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The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it will transfer the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputer to an unknown third party, affecting over 4,000 researchers from 575 universities. This transition, part of the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), raises concerns regarding access to high-performance computing essential for weather and climate research.

Experts indicate that breaking up NCAR could impair NOAA's weather modeling capabilities, which have already been lagging behind international standards. The NSF has requested proposals for reorganizing NCAR's infrastructure but has not confirmed the future of its climate research programs.