CLIMATEGATE UPDATE: U.K. Climate Scientist to Temporarily Step Down. Pending investigation. “The university says Phil Jones will relinquish his position until the completion of an independent review into allegations that he worked to alter the way in which global temperature data was presented.”

UPDATE: Ron Bailey: The Scientific Tragedy of Climategate.

ANOTHER UPDATE: POPULAR MECHANICS: What East Anglia’s E-mails Really Tell Us About Climate Change.