Jim Hunt<p>It seems that President Trump's continuing war on climate science is going to adversely affect my own "<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arctic</span></a> citizen science" work:</p><p><a href="https://GreatWhiteCon.info/2025/05/trumps-climate-cuts-affect-the-nsidc/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">GreatWhiteCon.info/2025/05/tru</span><span class="invisible">mps-climate-cuts-affect-the-nsidc/</span></a></p><p>"I frequently post a summary of the Arctic section of the United States’ National Snow and Ice Data Center’s monthly review of the current state of the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/cryosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryosphere</span></a>.</p><p>However, this month I have some additional bad news to report. According to a May 6th 'Level of Service Update for Data Products' from the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NSIDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSIDC</span></a>:</p><p>'Effective May 5, 2025, <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a>’s National Centers for Environmental Information (<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NCEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NCEI</span></a>) will decommission its snow and ice data products from the Coasts, Oceans, and Geophysics Science Division (<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/COGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COGS</span></a>).</p><p>As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported.</p><p>Sea Ice Index...</p><p>If you rely on these products in your work, research, education, or planning, we invite you to share your story at nsidc@nsidc.org. Your input can help us demonstrate the importance of these data sets and advocate for future support.'</p><p>If you are a resident of the US you may also wish to contact your local friendly neighbourhood politician(s) about the matter?"</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/TruthDecay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TruthDecay</span></a> => Lack of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/StrangeIce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrangeIce</span></a>?</p><p>Cc: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/nsidc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nsidc</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sellathechemist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sellathechemist</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ClimateScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateScience</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ClimateBrawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBrawl</span></a></p>