@NevBhc and there you have the depth of intelligence on display among deniers of anthropogenic global warming and the climate change it brings.
@zipperlip, who's contribution extends as far as mealy-mouthed word salad, publicly runs his obsession that those who accept the well established climate science are somehow "bed wetters" , whoever they are in zipperlip's little world.
moving along, as we leave zipperlip and yip yap yopo further behind, a strong piece in The Conversation today by Corey J. A. Bradshaw, professor of global ecology at Flinders University, about potus Trump's attack on science and research over the past month, extracts of which appear below.
BRADSHAW IN THE CONVERSATION:
"US President Donald Trump’s latest war on the climate includes withdrawing support for any research that mentions the word.
"He has also launched a purge on government websites hosting climate data, in an apparent attempt to make the evidence disappear.
"Yes, it’s bad, especially for US-based scientists. It also affects scientists in Australia and the rest of the world.
"But there are ways to get around the problem. There might even be a silver lining to this dark cloud.
"Trump cannot stop global climate action, although he might slow it. Nor can he hide the truth by restricting access to data. Climate research will continue despite Trump’s best efforts to hamstring scientists and research institutions.
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"But ignoring climate change won’t make it go away. Like the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel, 1984, Trump seems to believe “ignorance is strength”. He’s trying to erase facts about the climate crisis, perhaps to keep people ignorant and subdued.
What this means for Australian climate science
"Many Australian scientists (including me) collaborate regularly with US colleagues, share funding, and publish results together. Knowledge sharing and open-access data are the foundation of advances in science, so Trump’s assault will inevitably slow progress here.
"For example, Australian and US scientists regularly collaborate in big-ticket research and policy development related to climate change, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Physical Science Basis reports. But even with fewer US scientists in the mix, the research and reporting will continue.
"Students involved in climate research will also be negatively affected, with fewer opportunities for scholarships and exchanges-between our two countries.
"It’s worth remembering the US is not the only country with global data sets that measure the magnitude of the climate calamity.
"Australia’s own Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, Integrated Marine Observing System, and Geoscience Australia are just some of examples of Commonwealth government-backed data custodians that are immune to the US purge.
"Other reputable climate-data repositories around the world include the European Union’s Climate Data Store, the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit, the Netherlands Meteorological Institute’s Climate Explorer, and the independent WorldClim, to name a few.
"While restricting access to US-based websites is inconvenient, we can readily get around the problem. Many of my colleagues have also been downloading data prior to the purge mandate to maintain access.
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"Finding a silver liningTrump’s foolhardy anti-climate campaign is enough to make many people despair. But there are a few faint glimmers of hope on the horizon.
"As the US shirks its domestic and international responsibilities, other countries might resolve to do more. Not relying on the US could force capacity-building elsewhere.
"Some even suggestwithout the US at the table slowing progress, stronger climate action might result. Americans have their own daunting fight on their hands.
"But the rest of the world will have to take up the slack if we have any chance of limiting the health, wealth, equality, human rights and biodiversity calamities now unfolding because of climate change."
