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US Scientists Scramble To Protect Research On Climate Change (cnn.com)
Long-time Slashdot reader ClickOnThis quotes CNN:
Some scientists and academics are embarking on a frenzied mission to archive reams of scientific data on climate change, energized by a concern that a Trump administration could seek to wipe government websites of hard-earned research... The chief concern: publicly available climate change data and research found on government websites would be wiped clean or made otherwise inaccessible to the public. Some worry the information could only be retrieved with a taxing Freedom of Information Act request.
One associate professor at the University of Texas tells CNN, "There is a very short window for when the new administration will come in and that's why there's a lot of anxiety. There's a lot of information to save."
One associate professor at the University of Texas tells CNN, "There is a very short window for when the new administration will come in and that's why there's a lot of anxiety. There's a lot of information to save."
FTFY
You mean the way the liberals have been going back and "revising" historical data for the past several decades - way back to 100+ years ago?
Widespread "Consensus" is not the measure of scientific fact; if it were, we'd all still believe that the Earth is flat, etc.
There are legitimate criticisms about the climate models, the interpretations of measurements, and even the very way in which certain mathematical principles are applied. Like it or not, there is a real dispute, and the side that has the support of the Taxman and the liberal Hollywood elite should really be suspect.
I'm past being polite to goofs like you. First of all, you and your ilk consistently used how much raw data is involved to cripple climate scientists with repeated demands for terabytes of it, over and over again.
Second, assholes like you would then pounce on outlier results from a few rogue data collectors as "proof" there's some kind of global scientific conspiracy going on, even when its perfectly obvious there was some kind of mechanical failure. And then your bullshit conspiracy garbage gets resurrected over and over again, regardless of how often it's shot down. Which is your aim...divert the time and energy of decent people into repeatedly debunking your lies.
So yes, real scientists are afraid to just throw raw data out there into the public domain.
Now fuck off. There are honest people here. You don't belong.
I've calculated my velocity with such exquisite precision that I have no idea where I am.
Your analogy is wrong. You believe that somehow "Global" warming only impacts America? You must similarly believe that the US is the only ones that can, and need to, somehow solve the problem. I have no idea how you ignore China, India, Pakistan, and Russia, and quite frankly the majority of what we call "Developing Nations" (most of the planet) who have been increasing pollutants and industrialization over the same time the West has done the opposite. Governments of the West want their populaces to pay into Tax systems with no Government plans to address anything.
Sure, the problems are vast. No, demanding taxes and a halt of productivity in the West is not the answer. Hillary is not for fixing global climate issues, she is anti American. The same can be said for numerous politicians who despise the US Constitution and believe somehow their socialist plans will be better than any other socialist plan ever conceived. No, it's not just a R versus D issue. Both sides have people with similar beliefs demonstrated by the current state of Politics in the US.
-The wise argue that there are few absolutes, the fool argues that there are no probabilities.
Amusing, yes. But consider that the "research" transferred to external storage and the current storage will be wiped so that nobody will be able to see the phony data and models i.e. covering their tracks.
The scientific consensus is pretty clear on what we need to do, and the consequences of not doing it.
And here we go again. Let us recall what an earlier poster wrote:
And there's where climate 'activist' are just idiots. They think an emotional appeal somehow countermands the need for people who question a controversial scientific subject with a snide comment on social media. Contrary to those 'the debate is settled' ass holes there is no such thing as a settled scientific debate that can never be questioned. That's not science. That's called a religion.
Sorry, AmiMoJo. I don't follow your religion. Your scientific consensus will need some actual evidence first. And it's worth noting, yet again, that the "scientific consensus" has huge error bars on estimates of future harm from global warming such as the most important parameter in climate science, the long term temperature sensitivity of a doubling of CO2.