The Trump administration has targeted NOAA with proposed budget cuts and a crackdown on climate science, threatening its role as a leading climate research agency. NOAA operates vital resources, including satellites and research vessels, crucial for accurate weather predictions and climate understanding. Experts warn that such dismantling will disrupt services essential for emergency management, food security, and economic stability. The agency has been instructed to prepare for potential staff reductions, with indications that its budget may shrink by a third, which could harm the nation's capacity to respond to climate crises.
The Trump administration has set its sights on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US's pre-eminent climate research agency, with significant cuts and a political crackdown on climate science.
Experts and officials have warned that dismantling and defunding the agency will come with severe consequences that will only increase as the world heats.
Just about every component of the agency contributes to our understanding of the climate, said Dr. Craig McLean, the former director of Noaa research, who served the agency for four decades before retiring in 2022.
The administration has indicated the agency's budget may be cut by roughly a third.
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