NOAA Withdraws Support from Arctic Climate Report
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has ceased its involvement with the Arctic climate and environmental report it previously supported. Rick Thoman, the lead editor for the 2026 Arctic Report Card, announced that contributors were notified on Monday about the government’s decision to pull support.
We were informed in a phone call with NOAA yesterday that effective immediately NOAA was ending all support for the Arctic Report Card.
Thoman revealed that no explanation was provided by NOAA. The annual report, initiated in 2006, provides insights into the current conditions of the Arctic. Politico initially reported the agency’s withdrawal, which has since created uncertainty regarding this year’s report release.
Thoman expressed urgency, We are frantically working to find a way to make this year’s report happen. Whether we can pull something together to have a December release, we’ll try to make it happen… being it’s already August, that’s going to be a tough lift but we’ll try.
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