A Global Warming Pause

Spiegel has a revealing - in more ways than one - article on climatologists, the warming plateau, and the reliability of the data upon which dire predictions were made. A cringe-inducing excerpt:

Despite resistance from many researchers, the German ministries insist that it is important not to detract from the effectiveness of climate change warnings by discussing the past 15 years' lack of global warming. Doing so, they say, would result in a loss of the support necessary for pursuing rigorous climate policies. "Climate policy needs the element of fear," Ott openly admits. "Otherwise, no politician would take on this topic."