US EditionNebraska's High Plains Regional Climate Center back online after brief shutdown
- Four climate centers in the U.S. Reopened after a shutdown due to a lapse in federal funding on April 17, 2025, and resumed operations with stop-gap funds.
- The High Plains Regional Climate Center resumed services on April 18, covering six states and providing essential climate data.
- Researcher Alison Tarter stated that their center experienced over 30,000 engagements after the shutdown, indicating high public dependency on their services.
- Climatologist Gannon Rush reported that more than 50 people expressed that the climate tools are vital.
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Regional Climate Centers resume operations after funding loss led to closures - IPM Newsroom
Illinois Newsroom - All six U.S. regional climate centers will remain online through a new contract deadline in mid-June. The post Regional Climate Centers resume operations after funding loss led to closures appeared first on IPM Newsroom.
Regional Climate Centers resume operations after funding loss led to closures
All six U.S. regional climate centers will remain online through a new contract deadline in mid-June. Four of the centers, which are overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were abruptly closed last week after their funding ran out.
Regional climate office gets reprieve after funding loss, but concerns remain about loss of weather data
Staff and constituents of the Southeast Regional Climate Center are breathing a sigh of relief as a new contract has restored federal funding after the previous contract lapsed last week, temporarily closing the center and its online resources. But concerns linger about how funding and staffing cuts to NOAA entities are affecting the collection and availability of weather data.The SERCC, one of six regional climate centers nationally, serves Vir…
NWS office resumes balloon launches with additional staff to support communities, agriculture - Brownfield Ag News
The National Weather Service in Omaha will resume weather balloon launches this week to help provide more accurate information to the region’s ag producers. Congressman Mike Flood of Nebraska says this is good news for farmers and ranchers. “Without that atmospheric data from weather balloons, it compromises the forecasting precision when you’re trying to figure […] The post NWS office resumes balloon launches with additional staff to support co…
What lost funding for weather data centers could mean for Georgia, according to climatologists
Last Thursday, April 17, data from four of the six National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Regional Climate Centers went offline. Banners at the top of the centers’ homepages cited varying language referring to “lapsed” federal funds with no clear indication of whether that funding would be reinstated, or why it was paused in the first place. Data housed and organized by the centers includes drought maps, air quality visualization and …
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