1151

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1152

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1153

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1154

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1155

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1156

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1157

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1158

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1159

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1160

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1161

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1162

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1163

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1164

J. Graham Cogley, Jeffrey S. Kargel, G. Kaser, and C. J. van der Veen, “Tracking the Source of Glacier Misinformation,” Science 327, no. 5965 (2010): 522, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.327.5965.522-a. Lauren Morello of the New York Times wrote, “Pielke said his concern is heightened because he believes Working Group II also misrepresented his research about the link between climate change and monetary damages of natural disasters, highlighting a white paper produced for a conference he organized – when ultimately, attendees at the conference ‘came up with a contrary conclusion to what the background paper said.’ ” Lauren Morello, “Climate Science Panel Apologizes for Himalayan Error,” New York Times, January 21, 2010, https://www.nytimes.com.

1165

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1166

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1167

Christopher Flavelle, “Climate Change Threatens the World’s Food Supply, United Nations Warns,” New York Times, August 8, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com.

1168

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1169

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1170

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1171

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1172

John Schwartz, “Lawmakers Seek Information on Funding for Climate Change Critics,” New York Times, February 25, 2015, https://www.nytimes.com.

1173

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1174

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1175

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1176

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1177

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1178

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1179

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1180

American Meteorological Society, letter to Raúl Grijalva, February 27, 2015.

1181

Ben Geman and National Journal, “Grijalva: Climate Letters Went Too Far in Seeking Correspondence,” The Atlantic, March 2, 2015, https://www.theatlantic.com.

1182

Roger Pielke, Jr., (climate scientist) in discussion with the author, December 2019.

1183

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1184

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1185

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