Apparently, the "neat trick" to "hide the decline" isn't just science talk for working really hard to make the science work. It is not common practice for actual scientists. Which, since it seems to be common among climate scientists, should tell us a lot.
I humbly request that the lexicon entry for "oxymoron" be amended to delete "military intelligence" and replace it with "climate scientist."
It can go along with this devil's dictionary of climate science-like talk.
And if you don't want to wait for the authoritative conference report on how the planet is heating up, you can check out this CIA report on climate change.
Oh, but it is from 1974. And about global cooling.
Ah, climate scientists!