The American Meteorology Society responds to drumpfs interview with Piers Morgan in which he displayed his vast ignorance on the subject of climate change; and the letter is a master work of snarkiness.
“Meteorologists called out President Donald Trump Tuesday after he made incorrect remarks about climate change during an interview earlier this week with a British journalist.
On Sunday, Trump spoke with ITV's Piers Morgan during the World Economic Forum in Davos and demonstrated a misunderstanding of weather, global warming and climate change.
“There is a cooling, and there’s a heating," Trump said when Morgan asked if he believed in climate change. "I mean, look, it used to not be climate change, it used to be global warming. That wasn’t working too well because it was getting too cold all over the place.”
Keith L. Seitter, executive director of the American Meteorological Society wasted little time in correcting the president's comments in a letter sent to the White House addressed to Trump.
"Unfortunately, these and other climate-related comments in the interview are not consistent with scientific observations from around the globe, nor with scientific conclusions based on these observations," Seitter wrote. "U.S Executive Branch agencies such as NASA and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) have been central to developing these observations and assessing their implications. This climate information provides a robust starting point for meaningful discussion of important policy issues employing the best available knowledge and understanding."
In addition to correcting the record the Society pointed out that the Resident was uniquely positioned to learn the facts.
“Seitter reminded the president in his letter that there is "a wealth of comprehensive and accurate information on climate change available to you and your staff within government agencies, as well as from experts in academic institutions and other organizations."
"The American Meteorological Society stands ready to provide assistance in connecting Executive Branch staff with that knowledge and expertise to ensure that you and your staff are working with credible and scientifically validated information as you navigate the many difficult policy areas impacted by the Earth’s changing climate," Seitter wrote.”
Don’t wait by the phone guys….drumpf will tell you he has “the best” facts...
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