IPCC likely to backtrack on claim that global warming will destroy rainforests

The Amazon claim was based on a report by environmental group the World Wildlife Fund.

The WWF's figures were yesterday dismissed as "totally wrong" by Brazilian climate scientist Jose Marengo, a member of the IPCC.

But Keith Allott, of the WWF, said the report was based on "respected sources and peer reviewed literature".

Himalayan glacier meltdown: Pachauri says won't resign over 'one mistake' - India - The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The UN International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chairman, Dr R K Pachauri, on Monday said that he would not resign over what he called "one mistake" reported in the IPCC report.

Accepting that he and his team had erred in declaring a complete meltdown of the Himalayan glaciers by the year 2035, Pachauri said "just one mistake wasn't grounds enough for him to resign."

"There is no 'several mistakes'. There is only one mistake. Why should I resign? I have no reason to resign. I have a task to complete and I will finish it," he said adding that it was he who had asked for the probe into the blunders reported in the IPCC report.
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Meanwhile, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said that the government had full confidence in IPCC chief RK Pachauri and would fight "any attempt to unseat him".

"We are backing the IPCC chairman and will fight any attempt to unseat him," Ramesh said in the Rajya Sabha during question hour.

Driest winter on record - The Whig Standard - Ontario, CA

Phillips is loathe to attribute short-term weather fluctuations to long-term climate change, but the raw data for this year paints a picture of one of the most timid winters in years.

Redding.com: Blogs: Doug Craig's blog

If we didn't have the natural greenhouse effect, the earth's average temperature would be about -25°C (-13°F), instead of our perfect (for human life) average temperature of 15°C (59°F)".   [Who decided that 59 F was the "perfect" temperature for human life?  Why do so few people use 59 F as their permanent thermostat setting?]