I am an Arctic researcher. Donald Trump is deleting my citations

[babylonsister]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/28/arctic-researcher-donald-trump-deleting-my-citations?CMP=fb_us

I am an Arctic researcher. Donald Trump is deleting my citations
Victoria Herrmann

These politically motivated data deletions come at a time when the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average

Victoria Herrmann is the Managing Director of The Arctic Institute and a National Geographic Explorer
Tuesday 28 March 2017 06.00 EDT

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In the waning days of 2016 we were warned: save the data. Back up the climate measurements. Archive the maps of America’s worst polluters. Document the education portals that teach students about backyard ecosystems.

Anticipating a massive overhaul by the new administration, scientists around the world sounded the alarm to copy as many files off of government sites before they were altered or removed. As the inauguration neared, hundreds of guerrilla archivists took up the call. From Philadelphia to Toronto, hackers raced against the clock to protect crucial datasets before they disappeared. Volunteers tried tirelessly to save what they could, but the federal government is a massive warehouse of information. Some data was bound to get left behind.

All in all, emails about defunct links of sites that weren’t saved are annoying, but harmless. Finding archived materials to replace them add maybe 20 minutes of internet searches to my day – and a bit of anger at the state of the country.

The consequences of vanishing citations, however, pose a far more serious consequence than website updates. Each defunct page is an effort by the Trump administration to deliberately undermine our ability to make good policy decisions by limiting access to scientific evidence.

We’ve seen this type of data strangling before.

Just three years ago, Arctic researchers witnessed another world leader remove thousands of scientific documents from the public domain. In 2014, then Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper closed 11 Department of Fisheries and Oceans regional libraries, including the only Arctic center. Hundreds of reports and studies containing well over a century of research were destroyed in that process – a historic loss from which we still have not recovered.

These back-to-back data deletions come at a time when the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average. Just this week, it was reported that the Arctic’s winter sea ice dropped to its lowest level in recorded history. The impacts of a warming, ice-free Arctic are already clear: a decline in habitat for polar bears and other Arctic animals; increases in coastal erosion that force Alaskans to abandon their homes; and the opening up of shipping routes with unpredictable conditions and hazardous icebergs.

In a remote region where data is already scarce, we need publicly available government guidance and records now more than ever before. It is hard enough for modern Arctic researchers to perform experiments and collect data to fill the gaps left by historic scientific expeditions. While working in one of the most physically demanding environments on the planet, we don’t have time to fill new data gaps created by political malice.

So please, President Trump, stop deleting my citations.

[Fast Walker 52]

1. It's so freaking evil... it's unimaginable

Fuck, climate change doesn't go away or get better if you ignore it.

How can anyone be so psychopathic??? And of course, it's not just Trump that is doing this.

[ybbor]

6. Evil is the correct word...

I surrounded it with fucking AND bastard!

As a high school science teacher in an extremely red portion of once blue Michigan, it freaks me out. Fortunately, many of my students are fans of science, their parents, not so much. We are at a very important crossroads here, not unlike the burning of the library at Alexandria.

Those who can/did save this research are heroes for all of mankind! I only hope that enough was preserved.

[Fast Walker 52]

20. Crossroads is right!!! ...and there's a giant storm bearing down on us!

[Hortensis]

25. I feel almost as if people who'd do this are like a

different species or something. How could Stephen Harper have done that? Not sequestered, destroyed. Unbelievable.

[forgotmylogin]

8. Trump is 70 years old. He knows he isn't going to be around much longer.

If he doesn't cause a man-made armageddon, the natural one probably won't happen in his lifespan. So I'm sure he's happy to take that gamble with our existence to make money for his own.

[Fast Walker 52]

19. but he doesn't even need the money!!! Nor do his kids! It's just sick.

[forgotmylogin]

22. That's the only measurable metric of success he comprehends.

More stuff, his name on big buildings.

