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A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.

Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather research center | CNN

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Union City, CA Weather

@[email protected] · 3 days ago

Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather and climate research center

A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.

The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to disassemble the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, one of the world’s top weather and climate research centers, which the admin views as a source of climate change alarmism.

The computing center, which is slated to be turned over to an unspecified third party, runs weather and climate research models and is used by about 1,500 researchers from over 500 universities around the country. The work done on this supercomputer benefits the American people by leading to more accurate forecasts of extreme weather and climate events, aircraft turbulence and more. #weather #climate
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/weather/trump-colorado-lab-ncar-supercomputer-climate

A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.

Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather research center | CNN

BrianKrebs boosted

#NCAR #climate #weather #oligarchy

@[email protected] · 3 days ago

US weather prediction supercomputer reportedly being transferred to an unknown "third party", per NY Times. This is not a "climate change" supercomputer, it's one of the supercomputers used to run the US weather prediction models. 😬

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A Climate Supercomputer Is Getting New Bosses. It’s Not Clear Who.

The National Science Foundation said management of the machine, used by researchers for forecasts, disaster warnings and pure science, would be transferred to a “third-party operator.” — A Climate Supercomputer Is Getting New Bosses. It’s Not Clear Who. The National Science Foundation said management of the machine, used by researchers for forecasts, disaster warnings and pure science, would be transferred to a “third-party operator.”

The U.S. National Science Foundation said on Thursday that the management and operations of a supercomputer used by more than 2,000 climate and weather scientists across the country would be transferred from a leading research lab to an undisclosed third party.

Science foundation officials said stewardship of the supercomputer, located at a National Center for Atmospheric Research facility in Cheyenne, Wyo., would “transition to a third-party operator” but declined to give details about the new operator or the timeline.

The national center, known as NCAR, has 835 scientists and engineers at its headquarters in Boulder, Colo., and has managed the Cheyenne facility since it opened in 2012. — The U.S. National Science Foundation said on Thursday that the management and operations of a supercomputer used by more than 2,000 climate and weather scientists across the country would be transferred from a leading research lab to an undisclosed third party. Science foundation officials said stewardship of the supercomputer, located at a National Center for Atmospheric Research facility in Cheyenne, Wyo., would “transition to a third-party operator” but declined to give details about the new operator or the timeline. The national center, known as NCAR, has 835 scientists and engineers at its headquarters in Boulder, Colo., and has managed the Cheyenne facility since it opened in 2012.

legraLeGra

@[email protected] · 3 days ago

#savencar

Their supercomputer -just finished in 2023- derecho allows them to finally start high resolution #climate and #weather simulations that have been the envy of researchers globally.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/weather/trump-colorado-lab-ncar-supercomputer-climate

A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.

Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather research center | CNN

Union City, CA Weather

@[email protected] · 3 days ago

Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather and climate research center

A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.

A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.

Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather research center | CNN

#NCAR #climate #weather #oligarchy

@[email protected] · 3 days ago

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Peter Gleick and 1 other boosted

@[email protected] · 4 days ago

They can hide, censor, and deny #climate change science but that doesn't change the #science.
They can try to repeal the #Endangerment Finding but that doesn't change the danger.
Reality will always win and history will never forget what they're doing and who is doing it.

@[email protected] · 4 days ago

Interesting, an effort to decarbonize part of California by removing gas service.

Outreach by the gas company... not sure if they gain or lose by this. (gain, by removing nonprofitable gas lines that must be serviced, or lose, by removing customers).

This information session will be regarding Senate Bill (SB) 1221 and the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) designation of priority neighborhoods for possible future pilot projects.
This information session will be recorded and made available on SoCalGas’s website to allow access for those who are unable to attend the live event1. — This information session will be regarding Senate Bill (SB) 1221 and the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) designation of priority neighborhoods for possible future pilot projects. This information session will be recorded and made available on SoCalGas’s website to allow access for those who are unable to attend the live event1.

#climate #climateemergency

@[email protected] replied · 4 days ago

"Background and Purpose
SB 1221 allows up to 30 pilot projects across California to help transition some neighborhoods from natural gas service to zero-emission alternatives. The CPUC is developing program rules in Rulemaking 24-09-012. The program is expected to be established on or before July 1, 2026.

One early step in the implementation of SB 1221 is the CPUC’s designation of priority neighborhood decarbonization zones (decarbonization zones). These are geographic areas where the CPUC may authorize these pilot projects. The CPUC has issued initial decarbonization zones (see Decision 25-12-042*) but plans on updating the decarbonization zones by December 31, 2026, and is interested in additional public input to inform this update.

