6 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, turning to the man who was his acting NOAA chief in 2019 when Trump altered an expected hurricane impact map in what became known as the “Sharpiegate” scandal.

5 days ago · President Donald Trump shows an outdated NOAA forecast map, marked with black pen to include Alabama, during a briefing on Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office on Sept. 4, 2019.

6 days ago · President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to head NOAA. Some former NOAA employees are concerned about Jacobs' scientific integrity after his prior involvement in "Sharpiegate."

3 days ago · Trump appoints controversial NOAA head 03:41. The former top government scientist during President Trump's first term in office has a cautionary tale to tell about the politicization of science.

6 days ago · Trump Rehires Neil Jacobs, Former NOAA Chief Involved in ‘Sharpiegate’ A respected atmospheric scientist, Dr. Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics in 2019.

6 days ago · President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) official involved in the “Sharpiegate” episode during Trump’s first term, to lead ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Trump picks scientist involved in ‘Sharpiegate’ scandal to lead NOAA. President Donald Trump has named Neil Jacobs, a veteran of his first administration, to lead the National Oceanic and ...

Feb 4, 2025 · The Sharpiegate incident prompted at least two investigations, including one spearheaded by NOAA. The agency found that Jacobs had violated its scientific integrity policy by allowing the...

Feb 4, 2025 · The ‘Sharpiegate’ scandal instigated by Dr. Jacobs and President Trump endangered the lives of millions of people along the Gulf of Mexico by disseminating confusing and inaccurate information that contradicted the agency’s own scientists on the projected trajectory of Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

The Hurricane Dorian–Alabama controversy, also referred to as Sharpiegate, [2] [3] arose from a comment made by then-U.S. President Donald Trump on September 1, ... NOAA acting chief scientist Craig McLean reacted to the unsigned NOAA statement in an email to other NOAA officials; McLean added, "what concerns me most is that this ...