[Fast Walker 52]

23. it's a pathology, and a horrible one. A pathology that should have never been allowed to be POTUS

[MFM008]

2. King of the greedy bastards.

[Lucinda]

3. KNR Thank you!

[CousinIT]

4. All Trump, Kochs et al care about the Arctic is getting at the oil.

The rest is inconsequential to them.

Every day, it's looking more an more like Elysium - Kochs, Trumps, Mercers, et al will live on a space station with clean air and water and fresh produce. The rest of us non-billionaires will live on the Earth they destroyed and die diseased, choking, miserable deaths.

[Girard442]

5. How about a protest?

Build a giant bonfire out of (dummy) binders labeled "Climate Data"?

Would make an eye-catching spectacle, and not too far from the actual truth.

[Duppers]

12. March for Science, April 22

https://www.marchforscience.com

There will be 428 satellite marches across the country and world.

www.marchforscience.com/satellite-marches/


Become involved, folks.


My family and I will be there in DC.

[certainot]

28. these 88 deplorable universities are good places to protest

have been helping 257 global warming denying limbaugh/trump radio stations

there's no reason for our universities to support daily global warming denial for 30 fucking years by renting sports team logos to them to help them sell advertising to pay for rw bullshit.

seeing protests at those unis to get them to look for apolitical alternatives to broadcast their sports on will scare the crap out of the rcons. if one uni starts having a discussion others will follow. media will notice and advertisers will flee, maybe many rw stations. some will have to look to other programming.

in some of these states losing those stations would be huge. nationally it would kill them.

ALABAMA 8  Auburn 3, Alabama 2, Southern Alabama 2, Troy 1
ARIZONA 2 Arizona St. 1, Arizona 1
ARKANSAS 3 Arkansas 3
CALIFORNIA 5 San Jose State 2, USC 2, Fresno St. 1
COLORADO 4 Air Force 2, Colorado 1, Colorado State 1
CONNECTICUT 1 Connecticut 1
FLORIDA 20 Florida 10, Florida St. 4 Miami 2, South Florida 2, Central Florida 2
GEORGIA 14 Georgia 7, Georgia Tech 5, Georgia Southern 2
IDAHO 7  Boise St. 4, Idaho 3
ILLINOIS 7 Illinois 7
INDIANA 11 Notre Dame 6, Purdue 4, Indiana 1
IOWA 5 Iowa 4, Iowa St. 1
KANSAS 4 Kansas St. 2, Kansas 1, Wichita St. 1
KENTUCKY 3 Louisville 2, Kentucky 1
LOUSIANA 3 LSU 2, La.-Monroe 1
MARYLAND 2 Maryland 2
MASSACHUSETTS 1 Boston College 1
MICHIGAN 19 Michigan St. 11, Michigan 7, Western Michigan 1
MINNESOTA 4 Minnesota 4
MISSISSIPPI 6 Mississippi St. 3, Mississippi 2, Southern Miss 1
MISSOURI 6 Missouri 6
NEBRASKA 6 Nebraska 6
NEVADA 1 Nevada 1
NEW JERSEY 2 Rutgers 1, Seton Hall 1
NEW MEXICO 3 New Mexico 2, New Mexico St. 1
NEW YORK 7 Syracuse 6, Army 1
NORTH CAROLINA 16 North Carolina 8, North Carolina State 3, Duke 3, East Carolina 2
OHIO 10 Ohio St. 6, Toledo 1, Dayton 1, Bowling Green 1, Xavier 1
OKLAHOMA 5 Oklahoma St. 3, Oklahoma 1, Oral Roberts 1
OREGON 12 Oregon St. 7, Oregon 5
PENNSYLVANIA 14 Penn St. 11, Pittsburgh 2, Temple 1
SOUTH CAROLINA 4 South Carolina 2, Clemson 2
TENNESSEE 7 Tennessee 4, Memphis 3
TEXAS 16 Texas A&M 9, Texas Tech 4, Texas 1, Texas Christian 1, Baylor 1
UTAH 1 Utah St. 1
VIRGINIA 6 Virginia Tech 5, Virginia 1
WASHINGTON 6 Washington 5, Washington St. 1
WEST VIRGINIA 2 West Virginia 1, Marshall 1
WISCONSIN 5 Wisconsin 5

[warmfeet]

32. Thank you for the information.

I will be there in St. Paul.

