One extreme heat wave or drought, of course, is not definitive proof of climate change.

一次异常的热浪或者干旱，当然了，不能作为气候变化的决定性证据。

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But the mere fact that the leaked material reveals climate researchers "fixing" data is not proof of fraud. Manipulating data is what scientists do.

被黑资料中所谓调整是否属最后一类，尚待观察。但事实不过是外泄资料披露气候研究者“修订”数据，不算是欺诈证据。操控数据是科学家份所当为。

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"This study provides proof that barrier islands exist in every climate and in every tide-wave combination," said Pilkey, a coastal geologist.

“这项研究证明障壁岛存在于每种气候环境和每种潮汐波组合，”海岸地理学家Pilkey说。

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Over the next 12-24 months, the project's researchers hope to build up a comprehensive profile of the various "climate-proof" traits and in which crops they are found.

BBC: 'Climate-proof' crop hunt begins

The positive side of the Tearfund report is that simple measures to "climate-proof" water problems, both drought and flood, have proven to be very effective in some areas.

BBC: Man with dead camel in desert. Image: Jim Loring/Tearfund

From the private sector, Steve Corneli, senior vice president for sustainability, strategy and policy for NRG Energy, attempted to blend free-market principles with an unquestioning belief in claims by climate-change advocates that have yet to be backed up with conclusive proof.

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