"Shortly after the Xcel announcement, USA Today broke the news that the Trump administration planned to "dismantle" the center. Climate scientists know NCAR as one of the largest weather-and-climate-research institutions in the world; Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, described it as "one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country." NCAR had already reduced its staff in anticipation of drastic budget cuts at the National Science Foundation, which provides about half of the center's funding."
"In March, a major NCAR project meant to track hurricanes and other severe storms was canceled after the administration pulled back money appropriated for it. Now efforts to dissolve the center would begin "immediately," USA Today reported, and would include a full closure of the center's Mesa Laboratory-whose distinctive rose-hued towers, designed by I. M. Pei, have overlooked the city since the 1960s. (The Office of Management and Budget did not immediately return a request for comment.)"
Wildfire risk in northeastern Colorado rose so high that Xcel Energy announced planned power shutoffs to prevent downed lines from igniting fires. Local institutions including NCAR closed in anticipation of the outages. USA Today reported the Trump administration planned to dismantle NCAR, and Russell Vought called it "one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country." NCAR had reduced staff after anticipated National Science Foundation budget cuts and lost funding for a hurricane-tracking project canceled in March. Reports said efforts to dissolve the center would begin immediately and include full closure of the Mesa Laboratory; NCAR leadership said they had no additional information.
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