From an original post on BlueSky by William Colgan (@glacierbytes.bsky.social):
“Continued coverage of the plight of US climate science from @science.org here:
The US military has now halted operational data delivery of sea ice extent observations to @nsidc.bsky.social, blinding key eyes on climate change.”
https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-military-trims-access-its-critical-sea-ice-measurements
@bodomenke Yes, we know that. This is the reason for this 100-hour broadcast. To change public opinion in the US. You wouldn't believe how many people there think: "I do not need the National Weather Service #NWS. I just use my weather app."
We had a very open discussion on the #AttackOnScience in the US during our biggest European conference in Vienna 4 weeks ago (European Goesciences Union #EGU). Our sister organization in the US (American Geophysical Union #AGU) is fighting back. They have started lawsuits against the federal government and already had some success in halting #DOGE activities. But this is just the beginning.
Dutch researchers facing increased political pressure, threats of violence
https://nltimes.nl/2025/05/15/dutch-researchers-facing-increased-political-pressure-threats-violence #Netherlands #Nederland #Science #Politics #Tech #AttackOnScience #AcademicFreedom #FarRight #Extremism
Trump's team is apparently deleting scientific databases from the last 20 years. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04022025/todays-climate-trump-climate-data-purge-archive/. #climate #science #attackonscience #STEM #research
