I generally agree. Climate science (among other research topics) are really politically charged. Those scientists will get death threats.<p>I don&#x27;t believe the good congressman Smith is actually trying to get people killed. There is no indication he&#x27;s making a good faith effort to understand their findings, he&#x27;s looking to justify his beliefs. And that&#x27;s ok, i guess. The good people of texas have a lot riding on oil being safe to burn. They should do everything they can to keep that oil flowing. But they shouldn&#x27;t be endangering the researchers specifically.<p>The only acceptable risk to impose on the scientists, is the same risk we all face collectively. We collectively need to make decisions about climate change based on NOAA&#x27;s findings. Don&#x27;t shoot the messenger.