UK-based climate scientists have had research projects cancelled and lost access to crucial data as a result of Donald Trump’s sweeping funding cuts.
US institutions such as Nasa and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which play a similar role to the Met Office, are having billions cut from their budget by the US President.
The Trump administration has also cancelled billions of dollars worth of research grants, including funding for climate research at US universities.
The i Paper has spoken to researchers based at universities across the UK who say they have been impacted by the loss of US collaborators and access to vital data sources.
Laura Wilcox, a professor at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) in the University of Reading, has lost access to a dataset called AirNow, which records pollution in cities across the world using sensors on the top of over 80 US embassies and consulates.
The data, which has been published for over 15 years, was taken offline in March, with the US state department citing “budget constraints”.
CarlLlamaface on
The old “if we don’t measure it it’s not happening” approach. Brilliant.
Tiberius666 on
History is not going to look back kindly upon this orange buffoon.
The whole world is going to know him for generations as someone that needlessly kneecapped progress in pursuit of his own demented greed.
SSgtReaPer on
It’s like they know something we don’t ( oh hold on its already to late ) /s
ilikebiiiigdicks on
I will never not be angry at this rapist shit stain and his dumb fuck supporters.
PhysicalWave454 on
When is the UK going to realise that Trump and the States in general are not our friends, and yet we bend over for them at every turn.
bob_nugget_the_3rd on
I cant be remembered poorly if there’s no future generations to remember me, or if there are then I hope the cave paintings get the right shade of orange shit.
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UK-based climate scientists have had research projects cancelled and lost access to crucial data as a result of Donald Trump’s sweeping funding cuts.
US institutions such as Nasa and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which play a similar role to the Met Office, are having billions cut from their budget by the US President.
The Trump administration has also cancelled billions of dollars worth of research grants, including funding for climate research at US universities.
The i Paper has spoken to researchers based at universities across the UK who say they have been impacted by the loss of US collaborators and access to vital data sources.
Laura Wilcox, a professor at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) in the University of Reading, has lost access to a dataset called AirNow, which records pollution in cities across the world using sensors on the top of over 80 US embassies and consulates.
The data, which has been published for over 15 years, was taken offline in March, with the US state department citing “budget constraints”.
The old “if we don’t measure it it’s not happening” approach. Brilliant.
History is not going to look back kindly upon this orange buffoon.
The whole world is going to know him for generations as someone that needlessly kneecapped progress in pursuit of his own demented greed.
It’s like they know something we don’t ( oh hold on its already to late ) /s
I will never not be angry at this rapist shit stain and his dumb fuck supporters.
When is the UK going to realise that Trump and the States in general are not our friends, and yet we bend over for them at every turn.
I cant be remembered poorly if there’s no future generations to remember me, or if there are then I hope the cave paintings get the right shade of orange shit.
-trump