{"id":343224,"date":"2010-02-20T10:32:35","date_gmt":"2010-02-20T15:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/intersection\/?p=6928"},"modified":"2010-02-20T10:32:35","modified_gmt":"2010-02-20T15:32:35","slug":"attacks-on-climate-science-now-%e2%80%9ccompletely-out-of-hand%e2%80%9d-the-intersection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/343224","title":{"rendered":"Attacks on Climate Science Now \u201cCompletely Out of Hand\u201d | The Intersection"},"content":{"rendered":"

This<\/a> is one of the main stories here at the AAAS meeting in San Diego:<\/p>\n

SAN DIEGO<\/strong>\u2014A symposium organized here at the last minute by two of the world\u2019s most prominent scientific organizations addressed recent attacks on an increasingly beleaguered climate science community. The panel met in the uncertain aftermath of the release of e-mails stolen<\/a> from prominent climate scientists and critiques of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The panel of academics was convened by National Academy of Science President Ralph Cicerone, in conjunction with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (which publishes Science<\/em>NOW), which is holding its annual meeting here. At a time when the biggest headlines on science have been over the flaws or legitimacy of climate science, said Cicerone, recent skirmishes over climate research \u201chave really shaken the confidence of the public in the conduct of science [overall].\u201d He cited a number of recent polls, which show a \u201cdegradation\u201d in the respect of the public for science in general.<\/p>\n

Climate researchers have taken the biggest hit. They are feeling the brunt of what IPCC author Chris Field has described as a \u201cfeeding frenzy\u201d since the November e-mail release. \u201cThe situation is completely out of hand,\u201d said Texas A&M climate scientist Gerald North. \u201cOne guy e-mailed me to say I’m a \u2018whore for the global warming crowd.\u2019 \u201d His PowerPoint presentation included a slide quoting conservative talk show host Glenn Beck<\/a>: \u201cIf the IPCC had been done by Japanese scientists, there’s not enough knives on planet Earth for hara-kiri that should have occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n

I get the sense that scientists and their institutions are so concerned over what has occurred in the past few months that there are going to be very real changes made, so as to ensure that better defenses of science are mounted in the future. It will be very interesting to watch what develops on this front…<\/p>\n

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