The BoM’s temperature record keeping is under attack – again. What’s going on? | Temperature Check
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology is defending its climate data against claims of 'widespread errors' made by a newspaper audit. The Bureau maintains that the accusations are based on misunderstandings and that their historical temperature records remain accurate.
Why it matters
The integrity of climate data is central to the political and scientific debate surrounding climate change policy and greenhouse gas emission targets.
The Bureau of Meteorology has defended its historical temperature record keeping against claims made in an audit that their dataset includes errors and ‘human intervention’. Photograph: Ye Myo Khant/SOPA Images/Shutterstock The Bureau of Meteorology has defended its historical temperature record keeping against claims made in an audit that their dataset includes errors and ‘human intervention’. Photograph: Ye Myo Khant/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Temperature Check Climate crisis The Australian reports ‘widespread errors’ in BoM temperature data. Where is the evidence for those big claims? Graham Readfearn An ‘audit’ of the Bureau of Meteorology main dataset for measuring climate change claims it contains ‘widespread errors’. It doesn’t stack up
Australia’s climate has warmed by more than 1.5C since 1910, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s main long-term temperature data.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in