Claims of Himalayan Glacier Disaster Melt Away 561
Hugh Pickens writes "VOA News reports that leaders of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have apologized for making a 'poorly substantiated' claim that Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035. Scientists who identified the mistake say the IPCC report relied on news accounts that appear to have misquoted a scientific paper — which estimated that the glaciers could disappear by 2350, not 2035. Jeffrey Kargel, an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona who helped expose the IPCC's errors, said the botched projections were extremely embarrassing and damaging. 'The damage was that IPCC had, or I think still has, such a stellar reputation that people view it as an authority — as indeed they should — and so they see a bullet that says Himalayan glaciers will disappear by 2035 and they take that as a fact.' Experts who follow climate science and policy say they believe the IPCC should re-examine how it vets information when compiling its reports. 'These errors could have been avoided had the norms of scientific publication including peer review and concentration upon peer-reviewed work, been respected,' write the researchers."
Dislexyia? (Score:5, Funny)
which estimated that the glaciers could disappear by 2350, not 2035.
Dislexyia... that would be my excuse if I were them... :-)
Re:Global warming hoax (Score:4, Funny)
I would be shocked if this doesn't reach -2.
Defy the hive-mind that the majority of slashdotters are part of at your own peril my friend! Other ways to get to -2 are to suggest that you believe in God or voted for a Republican at any point in time -- and God help you if they find out that you don't know how to program, don't like Linux, and don't like Firefly....those crimes are punishable by death around here!
Re:STUPID BIASED DIPSHIT (Score:3, Funny)
Wow. With that level of eloquence and reason, you should be on Fox News
Oh good. (Score:1, Funny)
I know I'll be safely dead by the time the glaciers disappear then.
I've been telling you faggots man-made global (Score:2, Funny)
warming is bullshit for years now. Glad to see more and more stories vindicating me with each passing day. Nice scientific method you guys have over there at East Anglia University and the IPCC. I'll say it again: man-made global warming is the worst hoax ever perpetrated on mankind, because it seeks to return mankind to the dark ages of serfdom. You will be forced (economically encouraged) to move into densely-packed cities to live like rats, while your overlords enjoy the newly-vacated lands they now own. You will be told what car to drive, if you can afford a car at all. You will be told what kinds of food you may eat (goodbye red meat), and how many children you may have. You have all been sold a bill of goods. The UN is a parasite organization run by petty banana republic dictators hell-bent on sapping the economic power of the west, especially America.