NOAA Leaders Violated Scientific Integrity Policy With Hurricane Dorian Statement After 'Sharpiegate,' Report Finds
At a Glance A NOAA statement last September said the Birmingham NWS office was wrong to dispute the president.Four complaints said the statement violated NOAA's scientific integrity policy.An outside panel found the acting NOAA administrator and another official did violate the policy. Leaders at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration violated the agency’s scientific integrity policy when they issued a statement last September supporting President Donald Trump's incorrect claim that Hurricane Dorian was headed toward Alabama, according to a new...