This town on the Cape is a hub for climate scientists. Under Trump, its local economy is shaking.
Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This town on the Cape is a hub for climate scientists. Under Trump, its local economy is shaking.
The small community on the upper Cape has been a company town for environmental scientists for over a century.
An unease has settled over this small-town community of scientists lately like the fog that crept across the upper Cape on a recent March morning.
It’s difficult to see around the bend: Will the scientists have a job next month? Will their life’s work be halted? Will their colleagues flee abroad, seeking funds and political support for their research?
“Science in Woods Hole is most definitely under threat,” said Max Holmes, president and CEO of Woodwell Climate Research Center.
“We don’t know what the future holds, but we’re not going to just sit back and wait,” Holmes said. “We’re going to use our voice.”
