http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/11/25/uh-oh-raw-data-in-new-zealand-tells-a-different-story-than-the-official-one/

We have discovered that the warming in New Zealand over the past 156 years was indeed man-made, but it had nothing to do with emissions of CO2—it was created by man-made adjustments of the temperature. It’s a disgrace.

About half the adjustments actually created a warming trend where none existed; the other half greatly exaggerated existing warming. All the adjustments increased or even created a warming trend, with only one (Dunedin) going the other way and slightly reducing the original trend.

The shocking truth is that the oldest readings have been cranked way down and later readings artificially lifted to give a false impression of warming,

‘I think it’s exciting that we might see giant icebergs again, because it’s dramatic. However, the assumption that their close approach is connected with warming is odd, since the appearance of ice in my gin and tonic indicates just the opposite—a cooling trend. As you sail to Antarctica, the appearance of icebergs in the sea certainly confirms a cooling trend. A reasonable person, on hearing that icebergs appear because of warming, surely considers enquiring whether it’s actually because of cooling.

‘Dr Young’s easy attribution of the calving of these icebergs to “global warming” is unlikeable and unconvincing. More likely is that, as usual, the ice shelf reaches such a length (through continual plentiful production of ice, please note!) that the ocean waves can move it about with sufficient force to snap it off. If warming was causing melting, what would survive to embark on a voyage to anywhere?

‘It is equally likely that, because of cooling seas, the icebergs now survive the long voyage to New Zealand!

‘I know of no evidence supporting a global rise in temperature recently. Certainly, no more than perhaps 0.2°C, something like that, in the few months which might have influenced the calving. In the Antarctic, such a rise might get you up to around minus eleventy five which is dreadfully chilly and won’t melt anything. There’s nothing abnormal going on here. Might we not reasonably expect the Herald to know this and to question the AFP story?

‘They have let us down.’

If true, it’s proof that our own NIWA are card-carrying Climate Scientologists.

How will our media bury this one?

I didn’t know that NIWA’s former messiah Jim Salinger used to work at the now infamous University of East Anglia Climate Research Institute with Jones and co. That explains a lot.

Whoever can answer that properly is acting for all of humanity.

Luc: I, for one, would like to see the rebuttals you mention to getstaffed’s tight summary of the deceptions.

Gavin Schmidt is not some credible independent observer. He is actually embroiled in that mess. The main things in those e-mails that point to him are the statements about how other scientists are welsome to use RealClimate to publish their rebuttals to points, and that Gavin will actively filter comments to prevent any real challenge. I.e. RealClimate censors the difficult questions.

In fact, there is a blog set-up specifically to post questions / comments that Gavin Schmidt and his ilk have censored. RealClimate is a global warming advocacy blog.

Going there to get a balanced view on Global Warming is about as useful as going to the Standard or Kiwiblog to get a balanced view on NZ politics (but the censorship at RC is probably worse).

What are your motives?

Good luck.

The politicians usually don’t do controversial stuff like this just for fun!

You mean like the Saddam-had-WMDs-Patriot-Act-Posse-Comitatus-Repeal-Downing-Street-Memo-Gulf-of-Tonkin-Treaty-of-Lisbon kind of fun, Luc?

You AGW evangelists are being played like a violin. Precisely like those who don’t see through those other example incidents. Shame you and various others who believe one or more of those examples can’t and won’t see that, those who do see it could use your intellects. It’s a real shame.

1. Delegations from 192 nations are attending Copenhagen. At least 60 leaders will attend, including the leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Australia, Japan, Indonesia and Brazil (BBC, 24 Nov 2009)

2. The following organisations have now outed themselves as part of the worldwide scientific, tax gathering, and world government conspiracy theory:

“The Royal Society, Met Office, and Natural Environment Research Council (Nerc) say the science of climate change is more alarming than ever.

They say the 2007 UK floods, 2003 heatwave in Europe and recent droughts were consistent with emerging patterns.”(BBC, 24 Nov 2009)

That’s a LOT of zero credibility!