That is nothing but a partisan priority.
The Climate Crisis is real and effects every aspect of American life. The idea the USA is going to turn a blind eye to a highly destructive force that taps into economic growth is simply a partisan issue that needs to reflect REALITY.
...“We see NASA in an exploration role, in deep space research,” he said. “Earth-centric science is better placed at other agencies where it is their prime mission.”
In the piece, it becomes clear that what Walker really dislikes is NASA’s research on global warming, which he called “heavily politicized” without any justification. (Walker, who was the Republican chair of the House science committee from 1995 to 1997, claimed that “half” the world’s climatologists doubt the human role in global warming — that’s just not true at all.)...
Who then NOAA? The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration?
The analysis garnered from satellite data is a conducted by both NOAA and NASA. NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are the satellite people.
NOAA and NASA are some of the most qualified scientists in this country. They don't alone own that designation, but, the USA has a proud line up of scientists that need to continue to do what they are doing. NASA and NOAA both are required to conduct the assessments of a planet under stress to the point of breaking.
If there exists politics at NASA, which is difficult to do with numbers and measurements, then stop politicizing the climate crisis and do something about it!
NASA does a lot of the work that measures the atmospheres of Earth. You know the space around Earth. That research is vital to monitor the wellness of Earth.
To the right is a diagram of the four basic layers of atmosphere of Earth. There are more than that. No one atmosphere is drawn with a "Sharpie" knowing there is another change in properties. The gaseous layers of Earth are more homogenous than that. It is impossible to separate the monitoring of the climate crisis by religating arbitrary responsibility to NOAA or NASA. Both agencies are responsible for this planet as it should be.
For those that are myopic about Earth, there is a reality not appreciated.Earth is in space. NASA reported a change in Earth's axis when the 2004 Christmas Tsunami occurred. That information is not minor information. NASA has to be involved with climate and Earth's physical state.
