Statisticians slam “random” global warming hockey stick graph

Major doubts have been raised about the reliability of the historical temperature record by two US statisticians in a paper that has yet to be published but has already provoked a strong response from leading US climate scientists.

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The Met Office's Dr Vicky Pope added that there were good explanations why warming had slowed over the past 10 years.

Heavy snow on the way as cold snap hits Lothians - Edinburgh Evening News

Robin Steel, forecaster for the Met Office in Scotland, said: "The weather shouldn't be too bad today but you can expect snowfall from this evening.
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"In my 20 years as a forecaster I've not known this much cold weather so early. Usually we see this kind of weather in January or February."