Government Pulls Funding for the Arctic Report Card
The Trump administration is pulling funding from NOAA’s Arctic Report Card, an annual, peer-reviewed report about the state of the region, which is warming more quickly than anywhere else on Earth.
The Trump administration is discontinuing funding for NOAA’s Arctic Report Card, a vital annual, peer-reviewed report detailing the condition of the Arctic region. The report, which has been published for 20 years, is authored by over 100 scientists from around the globe and highlights the rapid warming of the Arctic, which is warming at a faster rate than any other place on Earth.
The report's authors discovered the news during a meeting on Monday afternoon. The absence of federal support might result in the report not being made available to the public. Dr. Zack Labe, a climate scientist and report author, expressed concern about the loss, stating that the report is an essential resource for tracking and understanding these changes, with implications for people and communities worldwide.
Last year, the Arctic’s maximum sea ice extent was the lowest observed in the 47-year satellite record, and in 2024, the report's authors described a "new regime" in which climate change is occurring at an unprecedented pace.
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