Summary
The Trump administration took down the website for the National Climate Assessment, a key report on how climate change affects the U.S. The report is still accessible through other websites, despite the original site being offline. Congress requires these reports to be updated every four years, but work on the next edition has stopped.
Key Facts
- The National Climate Assessment website has been taken down by the Trump administration.
- This report is an important source for understanding the effects of climate change in the U.S.
- The assessment site previously offered a searchable atlas for specific local climate information.
- The Trump administration halted work on the next report edition due out in 2027.
- Congress mandates a new National Climate Assessment every four years.
- Past and current reports are available on NOAA's and will be on NASA's websites.
- Archived versions, including an interactive atlas, are on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine and Esri’s platform.
