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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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UN chief defends science and weather forecasting as Trump threatens both

Switzerland UN - (Keystone)

The United Nations chief delivered a strong defense of science and meteorology on Wednesday, praising the U.N. weather agency for helping save lives by keeping watch for climate disasters around the world.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke to the World Meteorological Organization as science faces an assault in the United States: President Donald Trump's administration has led an anti-science push, and Trump has called climate change “ a con job.”

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