have contrary views out of peer-review literature. This controversy was dubbed "Climategate". A series of independent public investigations of the allegations found no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct. The Muir Russell report exonerated the scientists, but found "a consistent pattern of failing to display the proper degree of openness, both on the part of CRU scientists and on the part of the UEA". The scientific consensus that global warming is occurring as a result of human activity remained unchanged. In 2011, a new analysis of temperature data by the independent Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature group, many of whom had stated publicly that they thought it was possible that the CRU had manipulated data, concluded that "these studies were done carefully and that potential biases identified by climate change skeptics did not seriously affect their conclusions". See also Climate change in the United Kingdom NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies NCAR Community Climate System Model NOAA Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) References External links Climatic Research Unit Climate change organisations based in the United Kingdom University of East Anglia Environmental research institutes Earth science research institutes Research institutes in Norfolk Environmental organizations established in 1971 1971 establishments in England