Email 4386, May 2009: Internal controversy on potentially ditching a "Weather Generator" that may be "virtually worthless: "[The Government wants] the story to be a very strong one and don't want to be made to look foolish"

Email 4386

This is a political reaction, not one based on any scientific analysis of the weather
generator. We did the peer review to take care of that. I can't overstate the HUGE
amount of political interest in the project as a message that the Government can give on
climate change to help them tell their story. They want the story to be a very strong
one and don't want to be made to look foolish. Therefore, every time they hear about
any criticisms from anyone, they jump.  [Kathryn Humphrey]