In 2009, the world’s top climate scientists were looking for ways to make the 1940’s warming spike disappear.

From: Tom Wigley <wigley@ucar.edu>

To: Phil Jones <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>

Subject: 1940s

Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:25:38 -0600

Cc: Ben Santer <santer1@llnl.gov> It would be good to remove at least part of the 1940s blip, but we are still left with “why the blip”. di2.nu/foia/1254108338.txt

In 1974, the CIA reported that Iceland used to be much warmer.

By a fantastic coincidence, the 1940’s spike in Iceland then magically disappeared. The animation below compares 2010 GISS to 2013 GISS.