Sydney Morning Herald: A so-called ''pause'' in global warming was addressed by climate scientists in a new report because governments had asked for an explanation, not because it exposes a flaw in the science, a leading climate scientist says.
The report noted an ''observed reduction in [the] surface warming trend over the period 1998-2012''.
CSIRO climate scientist Dr Steve Rintoul was co-ordinating lead author for the chapter on oceans in the fifth major assessment of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel...