United States: In a recent twist shadowed by controversy, the Trump administration has drafted a sweeping initiative to dismantle the research mechanisms of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shuttering climate and weather laboratories wholesale and gutting fiscal resources, internal materials procured by CNN reveal.

These internal briefings delineate a financial vision for 2026 but signal a pressing urgency — the administration desires these alterations to be imposed posthaste, according to CNN.

The obliteration of funding would catastrophically undermine meteorological and climatological inquiry, particularly at a moment when atmospheric volatility is escalating with unprecedented ferocity and cost. This disinvestment would paralyze vital economic sectors — notably agriculture — which are intrinsically tethered to unencumbered, precise meteorological data and seasoned prognostications. The repercussions may stymie crucial studies on lethal atmospheric disturbances such as tornadic supercells and other extreme weather anomalies.

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