Syracuse University scientist, Professor Zunli Lu says global warming skeptics are misrepresenting his research.
Not so Professor, here’s what your university press release said: “Scientists use rare mineral to correlate past climate events in Europe, Antarctica
The scientists were particularly interested in crystals found in layers deposited during the “Little Ice Age,” approximately 300 to 500 years ago, and during the “Medieval Warm Period,” approximately 500 to 1,000 years ago. Both climate events have been documented in Northern Europe, but studies have been inconclusive as to whether the conditions in Northern Europe extended to Antarctica.
… They compared the results with climate conditions established in Northern Europe across a 2,000-year time frame. They found a direct correlation between the rise and fall of oxygen 18 in the crystals and the documented warming and cooling periods.
“We showed that the Northern European climate events influenced climate conditions in Antarctica,” Lu says.“
A media release we didn’t cherry pick but reproduced verbatim.
Just in case it disappears down the “memory hole” here’s a pdf print:
“Print – Scientists use rare mineral to correlate past climate events in Europe, Antarctica”
We are sorry Professor, if you are getting grief from the warmist fraternity over your research but we didn’t say anything your university’s press release did not. Are you now saying the Medieval Warm Period and Little Ice Age are not detectible in your Antarctic results? Do you seek to retract your research after all?
Wow, look at the immediate pressure brought by the CAGW cultists. His funding is being threatened. His research confirms the MWP, again, and he’s afraid to mention it because he is being coerced into a press release denouncing skeptics. You can’t have it both ways Professor. Too bad, I respect his work, he should have the courage to stand up and defend it.
If the dude is being pressed, I would like to know by whom, and to what extent.
If his funding is being threatened, what agency provides that funding?
This information should be a matter of public record. Why not call the professor on the phone, rather than accept the hostile report from some bought out hacks?
His released statement reads:
The clear distinction is findings from the Antarctic Peninsula are not representative of “around the world”, as some UK media printed and that is fair enough. However, it is not unfair for the media to use “around the world” in the sense of “on the far side of” either, simply from this statement in the press release and in SU News:
What is highly unusual is a released statement correcting presumptive reporting (can’t claim I’ve ever seen over-egged warming reports corrected by media release).
Did UK media report more than was in the paper? Yes, they did. Were they incorrect? Well no, there are plenty of papers identified by the Idsos at co2science.org that show these events to be global in nature but Professor Zunli Lu only studied and wrote on results from the Antarctic Peninsula.
It could well be that he is simply an honest researcher sticking precisely to the facts, as good scientists should and which we support whole-heartedly. It could also be that he is unpopular with the consensus circle for publishing as he did, which is why it is always good to shine the spotlight of publicity on these ripples in public statements.