Experts fear blow to climate research after sackings in US agency

Experts stress that global cooperation in climate modeling and research is crucial for forecasting severe weather, with NOAA playing a key role in these efforts

The Trump administration has dismissed hundreds of researchers and meteorologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a move scientists warned on Saturday will significantly impact climate forecasting and research in India.

NOAA is engaged in numerous programmes and partnerships with MoES and other Indian science agencies. (Shutterstock)

Experts emphasised that global cooperation on climate modelling and research is essential for forecasting severe weather events, with NOAA playing a strategic role in these efforts.

“Most of the global data, the models, and tools that we use are from NOAA. Around 50% of the ocean observations