This virtual event will allow you to provide your opinion on which neighborhoods should be designated decarbonization zones for possible future projects. Your input on local environmental hazards, access to heating and cooling, health considerations, community barriers to decarbonization, and diversity and equity considerations is also sought."

Background and Purpose
SB 1221 allows up to 30 pilot projects across California to help transition some neighborhoods from natural gas service to zero-emission alternatives. The CPUC is developing program rules in Rulemaking 24-09-012. The program is expected to be established on or before July 1, 2026.

One early step in the implementation of SB 1221 is the CPUC’s designation of priority neighborhood decarbonization zones (decarbonization zones). These are geographic areas where the CPUC may authorize these pilot projects. The CPUC has issued initial decarbonization zones (see Decision 25-12-042*) but plans on updating the decarbonization zones by December 31, 2026, and is interested in additional public input to inform this update.

This virtual event will allow you to provide your opinion on which neighborhoods should be designated decarbonization zones for possible future projects. Your input on local environmental hazards, access to heating and cooling, health considerations, community barriers to decarbonization, and diversity and equity considerations is also sought.

You can also provide written pu — Background and Purpose SB 1221 allows up to 30 pilot projects across California to help transition some neighborhoods from natural gas service to zero-emission alternatives. The CPUC is developing program rules in Rulemaking 24-09-012. The program is expected to be established on or before July 1, 2026. One early step in the implementation of SB 1221 is the CPUC’s designation of priority neighborhood decarbonization zones (decarbonization zones). These are geographic areas where the CPUC may authorize these pilot projects. The CPUC has issued initial decarbonization zones (see Decision 25-12-042*) but plans on updating the decarbonization zones by December 31, 2026, and is interested in additional public input to inform this update. This virtual event will allow you to provide your opinion on which neighborhoods should be designated decarbonization zones for possible future projects. Your input on local environmental hazards, access to heating and cooling, health considerations, community barriers to decarbonization, and diversity and equity considerations is also sought. You can also provide written pu

@[email protected] · 4 days ago

BrianKrebs boosted

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-02-11/get-your-electricity-from-coal-trump-tells-department-of-defense

@[email protected] · 5 days ago

LA Times: Get more electricity from coal, Trump tells Department of Defense

#climateemergency #climate #USpol #Trump #DOD #coal

President Trump in an executive order directed the Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants, reviving a fuel source in sharp decline.
Coal’s share of U.S. electricity generation has plummeted from 50% in 2000 to roughly 17% in 2025 as natural gas and renewables gain ground.
Coal is relatively inexpensive to produce but is considered the dirtiest fossil fuel, releasing soot air pollution and nearly twice the planet-warming carbon dioxide as natural gas. — President Trump in an executive order directed the Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants, reviving a fuel source in sharp decline. Coal’s share of U.S. electricity generation has plummeted from 50% in 2000 to roughly 17% in 2025 as natural gas and renewables gain ground. Coal is relatively inexpensive to produce but is considered the dirtiest fossil fuel, releasing soot air pollution and nearly twice the planet-warming carbon dioxide as natural gas.

Los Angeles Times

Get more electricity from coal, Trump tells Department of Defense

An executive order directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to approve long-term contracts with coal-fired plants to provide electricity to military installations and facilities.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-02-11/get-your-electricity-from-coal-trump-tells-department-of-defense

@[email protected] · 5 days ago

LA Times: Get more electricity from coal, Trump tells Department of Defense

#climateemergency #climate #USpol #Trump #DOD #coal

Los Angeles Times

Get more electricity from coal, Trump tells Department of Defense

Peter Gleick boosted

@[email protected] · 6 days ago

If the Trump administration succeeds in rolling back the Endangerment Finding on #climate change, it won't be because the facts support it, it'll be because the system is corrupt.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-council-strategy-paper-series/welcome-to-2036/

@[email protected] · 6 days ago

Two finding from expert assessments of the future:

1. Fewer name #climate as a key threat than in early assessments, but only because more now fear war and conflict because of the new breakdown in global cooperation due to Trump.
2. 64% of respondents expect a war to be fought, at least in part, over access to fresh #water in the next decade.

Atlantic Council

Welcome to 2036: What the world could look like in ten years, according to nearly 450 experts

We polled geostrategists and foresight practitioners on our most burning questions about the biggest drivers of change over the next decade.

@[email protected] · 6 days ago

If the Trump administration succeeds in rolling back the Endangerment Finding on #climate change, it won't be because the facts support it, it'll be because the system is corrupt.

BrianKrebs boosted

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judiciary-scraps-climate-chapter-scientific-evidence-manual-2026-02-09

@[email protected] · last week

US Judiciary deletes a chapter on #climate science in the newest edition of its reference manual on scientific evidence because apparently science is a left-leaning concept and MAGAs complained.