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A Somber Mood at Science Meeting as Trump Budget Cuts Continue

News of the breakup of a leading science institution rippled through an annual gathering of Earth, ocean and space scientists. Many say American science is suffering under the Trump administration.

Β© Mark Makela/Reuters

The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., is one of the world’s premier climate and weather science institutions.
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Arctic Report Card Marks Record Temperatures and Rainfall in Arctic

A yearly checkup on the region documents a warmer, rainier Arctic and 200 Alaskan rivers β€œrusting” as melting tundra leaches minerals from the soil into waterways.

Β© Josh Koch/U.S. Geological Survey

A tributary of the Kugaaruk River in northern Alaska turning orange from elevated heavy metal concentrations.
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