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Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump
« on: September 07, 2025, 07:29:08 am »
Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump
Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission

Eric Holthaus
Sat 30 Aug 2025 06.00 EDT
 
Earlier this summer, access to climate.gov – one of the most widely used portals of climate information on the internet – was thwarted by the Trump administration, and its production team was fired in the process.

The website offered years’ worth of accessibly written material on climate science. The site is technically still online but has been intentionally buried by the team of political appointees who now run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Now, a team of climate communication experts – including many members of the former climate.gov team – is working to resurrect its content into a new organization with an expanded mission.

Their effort’s new website, climate.us, would not only offer public-facing interpretations of climate science, but could also begin to directly offer climate-related services, such as assisting local governments with mapping increased flooding risk due to climate change.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/30/climate-gov-website-trump
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Re: Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2025, 07:30:48 am »
I wonder how long it will take for them to go belly up?
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Re: Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2025, 08:52:17 am »
Flooding risk is mainly a matter of topography. I really do not see how 'climate change' changes the fundamental geomorphology of any drainage, except over time (usually by eroding it more or drying it out).

Any sudden influx of water, be it from a fast snowmelt or a hard rain, may increase the immediate risk of flooding, but the fundamental risk was always there, due to the geometry of the watershed.
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