Overview
- The Trump administration dismissed nearly 400 scientists and halted work on the sixth National Climate Assessment, a congressionally mandated report on climate change impacts in the U.S.
- The American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS) announced plans to compile a special collection of peer-reviewed studies to sustain the work of the NCA.
- The new collection will feature research across 29 journals and aims to provide critical climate information for policymakers, businesses, and communities, though it will not replace the NCA.
- The National Climate Assessment, required by the 1990 Global Change Research Act, synthesizes climate risks and adaptation strategies, playing a vital role in disaster preparedness and resilience planning.
- Concerns remain over whether the administration will produce an alternative assessment or further diminish federal climate research capabilities.