Climategate
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A scandal involving the theft of computer records in November, 2009 which contained information about climate change research conducted at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, England.
"Over the Copenhagen climate conference lies the shadow of “Climategate,” emails and documents hacked from a server at the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in England."
Example
More examples"Over the Copenhagen climate conference lies the shadow of “Climategate,” emails and documents hacked from a server at the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in England."
Etymology
From climate + -gate, popularized by climate change denialist James Delingpole.
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