Trump's statement about climate scientists is "misleading and very damaging," says the weather group

The American Meteorological Society (AMS), the leading scientific company specializing in the field of meteorology and related disciplines, strongly rejected this claim.

In a letter to Trump released Tuesday, the AMS described Trump's claim as "misleading and very damaging".

The letter, signed by AMS Executive Director Keith Seitter, insists that the scientific community is open and rejects the idea that politics influences its conclusions.

"The scientific community welcomes all those who engage in the search for understanding by science, regardless of their political opinions, religious beliefs and ethical values," the letter says. "As an institution, the American Meteorological Society does not adopt any political stance and we proudly count among our members, both individuals who strongly support you and ordinary opponents."

The position of the AMS on climate change, adopted in 2012, is as follows: "The main cause of the rapid climate change over the last fifty years lies in the increase in the amount of gas to greenhouse effect present in the atmosphere ".

The letter challenged not only Trump's statement about the motives of climatologists, but also his reluctance to accept their conclusions.

Trump began the interview with Stahl by conceding to him that "something is changing" with the climate but that it would "change". He would not say that humans are the cause of climate change. "I do not know if it's made by the man," he said.

When Stahl insisted on the issue of man 's role in climate change by referring to "the huge pieces of ice that fell into the ocean" in Greenland, Trump doubled: "And you do not know if it would have happened or not with or without a man. You do not know "

In his letter, the AMS replied that multiple sources of data indicate that such changes are mainly caused by human activity. "Each of these data sources has been rigorously tested and overcame all credible challenges," says the letter. "They reinforce each other and there are no conflicting lines of evidence that stand up to scientific scrutiny."

This is not the first time the AMS writes to Trump to challenge a public statement on climate change, urging it to carefully review the science and offer help.

In January, when Trump claimed that climate scientists were wondering whether the climate was getting warmer or cooler, AMS wrote in a letter that such statements "do not agree with the scientific observations in the world or with scientific conclusions "tendency).

"The American Meteorological Society is ready to help the executive branch staff gain this knowledge and expertise to ensure that you and your staff work with credible and scientifically validated information as you navigate through the many difficult policy areas impacted." by climate change, "concludes the letter.