Trump's budget plan eviscerates weather and climate research, and it could be enacted immediately

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/climate/trump-noaa-budget-cuts/index.html

The Trump administration intends to eliminate the research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, close all weather and climate labs and eviscerate its budget along with several other NOAA offices, according to internal documents obtained by CNN.

The documents describe the administration’s budget proposal for 2026, but indicate the administration expects the agency to enact the changes immediately.

The cuts would devastate weather and climate research as weather is becoming more erratic, extreme and costly. It would cripple the US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate weather and climate data and expert analysis. It could also halt research on deadly weather, including severe storms and tornadoes.

The administration intends to make significant cuts to education, grants, research and climate-related programs in NOAA, the plan says, which the administration believes “are misaligned with the … expressed will of the American people.”

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1. Apologies to whoever wrote "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

"The time to act is getting late but let's slow down and hesitate, don't worry... be stupid".