# Killing America’s Weather IQ!

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Podcast: [Meteorology Matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meteorology-matters-7035992)
Published: 2025-12-21T03:12:59+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/meteorology-matters/2403032
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In December 2025, the Trump administration announced plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), one of the world’s most critical institutions for weather, climate, and atmospheric science. The decision, revealed publicly without warning to NCAR leadership, was justified by the White House as an effort to eliminate what it called “climate alarmism.” But scientists, lawmakers, and observers across the political spectrum argue the move is far less about science—and far more about politics. NCAR, founded in 1960 and funded by the National Science Foundation, serves as the backbone of U.S. atmospheric research. It operates elite supercomputers, develops the world’s most widely used weather and climate models, pioneered lifesaving aviation wind-shear detection, revolutionized hurricane forecasting with GPS dropsondes, and provides real-time forecasting support for wildfire response and national defense. Thousands of researchers, universities, private companies, and federal agencies rely on its centralized resources—capabilities no single institution could replicate. The administration’s announcement immediately sparked alarm. Scientists warn that dismantling NCAR would set U.S. weather and climate research back by decades, degrading forecast accuracy for hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, wildfires, and extreme cold—at a time when climate-driven extremes are intensifying. Aviation safety systems, wildfire prediction tools, military forecasting operations, and global research collaborations would all be weakened. Economically, the loss would ripple through Colorado and beyond, damaging industries like insurance, aviation, and energy that depend on reliable forecasts. Beyond the official rhetoric, many believe the move is politically retaliatory. The d…

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