Long-time Slashdot reader ClickOnThis quotes CNN:
Some scientists and academics are embarking on a frenzied mission to archive reams of scientific data on climate change, energized by a concern that a Trump administration could seek to wipe government websites of hard-earned research… The chief concern: publicly available climate change data and research found on government websites would be wiped clean or made otherwise inaccessible to the public. Some worry the information could only be retrieved with a taxing Freedom of Information Act request.

One associate professor at the University of Texas tells CNN, “There is a very short window for when the new administration will come in and that’s why there’s a lot of anxiety. There’s a lot of information to save.”

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Source: Slashdot – US Scientists Scramble To Protect Research On Climate Change