Overview

• The Trump administration's proposed FY2026 budget would reduce NOAA's research funding by 75%, effectively dismantling its climate and weather research operations.
• NASA’s science division faces a nearly 50% budget cut, threatening key missions like the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and Earth-observing satellite programs.
• Global climate observation has already declined by 10% due to earlier NOAA cuts, impacting international weather forecasting and climate research efforts.
• Experts warn these cuts jeopardize public safety, with reduced capabilities to forecast hurricanes, droughts, and other extreme weather events.
• International partners and lawmakers express concern over the long-term erosion of U.S. leadership in climate science and space exploration.