Hubert names a few big projects where Europe has done great things. Another one which I think is well worth mentioning is large numerical weather models.

If you sometimes track hurricanes in Carribean waters, you probably know that they do as least as well as - often better than- the US models. The current anti-science politics in the US leaves people alone not only on climate change as the cause of more frequent disasters, but also in the disaster itself, withdrawing science-based warnings and advice, civil protection, and emergency help.

In such a situation, our weather models could save many lives directly.