Climategate

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • climate + -gate, popularized by climate change denialist James Delingpole.

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