There were numerous skeptics of this activity (usually entrenched professors who's comfortable chairs and committees were threatened by something different from what they were teaching). They, too, would receive the same pile of information, if they were willing to carry it back. This flood of data prevailed, and now the textbooks all carry the newest information.
The same should be true for NOAA. If they truly believe their theories, they should happily flood the world with their data and information. It's obvious to me they don't.
That's one great tag...