The 10 Biggest ‘Gate’ Controversies in History

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7. Climategate

Biggest Gate Controversies in History

Climategate occurred in 2009 when a server at the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia was hacked and various emails and documents were divulged. The climate change denialists who made that information available online alleged that the CRU documents proved that global warming was a scientific conspiracy.

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