突发！特朗普准备解散NCAR

Gillen

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/C86n4TS2KTXpd3r-C0Zocg
Original  中气爱科技新知   中气爱科技新知  2025年12月17日

根据当地媒体的报道：据一位白宫高级官员称，特朗普政府正在推动解散位于科罗拉多州的美国国家大气研究中心（NCAR），矛头直指这家世界领先的气候研究实验室。

特朗普政府官员将这家总部位于科罗拉多州博尔德的联邦资助研究机构视为“全美过度渲染气候变化威胁”的中心。该中心在几十年前的1960年成立，旨在研究大气化学和物理气象学。

白宫表示，政府计划在即将进行的中心审查中识别并消除所谓的“绿色研究骗局”，而NCAR的关键职能如天气模拟和超级计算将被转移到其他实体或地点。白宫将这次重组称为回归NCAR的原始研究重点。

白宫管理和预算办公室主任拉斯·沃特在向《今日美国》发布的声明中表示：“国家科学基金会将解散位于科罗拉多州博尔德的国家大气研究中心（NCAR），计划是完全关闭其中的梅萨实验室。这一机构是全国气候变化威胁气氛的最大源头之一。目前正在对其进行全面审查，任何重要活动如气象研究都将被转移到其他机构或地点。”

此前，特朗普还推动了对美国国家海洋和大气管理局（NOAA）的大规模削减，包括取消该机构的海洋与大气研究办公室，以及停止对其气候、天气和海洋实验室及合作研究所的资助。

NCAR 的工作人员约有 830 名，他们是大气研究大学联盟（UCAR）的一部分。UCAR 是一个非营利性联盟，由 130 多所高校组成，专注于地球系统科学的研究和培训。目前尚不清楚拆解可能影响多少工作岗位和项目。

根据《科学》杂志的报道，UCAR与独立的联邦机构美国国家科学基金会（NSF）签约管理NCAR。在2025 财年一年，NSF就向 NCAR 提供了 1.23亿美元的资金，占该中心预算的约一半。

除了梅萨实验室，NCAR还运营两架用于大气研究的飞机，并管理位于怀俄明州夏延的一个联邦所有的超级计算中心。

白宫指出“UCAR 的觉醒导向”，特别提到一些特朗普官员称之为浪费和无意义的项目。被指出的问题项目包括一个旨在“让科学更加包容、具有正义性”的原住民与地球科学新兴声音中心；一个通过回收材料、摄影、油画等媒介来建立“我们与水关系”的艺术系列；以及旨在“更好地理解和预测天气状况和气候变化对海上风力发电的影响”的对风力涡轮机研究。

尽管大多数科学家表示气候变化真实存在且对气温上升表示警告，特朗普却经常将气候变化称为“骗局”或“阴谋”。

根据NOAA和美国国家航空航天局（NASA）的数据，2024年的气温创历史新高，海洋顶层的热量也达到历史最高水平。

Gillen

https://yubanet.com/usa/trump-administration-threatens-to-dismantle-leading-climate-and-weather-research-center/

Trump Administration Threatens to Dismantle Leading Climate and Weather Research Center

by Union of Concerned Scientists

WASHINGTON (December 16, 2025)— News reports indicate that the Trump administration intends to dismantle the National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), one of the United States’ leading weather and climate research institutions. The Trump administration is apparently set to begin dissolving NCAR immediately, potentially closing the center’s main laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. Details of the full plan remain unclear.  

NCAR was established in 1960 as one of the world’s premier weather and climate research and modeling centers. It brought a consortium of universities together to conduct earth science research to improve weather and climate prediction. One of NCAR’s most important contributions is the Community Earth System Model, a cornerstone of international climate assessments and U.S. policy analysis.   

Below is a statement by Dr. Carlos Martinez, senior climate scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists:

“The Trump administration has put a bullseye on one of the United States’ premier weather and climate research and modeling centers, threatening to destroy decades of public investment. As a former early career researcher at NCAR, I saw firsthand the contributions it made to benefit the U.S. public, and I am in complete shock. Dismantling NCAR would impact every earth science and atmospheric science university department in the country. Without NCAR’s infrastructure and supercomputing abilities, many small colleges and universities wouldn’t be able to conduct climate or weather research with the latest models. The research done at NCAR influences every piece of weather and climate prediction in the United States, enabling air quality monitoring, forecasting of droughts and extreme precipitation events, and improving hurricane intensity forecasts.  

“Deliberately dismantling an institution so central to weather forecasting and climate change prediction would not only undermine scientific research, it would leave people across the nation less prepared for the dangers of a warming world.  

