"Climategate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: climate + -gate, popularized by climate change denialist James Delingpole. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{suffix|en|climate|gate}} climate + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Climategate
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: James Delingpole Categories (topical): Climate change, Historical events Related terms: -gate, Denialgate, watergate Translations (scandal): 氣候門 (Chinese Mandarin), 气候门 (qìhòumén) (Chinese Mandarin), Climategate (Finnish)

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