Trump Administration Accused of 'Systemic Assault' on Climate Science as Extreme Weather Season Begins

As Americans enter an unprecedented 'Danger Season' of extreme heat and climate-intensified hazards, the Union of Concerned Scientists issued a warning that the Trump administration is conducting a 'systemic assault' on federal climate and weather monitoring agencies. By mid-June 2026, the administration had dissolved the U.S. Global Change Research Program, fired its support staff, dismissed approximately 400 assessment authors, removed decades of National Climate Assessments from government websites, and announced plans to dismantle a $368 million ocean-floor observation network critical for monitoring ocean health and climate change. These cumulative actions, documented across multiple federal agencies including NOAA, represent what climate scientists describe as an unprecedented dismantling of the federal climate science infrastructure. The timing coincides with forecasts of severe extreme weather, leaving Americans more vulnerable with fewer scientific resources to monitor and ...

"Scientists warn Trump's 'systemic assault' on science comes as we enter an unprecedented Danger Season." — Statement from Union of Concerned Scientists regarding cumulative Trump administration actions to dismantle federal climate monitoring infrastructure during June 2026