EXPERT REACTION: Donald Trump plans to scrap climate science research at NASA
Reports suggest Donald Trump's team is planning to scrap climate research at NASA. Trump’s senior advisor on NASA, Bob Walker, has announced plans to scrap climate research at the agency in a crackdown on what his team refers to as “politicised science”. NASA’s Earth science division is set to be stripped of funding, according to reports. Below, Australian experts comment.
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Professor Patricia Werner is at the College of Medicine, Biology and Environment at the Australian National University
Dr Liz Hanna is a Fellow of the National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health at the Australian National University, and National Convenor of the Climate Change Adaptation Research Network for Human Health