Battening down the hatches.

The author reflects on the management of data by the scientific community. He refers on the Climategate issue at the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia wherein a large number of electronic mails were hacked. He cites approaches on how the scientist should respond to criticism such as transparency of data. He adds that the conspiracy of climate scientists on the research paper publication without considering the rules of science will lead to a problem in scientific community.