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I paid the price for speaking out about “Sharpiegate.” Scientists can’t be silent now, either.

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Craig McLean was the acting chief scientist and head of NOAA Research .
McLean : President Trump appeared to alter the path of Hurricane Dorian with a marker.
He says the president doesn't have the dignity to either leave it alone or say, “Hey, sorry. I was relying on misinformation”.
And lastly, can we make the coasts resilient to the increased ferocity of storms? That’s what NOAA is delivering. Fifty to 100 years from now , we’ll be living on a Mad Max movie set. And that really bothers me because my grandkids will be on that movie set. Without NOAA, you’re not going to be able to tell how bad it’s happening, or how fast..
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