For Donald Trump, Climate change has never been a priority within its vision of making large America again. He made it clear in his speeches, and when assuming the presidency, his position quickly resulted in actions: The withdrawal for the second time of the United States of the Paris Agreement, The authorization of oil perforations in protected areas, the suspension of concessions for marine wind energy projects, and the revocation of policies in favor of electric vehicles, actions that impact directly and significantly in the country’s energy industry.
Now, its new offensive is directed against the Oceanic and Atmospheric National Administration (NOAA), a pillar of science and climate research in the United States. Trump has asked those responsible for this agency to undertake An additional cuts of 1,000 jobs. This decision adds to 1,300 dismissals or recent resignations, which represents A 20% reduction in an agency that uses around 13,000 people.
This measure is part of an initiative promoted by the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) and the magnate Elon Musk, whose objective ands significantly cut the federal bureaucracy. The cut in NOAA is part of an effort to reduce the structure of this key agency for weather forecast and climate research, which is also one of the main providers of environmental information at international level.
The NOAA plays a crucial role in the National Meteorology Service, Responsible for forecasts for the United States, the Caribbean and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceanswith decisions that directly impact millions of people. Founded in 1970 during the presidency of Richard Nixon, the agency is composed of six departments and has as main objectives the research and prevention of natural disasters, as well as the monitoring of global climatic conditions, being vital for understanding and understanding and understanding and Management of climate phenomena at national and international level.
However, for the 2025 project, which served as the basis for the Trump re -election campaign, the NOAA is nothing more than one of the main responsible for what they consider a “Climate change alarm industry “. According to the document, this industry would be harmful to the “future prosperity” of the country. In chapter 21 of this plan, developed by the Heritage Foundation, a Ortaconservator Think Tank, a drastic restructuring of the agency is proposed, suggesting its “dismemberment” and reduction. In addition, advocate Eliminate research on climate change, in favor of prioritizing the marketing of weather technologies and the “without ideology” use of available data.
These measures have not gone unnoticed by the scientific community. Miyoko Sakashita, director of Oceans of the Center for Biological Diversity, denounced: “Trump’s mass layoffs in the NOAA are an act of sabotage aimed at one of our most important federal agencies.” For his part, the Democratic congressman of California, Jared Huffman, warned that this “purge of scientists and experts It will cost lives “he said. In a similar tone, climate scientist Daniel Swain, a professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, regretted that Many people could die in extreme meteorological phenomena That, if the appropriate programs have been maintained, they could have been prevented.
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