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Climategate EmailsAtlas

Environment & Climate · Climate change narratives

Thousands of emails and documents from the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit (CRU) were obtained without authorization and released publicly, an episode widely labeled Climategate. Critics of mainstream climate science argued that selected CRU emails showed researchers manipulating data presentations, resisting data requests, and seeking to influence peer review.

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Timeline

  1. 2009-12-10 · document_releaseCostella Climategate emails compilation dated
  2. 2010 · popularizationMajor news timelines and explainers on the hacked emails
  3. 2010-03-31 · amplificationChannel 4 report on emails behind the scientific storm
  4. 2011 · amplificationMichael Mann commentary calling hacked emails truly pathetic
  5. 2011-11 · document_releaseSecond email batch released (Climategate 2.0)
  6. 2011-11-22 · amplificationClimate Audit and WUWT posts on new Climategate emails
  7. 2014-05-20 · investigationGuardian report on long-term effect on climate scepticism

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