[Duppers]

35. Thank you!

And welcome "home."

[calimary]

38. We're on it in L.A.!

[Duppers]

40. YAY!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Site to find a March For Science near you, Earth Day April 22

https://www.marchforscience.com/

Here are the satellite marches as of March 16th:

[peacebuzzard]

9. Extending gratitude to the scientists and researchers

We are living a nightmare and to document it is all we have left.
You have my deepest respect.

[Bonx]

10. Isn't this just the White House website transition?

Everything is now here: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. NO.

[Bonx]

14. Really? I'm pretty sure I'm correct.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Read the date of the article. The scientist's request is in the present tense. . . nt

[Bonx]

21. Yes, I read it.

[AtheistCrusader]

11. This isn't just about Trump. This is about the Executive having too much fucking power altogether.

It's all well and good when we have control, but what happens when they get it? This.

It's like trying to get rid of the filibuster in good times when we have majority. What then, when they return to power? Yikes.

[JudyM]

15. This should be front page of NYT, Wash Post, LA Times

[Rural_Progressive]

16. There are just about 200 countries in the world

Many of them have figured out that something dramatic is happening to the earth. That data isn't going to vanish. dRump and his fellow fools can bury their heads in the sands of denial but the rest of the world isn't going along with their insanity.

[Sunlei]

30. Obama archived for us "Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change" Rs can NOT touch this website.

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-record/climate

[Rural_Progressive]

33. Fortunately that website has undoubtably been archived to other

non .gov domains outside of the US.

For some peculiar reason my confidence in the security of .gov domains and any domains hosted on servers located in the US is less than high.

[Sunlei]

37. Website is safe forever. What's really cool are the months of public info records.

Really Cool

[SunSeeker]

17. K & R for exposure.

[jpak]

24. kick

n/t

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. Without the tparty cheering this insanity on, it wouldnt be tolerated.

[Tanuki]

27. Meanwhile, today was the day that Ivanka Satanspawn and Betsy DeVos

went to the Smithsonian to "highlight the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.... and...discuss empowering young women to pursue STEM-related careers and introduce a viewing of the acclaimed film Hidden Figures." Apparently they think "hidden figures" refers to deleted citations.

https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/us-secretary-education-betsy-devos-ivanka-trump-highlight-stem-education-local-students-nasa-leaders

[Sunlei]

29. good thing Obamas white house is archived because Republicans are MONTHS BEHIND on transition.

Republicans can't seem to even update SIMPLE stuff on t(R)unpWhite House website


link to Obama white house archived - https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/

link to Obama white house FABULOUS climate change archived page-

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-record/climate

[democrank]

31. Tear everything down, that's the goal.

Imagine....in such a remote region.....all that difficult, important work.

[defacto7]

34. Some things make me angry...

some things make me sick.... This makes me sick, angry, saddened and ashamed of the present US government.

All I can do is fight for humankind, fight for the planet, fight for freedom, fight for reason.

[Duppers]

36. ++++

My thoughts exactly. I'm beyond furious - I'm enraged.

Must come up with a great sign for the March in DC on April 22.

[bearssoapbox]

39. trChump and the reTHUGliCONS were prevented from killing Americans.

So now they are going global.



Trump Signs Executive Order to kill the planet in exchange for coal jobs. Jobs that may not happen because power plants are switching to cheaper natural gas.

[mdbl]

41. Trump Signs Executive Order making it harder to breathe

That's what the headline should say.