A scientist who has questioned the link between climate change and extreme weather events has reportedly been detailed to the White House to oversee a program that’s in charge of compiling a major climate change report.
The Washington Post reported late Friday that Ryan Maue has been detailed to the White House to oversee the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which is in charge of putting together the Fifth National Climate Assessment.
Two unnamed officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) told the Post of Maue’s move.
Maue was appointed to be the agency’s chief scientist in September, according to reporting from the Post, and was considered a controversial choice because he’s questioned the science connecting climate change to extreme weather events on Twitter.
The National Climate Assessment involves drafting hundreds of top scientists to weigh in on climate change. It often produces serious warnings about the limited time the U.S. has to act in order to prevent the most significant consequences of climate change.
A White House spokesperson declined to comment. Spokespeople for NOAA […]
We really need to question why one man has this much power in our so called democracy. A tyrant and would be dictator like Trump would not have been able to rise had not a system been in place that allowed for such powers.