"The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems. It's the latest climate-related move by President Trump, who has called climate change a hoax, cut funding for climate research, and removed climate and weather scientists from their posts across the federal government."
"White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, in a post Tuesday on X, announced the plan to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, calling it "one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country." NCAR was founded more than six decades ago to provide universities with expertise and resources for collaborative research on global weather, water, and climate challenges."
"Vought said the center was undergoing a "comprehensive review" and that any "vital activities such as weather research will be moved to another entity or location." Antonio Busalacchi, who heads the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, a nonprofit consortium of 129 U.S. universities that oversees the Boulder facility, told NPR he received no prior notice before the announcement and believes the decision "is entirely political.""
The White House announced plans to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, claiming it is a source of "climate alarmism" and placing it under review. The Office of Management and Budget said vital activities such as weather research would be moved to another entity or location. NCAR provides universities with expertise and resources for collaborative research on global weather, water, and climate challenges and studies both climate and weather as interconnected systems. University officials said they received no prior notice and called the decision political. Experts warned the move could jeopardize forecasting and prediction accuracy.
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