The Latest Breaking News from NCAR

Trump's science purge harms the nation

The abrupt firing of the board comes at a time of climate crisis and international competition

Salon · May 2

Top climate research center sues Trump administration over alleged plan to ‘destroy’ U.S. climate research

All this for "revenge" on Colorado

We Got This Covered · Mar 17

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the climate might evolve under different policies?

The Conversation · Feb 25

‘This is an intellectual war crime’: Trump team moves to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate research labs

‘This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country,’ Trump’s OMB director Russell Vought says

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center in Colorado

Governor Jared Polis warned that breaking up Boulder’s NCAR would put ‘public safety at risk’

The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2025

A hidden solar cycle is awakening, but more extreme space weather over the next 50 years may not be a bad thing

"The next set of solar cycles will be more active."

Space · Apr 17, 2025

Trump causes scientists to flee the US

“They use fear to silence us”: Two scientists express different strategies for surviving an anti-science agenda

Salon · Jan 3, 2025

The sun's poles may have powerful magnetic tornadoes

The sun may have swirling polar vortices similar to those on Earth, but powered by a very different source, according to a new study.

Space · Nov 13, 2024

The Sun’s Coronal Magnetic Field In Finally Coming Into Focus Like Never Before

Solar storms are revving up, which makes a new exploration of the Sun’s activity more relevant than ever.

Inverse · Oct 7, 2024