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Research & Developments<\/span><\/strong><\/a> is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news regarding law and policy changes that impact science and scientists today.<\/em><\/h4>\n

The Trump administration is pulling funding from NOAA\u2019s Arctic Report Card<\/a>, an annual, peer-reviewed report about the state of the region, which is warming more quickly than anywhere else on Earth.<\/p>\n

According to Politico<\/em><\/a>, which broke the story, the report\u2019s authors learned of the news in a Monday afternoon meeting. The lack of federal support could mean that the report will not be made available to the public.<\/p>\n

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\u2022  NOAA to end support for Arctic climate change report<\/a>
\u2022  2025 Arctic Report Card<\/a><\/strong>
\u2022  Amid the Arctic\u2019s Hottest Year, Arctic Science Faces a Data Deficiency<\/a>
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\u201cThe loss of the Arctic Report Card would be significant not only for the scientific community, but also for decision-makers and the public,\u201d Zack Labe<\/a>, a climate scientist who has been an author of the report since 2020, told Eos<\/em> via email. \u201cWritten for a broad audience and developed by more than 100 scientists from around the world, the report is an important resource for consistently documenting changes in one of the fastest warming regions on our planet. Discontinuing it would create a significant gap in our ability to track and connect these changes from year to year, with implications for people and communities around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year marked the 20th<\/sup> year of the Arctic Report Card, which is typically announced at AGU\u2019s annual meeting in December. The report often highlights harsh realities about how climate change is affecting the Arctic.<\/p>\n

In 2025<\/a>, for example, the region\u2019s maximum sea ice extent was the lowest observed in the 47-year satellite record. In 2024<\/a>, the report\u2019s authors described a \u201cnew regime\u201d in which the climate is changing much more drastically and quickly than it was in the 20th<\/sup> century. And in 2023<\/a>, summer temperatures were the warmest ever and snow cover for the North American Arctic hit an all-time low.<\/p>\n

Scientists and members of the public decried the news on social media.<\/p>\n

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If you had detectable cancer but decided not to let the oncologist scan you \u2014 indeed if you decided not to ever mention the word "cancer" again \u2014 you would die quickly and in a lot of pain, in contrast to someone who treated the same cancer early, before it metastasized out of control.<\/p>\n

— Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she\/they) (@doctorvive.bsky.social)<\/a> 2026-08-10T22:17:16.602Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Just to add–while the global climate and local cultural importance for polar peoples are the top of the fold issues here, keep an eye on another ball as well. NOAA's report would have been public. The military's report on the arctic's climate, and you bet they are researching it, will not be public<\/p>\n

— Kathleen E. Kennedy (@themedievaldrk.bsky.social)<\/a> 2026-08-10T22:34:11.720Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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This is terrible news, the Arctic Report Card is an invaluable resource.<\/p>\n

— Jonathan Mingle (@jmingle.bsky.social)<\/a> 2026-08-10T21:24:52.345Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The move is the latest in a series of funding cuts and layoffs faced by the scientific community under the Trump administration. In recent months, the federal government has also attempted to dismantle<\/a> the National Center for Atmospheric Research, terminated<\/a> the entire National Science Board, and proposed<\/a> sweeping changes to the federal grantmaking process.<\/p>\n

\u2014Emily Gardner (@emfurd.bsky.social<\/a>), Deputy Editor<\/p>\n

These updates are made possible through information from the scientific community. Do you have a story about how changes in law or policy are affecting scientists or research? Send us a tip at eos@agu.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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