our climate system has been subverted and compromised, its neutrality lost. While no one can "tell" scientists what to say or not say (nor am I suggesting that), the IPCC did select Dr. Trenberth as a Lead Author and entrusted to him to carry out this duty in a non-biased, neutral point of view. When scientists hold press conferences and speak with the media, much care is needed not to reflect poorly upon the IPCC. It is of more than passing interest to note that Dr. Trenberth, while eager to share his views on global warming and hurricanes with the media, declined to do so at the Climate Variability and Change Conference in January where he made several presentations. Perhaps he was concerned that such speculation - though worthy in his mind of public pronouncements – would not stand up to the scrutiny of fellow climate scientists.

[Norseman]

He resigned in 2005, according to the original letter

[JustTheTruth]

Eventually, when the fit hits the shan on the ClimateScam, he should get a Nobel Peace Prize! Too bad there isn’t a Nobel “Truth” Prize - that might actually mean/be worth something!

[HardStarboard]

Thats a double Bingo! Good work.

[Publius6961]

BUMP!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Rats levaing the sinking ship ping!

[skinkinthegrass]

Rats levaing the sinking ship ping!

[steelyourfaith]

Thanx !

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[SunkenCiv]

The climate has always changed and always will. No evidence whatsoever for a human contribution to the climate is given in their following statement.

Alright! Table's turnin' now it's their turn to fry. Thanks Ernest.