The sixth edition of the National Climate Assessment was severely cut by the Trump administration, eliminating hundreds of scientists from the project. Despite this setback, some researchers are exploring independent avenues to release the report, similar to the National Nature Assessment canceled by Trump. This effort underscores the resilience of scientists against perceived threats to federal climate science, highlighting their commitment to address climate change and its implications for the US economy and health. Coordinated by the US Global Change Research Program, both projects aim to consolidate and share crucial scientific information.
Every four years, the US government is supposed to release a report on how climate change is affecting the nation, to guide communities and companies on how to address and adapt to a warming planet.
Last month, researchers involved with that report announced a campaign to publish it outside the governmental framework, using private funding.
Efforts to revive them reflect the ways in which US researchers are trying to cope with Trump's assault on federal science.
Both projects were coordinated by the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), a network of 15 federal agencies that deal with environmental issues across the US government.
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