re: #454 eclectiblog

Then it shouldn’t need to be hidden, yeah?

The fact that they wanted to hide it proves something about them. The fact that it IS proves (or disproves) something about global warming. I care little about the individuals involved. I care a ton about the science of AGW.

There are important, peer reviewed studies that show that the medieval warm period was warmer than it is now. For example, the Wilson, Hendy & Reynolds study of stalactites in New Zealand showed the MWP to be significantly warmer than now.

The studies that show the MWP to be cooler than now, are absolutely essential to the whole AGW argument. If the recent warming is not unusual, then it doesn’t need fixing. Since we know that Greenland was warmer then than it is now, those who claim that the whole world wasn’t also warmer have a bit of a challenge on their hands.

If the tree ring studies are invalidated, AGW loses its foundation.