Trump Admin Seeks to Shutter Key Climate Change Research Lab
2025-07-03
The Trump administration's proposed budget aims to shut down the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, a critical facility that has gathered the most conclusive evidence of human-caused climate change since the 1950s. The lab's Keeling Curve data, an iconic chart in modern science, documents the steady rise in atmospheric CO2. Closing the lab would disrupt this invaluable long-term data record, severely impacting climate change research. This move reflects a broader Trump administration plan to slash climate-related research, shifting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s focus from climate science to weather forecasting.