"Glaciergate" meaning in All languages combined

See Glaciergate on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From glacier + -gate. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|glacier|-gate}} glacier + -gate Head templates: {{en-prop}} Glaciergate
  1. A 2010 controversy resulting from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change mistakenly claiming in a 2007 report that the glaciers of the Himalayas would melt by 2035.
    Sense id: en-Glaciergate-en-name-D4bqY1Jh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "2010 January 23, Christopher Booker, “Pachauri: the real story behind the Glaciergate scandal”, in Tony Gallagher, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-14:",
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