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Trump budget cuts would eliminate much of NOAA’s climate research

Proposed cuts would wipe out NOAA’s Ocean and Atmospheric Research office among a raft of other reductions to one of the main scientific agencies of the US

By James Dinneen

11 April 2025

Protestors gathered in March outside the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Trump administration aims to cut funding for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by more than $1.6 billion relative to last year, according to an internal budget document obtained by New Scientist. The cuts would include the elimination of the agency’s office focused on climate and weather research.

“Trump’s budget plan for NOAA is both outrageous and dangerous. They’re wholly destroying critical offices,…

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