US EditionClimate and Weather Scientists Are Joining the Anti-Trump Resistance in the Most ‘Scientist-Iest’ Way
- Beginning Wednesday afternoon, climate and weather researchers will host a continuous 100-hour livestream from South Bend, Indiana, where they will share insights about their work and the consequences of funding reductions.
- The event responds to steep funding cuts and policy moves by the Trump administration affecting NOAA, NASA, and the Department of Energy, including the end of NASA’s lease at Columbia University.
- Organized mainly by early-career researchers, the livestream features specialists speaking 15 minutes each about their work’s value amidst concerns of understaffing and forced remote work.
- Marc Alessi described the livestream as a chance for scientists to demonstrate how reduced funding undermines their capacity to conduct climate and weather research, while Kate Marvel commented that the event might represent one of the most scientifically authentic forms of public engagement.
- The event highlights risks to forecast accuracy and climate research, raising worries about preparedness for extreme events and long-term management of natural resources under budget pressures.
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Indicted Protest in the U.S.: Climate and Meteorology Responded to Trump with a 100-Hour Online Scientific Marathon
Instead of street posters and protests, American climate and meteorology researchers launch a live scientific presentation marathon on Wednesday, in a sign of opposition to the budget cuts imposed by the Trump administration, inform CNN.
Climate and Weather Scientists Join the Resistance Against Trump in the Most "Scientific" Way Possible
By Andrew Freedman, CNN Forget marching through the streets with creative signs. Faced with severe funding cuts to climate and weather research and forecasting during US President Donald Trump's second term, scientists have found a new way to engage the public: livestreamed presentations. Starting this Wednesday at 1 p.m. Miami time, and for 100 hours straight, climate and weather specialists will each dedicate 15 minutes to talk about their wor…
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