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For the second time this month, a person who misrepresents, distorts, and disagrees with climate science is being placed in a science position at NOAA. (read next tweet for my take on what this might mean) https://twitter.com/afreedma/status/1308156082221649922
This follows this first appointment of "a critic of climate modeling used to predict future conditions [who] could play a significant role in shaping the next National Climate Assessment." https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/climate-change-denialist-given-top-role-major-us-science-agency
The US NCA is, after the IPCC reports, one of the most comprehensive + thoroughly reviewed climate ass'ts in the world. It documents how climate change is affecting every region and sector of the U.S. and is required by law to be released every 4 yrs. NCA4 was released in 2018.
The last time a National Assessment was released in 2018, this was the response of the administration: to misrepresent it, question it, and dismiss it. In this thread I document and respond to many of the false statements that were made. https://twitter.com/KHayhoe/status/1067450865303330818?s=20
What will happen to NCA5? Given the news above, I am neither optimistic nor sanguine.
The last word on this thread comes from my fellow Texan climate scientist @AndrewDessler: https://twitter.com/AndrewDessler/status/1308241184234631168?s=20
