"The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, provides a home for interdisciplinary and collaborative research focused on anything atmospheric. Many of the country's leading academic researchers in the field have spent time working there or have been involved in collaborations that involve NCAR."
"NCAR is situated in Boulder, Colorado, and provides a home for a huge range of science, from weather forecasting to climate change to the impact of space weather on the upper atmosphere. The work there is backed by two research aircraft and a supercomputing center to run the weather and climate models."
"The group that runs NCAR is fighting back, alleging in a lawsuit that this is all happening simply because President Trump is mad at Colorado and its governor."
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, faces termination under the Trump administration. NCAR serves as a premier research facility for atmospheric science, hosting interdisciplinary research on weather forecasting, climate change, and space weather impacts. The center is managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), representing over 130 educational institutions. In December, the Office of Management and Budget labeled NCAR as promoting "climate alarmism" and called for its dismantling. The consortium now operates research aircraft and supercomputing facilities supporting graduate students, post-docs, and faculty nationwide. UCAR has filed a lawsuit challenging the shutdown, arguing it lacks rational justification and reflects political motivation rather than policy rationale.
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