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  "path": "/2026/02/05/dutch-climate-skeptics-vindicated-knmi-reinstates-seven-pre-1950-heatwaves-after-long-battle/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-06T06:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://wattsupwiththat.com",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "Seven years after Dutch skeptics first challenged KNMI’s temperature adjustments, the institute has reinstated seven “lost” pre-1950 heatwaves at De Bilt — validating claims of over-correction that had erased 16 out of 23 historical extremes. The breakthrough came via the skeptics’ peer-reviewed paper.",
  "title": "Dutch climate skeptics vindicated: KNMI reinstates seven pre-1950 heatwaves after long battle"
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