Medium-depth article in the NY Times today.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/19/science/19poli.html?th
"Political appointees have regularly revised news releases on climate from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, altering headlines and opening paragraphs to play down the continuing global warming trend.
"The changes are often subtle, but they consistently shift the meaning of statements away from a sense that things are growing warmer in unusual ways.
"The pattern has appeared in reports from other agencies as well.
"Several sets of drafts and final press releases from NOAA on temperature trends were provided to The Times by government employees who said they were dismayed by the practice.
"On Aug. 14, 2003, a news release summarizing July temperature patterns began as a draft with this headline: 'NOAA reports record and near-record July heat in the West, cooler than average in the East, global temperature much warmer than average.'
"When it emerged from NOAA headquarters, it read: 'NOAA reports cooler, wetter than average in the East, hot in the West.'"
October 19, 2004
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