“Once again, this anti-science administration is threatening to take a hatchet to climate research with the sole purpose of trying to bury the evidence of climate change and boost its fossil fuel agenda. Congress should stand up to these attacks and halt these destructive actions of the Trump administration.”

The Union of Concerned Scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planet’s most pressing problems. Joining with people across the country, we combine technical analysis and effective advocacy to create innovative, practical solutions for a healthy, safe, and sustainable future.

atmos85

https://news.ucar.edu/133054/ucar-statement-reports-nsf-ncar-could-be-dismantled

UCAR statement on reports that NSF NCAR could be dismantled

Comments from UCAR President Antonio Busalacchi

Dec 16, 2025 - by Staff

The following is a statement from Antonio Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) on behalf of NSF. UCAR is a nonprofit consortium of 129 North American universities with programs in Earth system science.

We are aware of reports that the Trump administration is proposing to break up the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR). We do not have additional information about any such plan.

NSF NCAR’s research is crucial for building American prosperity by protecting lives and property, supporting the economy, and strengthening national security. Any plans to dismantle NSF NCAR would set back our nation’s ability to predict, prepare for, and respond to severe weather and other natural disasters.

For an overview of how our research benefits the nation, visit our Research Works website.

We look forward to working with the administration to continue our focus on safeguarding the safety and prosperity of our nation.

Mallard

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/major-climate-research-center-trump-administration-dismantle-climate-alarmism/

Major climate research center in Colorado on Trump administration chopping block

Updated on: December 17, 2025 / 7:59 PM EST / CBS/AFP

The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world's leading climate research institutions over what it said on Tuesday were concerns about "climate alarmism," despite opposition to the plan.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), established in 1960 as a federally funded research and education hub in Boulder, Colorado, will be broken up, White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said on social media.

Any of its operations deemed "vital," such as weather research, will be moved "to another entity or location," he said.

"This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country," Vought said.

The National Science Foundation will be breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country. A comprehensive review is underway & any vital activities such as weather…

— Russ Vought (@russvought) December 17, 2025

The plan was first reported by USA Today. It said moves to dismantle NCAR will begin immediately.

Kevin Trenberth, a distinguished NCAR scholar, told The Washington Post breaking up the laboratory would result in a major loss of scientific research.

Trenberth, an honorary academic in physics at New Zealand's University of Auckland, said the center was crucial to the search for advanced climate science discoveries.

Antonio Busalacchi, the president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, which oversees NCAR, told the Post that, "Any plans to dismantle NSF NCAR would set back our nation's ability to predict, prepare for, and respond to severe weather and other natural disasters."

The White House noted that NCAR's budget more than doubled from the 1980s to the 1990s and called it "the premier research stronghold for left-wing climate lunacy," pointing to examples of its research on wind turbines and air pollution.

Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement on Tuesday that he hadn't been briefed on the plans by White House officials, but said, "If true, public safety is at risk and science is being attacked."

He said part of the NCAR's work provides data on severe weather events "that help our country save lives and property, and prevent devastation for families."

"If these cuts move forward we will lose our competitive advantage against foreign powers and adversaries in the pursuit of scientific discovery," Polis said.

President Trump has sought in his second term in office to roll back clean energy and climate initiatives established under his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden.

Mr. Trump has referred to climate change as a "con job" and, in a speech to the United Nations in September, called it the "biggest hoax ever perpetrated" against the world.

Mallard

https://www.cpr.org/2025/12/17/trump-wants-to-dismantle-national-center-for-atmospheric-research/

The White House promises to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research

By Sam Brasch · Dec. 17, 2025, 12:31 pm

Ryan Warner/CPR News

The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder.

Updated at 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025.

More than half a century after its founding, the Trump administration has vowed to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a Boulder-based research hub built to better understand Earth’s weather systems.

Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, posted the news Tuesday on X, claiming NCAR is one of the country’s largest sources of “climate alarmism.” USA Today broke the story earlier in the day.

“Any vital activities such as weather research will be moved to another entity or location,” Vought wrote.

The National Science Foundation established NCAR in 1960 to accelerate research into fundamental science behind the Earth’s weather systems. It built the Mesa Lab on a hill overlooking Boulder seven years later, establishing an iconic symbol of the nation’s investment in atmospheric science and Colorado’s role as a global destination for the world’s top researchers.

Since then, the federally funded lab has built supercomputers and developed radar tools to help improve weather predictions. Its staff include about 830 employees working under the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a nonprofit consortium of colleges and universities tasked with managing NCAR on behalf of the federal government.

