US EditionTrump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center
The Trump administration plans to dismantle NCAR, citing 'climate alarmism,' risking disruption to a 60-year-old research center employing about 830 scientists, officials said.
- On Tuesday night, Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, announced that the National Science Foundation will break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
- Vought said a `comprehensive review` is underway and that `any vital activities such as weather research will be moved to another entity or location`, citing broader budget cuts and the cancellation of nearly 750 jobs.
- About 750 scientists and support personnel work at the National Center for Atmospheric Research , founded in 1960 at the Boulder site, which houses laboratories and provides data for severe weather events.
- Gov. Jared Polis said, `Colorado has yet to receive information about the Trump administration’s intentions to pull funding for freight rail safety and to try to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a global leader in earth system science, promoting scientific breakthroughs that support national security and the economy`, and Democrats vowed to oppose the plan.
- Analysts caution that dismantling NCAR would compromise weather predictions and hurricane tracking, posing a major setback for the U.S. climate research community and national disaster preparedness.
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