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Climate Scientist Ben Santer Relocates Amid Safety Concerns

3/8/2026

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Professor Ben Santer, a climate scientist, will relocate to the United Kingdom due to safety concerns and funding cuts attributed to the Trump administration.
He has faced calls from fossil fuel lobbyists for investigations into his work.
Santer criticized the Trump administration's dismissal of climate science and its withdrawal from international agreements.
He will take an honorary position at the University of East Anglia, where he previously studied.

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Professor Ben Santer, a climate scientist, will relocate to the United Kingdom due to safety concerns and funding cuts attributed to the Trump administration.
He has faced calls from fossil fuel lobbyists for investigations into his work.
Santer criticized the Trump administration's dismissal of climate science and its withdrawal from international agreements.
He will take an honorary position at the University of East Anglia, where he previously studied.