The announcement faced swift pushback from Colorado’s state and congressional leaders. In a statement released Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis said the state hasn’t heard directly from the White House, but if it dismantles NCAR, “public safety is at risk and science is being attacked.”

“If these cuts move forward we will lose our competitive advantage against foreign powers and adversaries in the pursuit of scientific discovery,” Polis wrote.

In a statement posted to its website, UCAR claimed it hadn’t received any additional information about plans to break up the research center.

On Tuesday, however, a statement posted to the NSF’s website announced it was reviewing the structure of NCAR, and would explore options to transfer management of a supercomputer and aircraft operated by the research center. In May, a NSF budget proposal suggested Congress should cut NCAR’s funding by 40%.

Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat whose district covers Boulder, suggested the move was in retaliation for Colorado’s refusal to release Tina Peters, a former Mesa County Clerk currently serving a nine-year state prison sentence for illegally accessing voting machines after the 2020 election.

President Trump issued a symbolic pardon for Peters last week, exercising a power widely understood to only apply to federal crimes. Gov. Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser have both refused to honor the pardon and release Peters.

“It is clearly animated by both their desire to gut climate science programs across the country and by a desire to retaliate against Colorado specifically,” Neguse said.

In response to questions from CPR, the White House press office did not directly address Neguse's comments, instead referring to Vought's tweet.

Vought’s announcement comes a day after the Trump administration released plans to cancel $109 million in transportation grants for Colorado-based projects with climate protection benefits. Those awards include funding for rail improvements in northern Colorado and assistance to help Fort Collins purchase electric vehicles for its city fleet.

Neguse suggested those cuts were also retaliation for Colorado’s refusal to release Peters.

Peters’ lawyers issued a statement saying they had emailed copies of the Trump pardon to the Colorado Department of Corrections and hand-delivered one to the prison itself, but were notified by DOC that the pardon had no legal effect on her sentence and she would not be released. The attorneys discouraged anyone from trying to take action to get Peters out on their own.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that the White House did not address a comment made by Rep. Joe Neguse.

Ray

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12月17日 16:42  来自 微博网页版

【最新消息！#特朗普政府计划解散NCAR# 此前数次将气候变化称为“骗局”】来自《今日美国》的消息，据美国白宫一位高级官员透露，特朗普政府正着手解散位于科罗拉多州的美国国家大气研究中心（National Center for Atmospheric Research，NCAR），一个国际知名的大气科学研究机构。

特朗普政府官员一直将位于科罗拉多州的这家联邦政府资助的研究机构视为“联邦气候警报主义”（"federal climate alarmism" ）的中心，而该机构早在 1960 年就已成立，主要从事大气化学和大气物理学的研究。

据白宫透露，政府计划在即将对NCAR进行的审查中，查明并取缔其所谓的“绿色新骗局研究活动”（ "green new scam research activities" ），同时将天气建模和超级计算等“关键职能”转移到其他机构或地点。白宫称此次重组旨在使NCAR回归其最初的研究方向。

白宫管理与预算办公室主任罗素·沃特在给《今日美国》的一份声明中表示：“国家科学基金会将解散位于科罗拉多州的国家大气研究中心（NCAR）。该机构是美国最大的气候恐慌论来源之一。目前正在进行全面审查，任何重要的活动，例如气象研究，都将转移到其他机构或地点。”

这位官员表示，解散 NCAR 的工作将立即开始，计划是彻底关闭该中心位于科罗拉多州博尔德市的梅萨实验室。据悉，该实验室建筑由著名华裔建筑师贝聿铭设计。

此前，美国总统特朗普也曾大力削减国家海洋和大气管理局（NOAA）的预算，包括取消该机构的海洋和大气研究办公室，并停止为其气候、天气和海洋实验室及合作研究所提供资金。

NCAR约有830名员工，他们隶属于美国大学大气研究联盟（UCAR），这是一个由130多所高校组成的非营利性联盟，专注于地球系统科学的研究和培训。目前尚不清楚此次拆分会影响多少工作岗位和项目。

除了梅萨实验室外，NCAR 还运营两架用于大气研究的飞机，并管理着位于怀俄明州夏延市的一家美国联邦政府所有的超级计算中心。

特朗普经常将气候变化称为“骗局”或“阴谋”，尽管绝大多数科学家表示气候变化是真实存在的，并且对气温上升发出了警告。

据美国国家海洋和大气管理局以及美国国家航空航天局称，2024 年的全球气温是有记录以来最高的，海洋最上层的温度也创下了历史新高。

Ballard

川普倒是说到做到，看来NCAR这回悬了...

atmos85

NCAR要被解散了，
这不是个好兆头啊