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Scientists Mobilize to Preserve Canceled U.S. Climate Report

Leading scientific associations launch independent efforts to sustain critical climate research after Trump administration halts National Climate Assessment.

"Endangered West" by Taelyn B., is an award-winning contribution to the Fifth National Climate Assessment's art contest. The artist, an 11th grader from Boise, Idaho, wrote that "my drawing depicts 11 endangered species and their different ecosystems found in the Western United States. I hope viewers come away with an appreciation for our Western wild places and the importance of biodiversity and healthy ecosystems threatened by climate change and habitat loss."
An aerial view of Lake Powell is seen, where water levels have declined dramatically as growing demand for water and climate change shrink the Colorado River in Page, Arizona, U.S., November 19, 2022. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/ File Photo
FILE - Marquetta Wheeler, right, with Samaria Williams and Jemaria Shaw, walk through flood waters as they leave their home on Marietta Drive in Hopkinsville, Ky., April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
FILE - John Milt places sandbags in preparation for flooding near the banks of the Cumberland River in Clarksville Tenn., Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Overview

  • The American Geophysical Union (AGU) and American Meteorological Society (AMS) have called for submissions to a special research collection intended to continue work from the canceled sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6).
  • The Trump administration terminated funding for the NCA6, dismissed its team of 400 scientists, and effectively canceled the congressionally mandated climate report last week.
  • The new research compilation will not replace the official NCA but aims to maintain momentum and provide critical climate insights for policymakers and the public.
  • The NCA, mandated by the 1990 Global Change Research Act, synthesizes climate science to guide adaptation and mitigation efforts, with the last report in 2023 documenting record-breaking extreme weather losses.
  • AGU President Brandon Jones emphasized the responsibility of scientists to protect communities and prepare them for escalating climate risks.