US Climate Assessment In Doubt As Trump Dismisses Authors

Plumes of smoke from wildfires, including the Bridge Fire, are seen in the mountains behind the downtown Los Angeles skyline at sunset as seen from Kenneth Hahn Park in Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California, on September 10, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

President Donald Trump's administration has fired the authors of the United States' premier climate report, a move scientists said threatens to derail a key assessment vital to preparing for global warming.

In an email sent to contributors of the Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6) on Monday, the administration said the report's "scope" was being reevaluated and informed participants they were being "released from their roles."