"Topographic map of the Nordic Seas and subpolar basins with surface currents (solid curves) and deep currents (dashed curves) that form a portion of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Colors of curves indicate approximate temperatures." Courtesy of R. Curry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Science/USGCRP (CC BY 3.0 license)
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During the Ford administration, Alan Greenspan was an economic adviser to the president. That’s when he invented the term “sideways waffling” to avoid saying the word “depression.” Today, the current administration is “sideways waffling” on climate science by adopting a “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” approach that is dismantling Earth monitoring systems designed to provide the data we need to understand changes in the environment.
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A year ago, Michael Barnard reported on the parallels between the Cultural Revolution promoted by Mao Zedong that dismantled scientific research in China and what is happening in the US today. “The long-term impacts were severe. China’s scientific progress stagnated for years, creating a knowledge gap that took decades to recover from,” he wrote.
