Scientists Explain Why Hansen/Wirth Sabotaged The Air Conditioning In Congress In June, 1988 | Real Science

On June 23, 1988, (Hansen) delivered his testimony in an unusually toasty hearing room. Why was it so warm? As then-Sen. Tim Wirth (D., Colo.), told ABC’s Frontline: “We went in the night before and opened all the windows, I will admit, right, so that the air conditioning wasn’t working inside the room . . . it was really hot.”