Source: International Business Times
Plumes of smoke from wildfires, including the Bridge Fire, are seen in the mountains behind the downtown Los Angeles skyline at sunset as seen from Kenneth Hahn Park in Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California, on September 10, 2024 AFP President Donald Trump's administration has fired the authors of the United States' premier climate report, a move scientists said threatens to derail a key assessment vital to preparing for global warming. In an email sent to contributors of the Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6) on Monday, the administration said the report's "scope" was being reevaluated and informed participants they were being "released from their roles. "The decision follows mass firings earlier this month at the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), the body overseeing the congressionally required report, and marks the latest flashpoint in Trump's efforts to reshape the federal government.
