Well, if they change and manipulate data and if they place their temperature measuring equipment in areas that tend to be hotter (because of black top or perhaps on the roof of a building), then why should they be taken seriously? Also, the fact that they are funded by the government and probably have a self interest in keeping their jobs?
You've just stated some of the reasons why the world doesn't take deniers seriously.
Deneirs been caught faking and manipulating the data over and over.
Deniers have refused to compensate for UHI effects.
All the financial incentives are on the denier side. Climate scientists essentially take a pay cut to tell the truth, which gives them added credibility. Any scientist could double their salary by becoming a denier.
Deniers tend to be corrupt and dishonest political hacks, so the world now treats them that way.
And no, we don't feel sorry them them. Deniers shit their own bed, so now they get to sleep in it.
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