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Trump Administration's NOAA Cuts Endanger Climate Data Access

5/11/2025

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The Trump administration's controversial choice to dismantle NOAA's billion-dollar weather and climate disasters database threatens vital public access to essential data on climate-related losses. This decision, amid sweeping cuts to NOAA, sparks fears over transparency and could jeopardize public safety and preparedness in the face of escalating climate change disasters.

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The Trump administration's controversial choice to dismantle NOAA's billion-dollar weather and climate disasters database threatens vital public access to essential data on climate-related losses. This decision, amid sweeping cuts to NOAA, sparks fears over transparency and could jeopardize public safety and preparedness in the face of escalating climate change disasters.