[Dean's World] Dave Price: Global Warming Caused By... Y2K Bug?

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Posted by Dave Price:
Global Warming Caused By... Y2K Bug?
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1186752331.shtml


   Weird but [1]apparently true -- and bad timing for [2]some. When we
   called global warming "anthropogenic," I don't think we meant it was
   caused by programmers.
   Of ccourse, this mostly just means the problem isn't as bad as
   thought; it doesn't affect the global averages by more than a few
   percent. But it does raise troubling questions about the accuracy of
   the underlying data, especially since people like James Hansen, who
   heads GISS, has a huge financial and career interest in having the
   numbers trend upward. A conflict of interest coupled with a lack of
   transparency is a recipe for abuse.
   I hadn't realized the GISS temperature data underlying so many GW
   models was based on secret computer code and undisclosed correction
   methods. If they're serious about global warming as anything more than
   a vehicle for funding, they need to release all of this for public
   scrutiny. Now.

References

   1. http://www.dailytech.com/Blogger+finds+Y2K+bug+in+NASA+Climate+Data/article8383.htm
   2. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20122975/site/newsweek/