Among those who
refused to attend was Chris Landsea, hurricane researcher at the
National Hurricane Center in Miami. In an "open letter to the
community," Landsea wrote: "I have decided to withdraw from
participating because I have come to view the part of the IPCC to which
my expertise is relevant as having become politicized."

I have the utmost respect for Jeff Masters, and I've clipped some of his posts previously.

It's important to separate global warming and what's causing it from normal weather cycles.